Новости за 16.12.2021

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is the latest to uphold a federal ban on “bump stocks” - devices attached to semiautomatic firearms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull.

The Treasury Department on Thursday blacklisted eight Chinese companies, including global drone market leader DJI Technology, as part of a campaign to punish what U.S. officials say is corporate support for illicit surveillance of minority Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic and religious groups by Beijing.

First Jon Gruden, now Urban Meyer.

Two NFL coaches have already been fired or forced to resign this season: Gruden, axed by the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this season after his inappropriate emails were leaked from an NFL investigation and Meyer, fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday night after ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s pick to run the nation’s highway safety agency pledged Thursday to attack a crisis of fatal car crashes by implementing safety rules to deter impaired driving while scrutinizing fast-emerging automated technologies, such as in Tesla vehicles, that could put people at risk.

The Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bipartisan bill to crack down on imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of using forced labor.

The federal government has pulled out of negotiations to pay massive settlements to illegal immigrant families who were separated at the border during the Trump administration, lawyers for the families said Thursday.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned on Thursday that any attempt by Democrats to blow up the legislative filibuster would result in “armageddon for our institutions.”

President Biden on Thursday bestowed the Medal of Honor, the nation’s most prestigious military award, to three soldiers for their actions in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tom Brady is getting into the NIL game.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced on social media Thursday that he’s partnering with nine college athletes via name, image and likeness deals for his new apparel line.

Among those Brady signed are Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara, Georgia wide receiver George Pickens ...

Two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris finally did something for which she will be remembered. She put the president, their administration and their party firmly on record as siding with the progressive prosecutors who refuse to prosecute crime. The lack of prosecution has consigned millions of her fellow citizens ...

Our national debt today stands at a staggering $29 trillion. 

Every dime of this debt is money that has been borrowed and already spent to make life better, easier or more luxurious at some point in the past. Sometimes this money was spent for the benefit of Americans, but very ...

Almost 90% of U.S. voters are concerned about the wave of violent crime spreading across the country, according to a new survey by a nonpartisan group.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is singing the praises of America's free market economy — at least when it comes to lawmakers owning stock despite potential conflicts of interest.

Dictatorships are on the march, at a level of intensity unprecedented since the Second World War. With no tolerance for free speech or political dissent and guilty of massive human rights abuses, China and Russia have become increasingly aggressive in their attacks on free and democratic nations. They inspire fellow-traveler ...

LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who's also a longtime literacy advocate as Scripps takes over production of the bee telecast.

Flatten the curve — it’s a phrase that’s a whisper from days gone by.

Remember when Dr. Anthony Fauci vowed that the coronavirus-related crackdowns would last only so long as the curve reflecting positive case counts was on the upswing? When the whole coronavirus clampdown chaos hinged on the idea ...

Good on Sen. Joe Machin for reportedly blowing up President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, which would saddle the U.S. economy with $3 trillion of debt over 10 years and add to already sky-high inflation.

Nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, the Pentagon said Thursday, potentially setting the stage for thousands of Army personnel to be pushed out of the service in the coming weeks.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he has "no plans" to attend the Winter Olympics that kick off in Beijing in just two months, befitting the leader of a country that relies on the U.S. for its national security but counts China as its biggest market and trading partner.

“For Such a Time as This: My Faith Journey Through the White House and Beyond” by Kayleigh McEnany delivers a real insider’s view of what was going on in the White House and on the campaign trail during the final year of the Trump administration. Ms. McEnany was a former ...

The Biden administration is deciding whether to restrict or even eliminate a central component of stock trading. This unnecessary big government overreach threatens to make investing prohibitive for individual investors because it could terminate zero-commission trading, which has made buying and selling stocks more affordable than ever.

The winter spike in COVID-19 is exacting a heavy toll on Broadway, with top shows announcing cancellations due to cases among cast and crew.

Why do so many Americans know more about the two people who were shot and killed as part of self-defense during the riots in Kenosha in 2020 than they do about the six innocent people who were mowed down with a red SUV by a career criminal in the Waukesha ...

A Texas company that has made and sold military-style dog tags bearing crosses and Bible verses has sued the Department of Defense to reinstate its license to use trademarked emblems of the armed forces.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore officer is in critical condition after being ambushed and shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle early Thursday, authorities say.