Новости за 07.10.2021

Former President Donald Trump is headed for the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Saturday for a jumbo, feel-good rally — accompanied by Gov. Kim Reynolds, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naigwith, former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker, Republican ...

President Biden visited the Chicago area Thursday to highlight vaccine mandates imposed by some of the biggest local companies, hoping to rally support for rules that are increasing vaccinations while sparking furious debate over the best way to reach the leery.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump intends to assert executive privilege in a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, a move that could prevent the testimony of onetime aides, according to a letter sent by lawyers for the former president.

MONTREAL — Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has voluntarily entered the NHL/NHL Players’ Association joint player assistance program, a stunning announcement Thursday less than a week before start of the season and just three months after the former NHL MVP backstopped Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs said Thursday the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County, Arizona, are still up in the air after a highly touted audit that showed President Biden won by a slightly bigger margin than was originally certified.

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine struck an unidentified object in the South China Sea over the weekend, Navy officials confirmed Thursday.

Republican senators are demanding the Biden Justice Department make clear that it will not interfere with school board meetings or threaten to use federal authorities to deter parents' free speech.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing internal opposition from his caucus over his deal with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling for two months.

Women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred has filed a class-action lawsuit against the University of North Carolina School for the Arts, alleging that administrators condoned a culture of sexual abuse of children in the 1970s and 1980s. 

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old student accused in a shooting at a Texas high school was released from jail Thursday after posting bond.

The White House on Thursday hailed a bipartisan agreement for a short-term debt ceiling increase as "a positive step forward," signaling an about-face from the administration's earlier, lukewarm stance.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jaylon Smith has joined the Green Bay Packers, one day after the Dallas Cowboys released the veteran linebacker.

Despite encouraging polling numbers for Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial bid in Virginia, the race is slipping away from his reach. Behind the polling numbers are clear warning signs that Mr. Youngkin has failed to acknowledge. If they remain unresolved, this election will be remembered as a stunning disappointment and missed opportunity ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After some rough going early, freshman quarterback C.J. Stroud seems to have No. 7 Ohio State humming again.

The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with a plea Thursday for Americans to get vaccinated against both.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to force Facebook to reinstate his account.

Ransomware attacks on hospitals during the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year were launched by "FIN12," a group of suspected Russian-speaking criminals, cybersecurity company Mandiant said Thursday.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state TV reported Thursday that speedboats belonging to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted a U.S. vessel in the Persian Gulf. A U.S. Navy spokesman said he was not aware of any such encounter at sea over the past days.

About 44% of U.S. adults don’t plan on getting vaccinated against flu or are unsure if they will do so during this flu season, health experts said on Thursday, as they warned about possibly higher flu activity amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal on Thursday to avert a default on U.S. debts until early December, but it remains to be seen how many GOP lawmakers will fall in line.

However much you hate Washington, you do not hate it enough.

The contempt for human life is obvious on every street corner. Yet every building here is a monument to orgiastic opulence — unbridled celebrations of money and power.

This place puts any third-world, shantytown dictatorship to shame. And every ...

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts hospitals are preparing to fire hundreds of employees who fail to comply with COVID-19 vaccination requirements designed to protect patient safety.

Federal prosecutors have charged nearly 20 former NBA players with defrauding the league’s health insurance plan out of about $2.5 million.

The Gallup polling firm reported Thursday that Americans’ trust in the media to report the news with fairness, accuracy and fullness has dropped to its lowest level since the 2016 presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Texas is planning to appeal a federal judge's order blocking the state's ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.