Новости за 27.01.2026

Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold. Crews scrambled Tuesday to repair power outages in the shivering South. Forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse. Brutal cold lingered after a massive storm dumped deep snow across more than 1,300 miles from Arkansas to New England. Freezing temperatures hovered as far south as Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina, with more record lows forecast down into Florida. Читать дальше...

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. In a notice to lawmakers dated Monday and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the State Department said it was sending in a regular contingent of temporary staffers to conduct “select” diplomatic functions. It... Читать дальше...

Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has pardoned a former police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett was convicted of recklessly handling a firearm during the 2023 foot chase and shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson at a mall. Youngkin threw out the conviction of a former police sergeant in Fairfax County days before the governor's term ended. Youngkin says in his pardon that he was persuaded of the man's innocence. It comes less than a year after Youngkin granted clemency in the case... Читать дальше...

Italy says Israel’s ambassador has pledged an investigation after two Italian officers were held up by an Israeli with an automatic weapon in the West Bank. The Israeli ambassador, Jonathan Peled, made the pledge Monday in a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Rome, after he was summoned by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani over the incident, said the ministry in a statement. The ministry said it conveyed “strong disappointment and strong protest” to the Israeli ambassador and Peled “expressed regret... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump says he has signed an executive order that seeks to speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025. A White House statement says Trump’s order signed Friday seeks to allow homeowners to rebuild without contending with bureaucratic red tape. It directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration to find ways to issue regulations that would preempt state and local rules for permits. California Gov. Читать дальше...

"Nader Pourhassan lied and schemed to selfishly line his own pockets."

The measles outbreak in South Carolina has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak. Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month, for a total of 789. The U.S. national case count is nearing 20% of the 2025 total in just one month. Another large outbreak in Arizona and Utah is ongoing. The U.S. is at risk of losing its measles elimination status, earned in 2000. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. Читать дальше...

A Chicago carpenter cleared of accusations that he put a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander’s life has been taken into immigration custody. Attorneys confirm that 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez was picked up by federal immigration officers within 24 hours of his acquittal. He faces removal from the country. According to his videotaped testimony at trial, Espinoza Martinez was brought to the U.S. from Mexico as a young child. His immigration status was not part of the first... Читать дальше...

The Warriors are in a tough spot.

The film's popularity sparked an all-night studio bidding war.

If you're house hunting, last weekend's record-breaking snowfall is a valid reason to put your search on ice. But winter weather doesn't faze Desirae Allen, a real estate broker with Sound Realty in Valdez, Alaska. In a city that gets more than 300 inches of snow in a season, that's just business as usual."I've got...

Sites Reservoir is the largest water project in the state since 1979.

The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants. As a result, the judge ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt. In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schiltz took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.

A severe storm has left half a million people without power across the South. Although the storm has moved out to sea, temperatures are forecast to plunge below freezing Tuesday evening. People without power are struggling to stay warm, with Nashville, Tennessee, opening up nearly 50 warming centers, including police and fire stations. Nashville and parts of Mississippi and Louisiana were hit hardest by the power outages. Multiple communities across the south were encased in an inch of ice. Residents described Iuka... Читать дальше...

The National Transportation Safety Board is arriving to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board. The Paris-bound Bombardier Challenger 600 flipped over and burned on takeoff at Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night as the nation’s massive winter storm was beginning to reach the area. It remained unclear on Tuesday if the weather or cold played a role in the crash as investigators were just beginning their work. Читать дальше...

Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence. In a Tuesday filing, the company says these cuts support "transformation initiatives," which include reallocating resources to AI roles and products. Pinterest also says it will reduce office space. The restructuring is expected to finish by the end of September, with pretax charges of $35 million to $45 million. Pinterest's... Читать дальше...

Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks' legacy continues to grow, even as the 20th anniversary of his death approaches. The Gordon Parks Foundation, also celebrating its 20th anniversary, faces challenges in funding its arts and social justice programs. Executive Director Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. says the foundation is sensitive to the changing funding landscape and is dependent on support for events like its annual gala. This year's gala on May 19 in Manhattan will honor John Legend, Chance the Rapper... Читать дальше...

San Francisco Zoo officials have arrived on scene. 

"Despite our efforts, the landlord has been unresponsive."

A daylong hearing is underway that should make clear what played the biggest role in a midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. The National Transportation Safety Board will recommend steps to prevent similar tragedies. An American Airlines jet flying from Kansas and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and plummeted into the Potomac River a year ago. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to ensure helicopters and planes no longer share the same crowded airspace around the nation’s capital. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration has contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate as the nation's population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025. That's according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024’s almost 1% growth rate, which was the highest since 2001 and was fueled by immigration. The 2024 estimates put the U.S. population at 340 million people. Immigration increased by 1.3 million people last year... Читать дальше...

The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels. But an edited — and realistic — image of a civil rights attorney in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how the government is blurring the line between what is real and what is fake, especially with leaders mocking criticism of the edited image. Misinformation experts are concerned the spread of AI-generated... Читать дальше...

More than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled a region in northwestern Pakistan near Afghanistan. Residents and officials say uncertainty over a military operation against the Pakistani Taliban is driving the exodus. Pakistan’s defense minister denies any military operation is planned. He claims harsh weather is causing the migration. The exodus began after mosque loudspeakers urged residents to leave by January 23. Local authorities have registered about 10,000 families. Many displaced people complain about slow assistance. Читать дальше...

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon. Pretti was the second person killed this month by a federal officer in Minneapolis. His death produced no clear shifts in U.S. gun politics or policies, even as President Donald Trump shuffles the lieutenants in charge of his militarized immigration crackdown. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump is heading to Iowa as the White House tries to focus on affordability ahead of the midterm elections despite fallout over his administration's immigration crackdown. While in Iowa, Trump will visit a local business and deliver a speech at the Horizon Events Center in Clive. Tuesday's trip also highlights energy policy as part of a plan to have the Republican president travel weekly before the elections. This visit comes amid the Trump administration's handling of the shooting death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Читать дальше...