Новости за 03.08.2022

The recent expulsion of a dissident Protestant cleric by Cuba's communist regime is just the latest evidence of a larger crackdown on people of faith in the Caribbean nation, experts at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said this week.

Republican senators said Wednesday it's a "near certainty" that terrorism suspects have snuck into the U.S. over the porous southern border on President Biden's watch, and they challenged the administration's claims the boundary is secure.

As of Thursday, President Biden has been in office for 561 days, or 80 weeks plus one day. Some wonder about a vow he made on the day he was inaugurated way back when. "Among President Joe Biden's main promises upon entering office in early 2021 was that he would unite Americans and end the divisiveness that plagues our politics. His first inaugural address, which he titled 'America United,' was largely dedicated to the idea," recalled Terry Jones, editor of Issues & Insights.

Former President Donald Trump's endorsements dominated the primary races in Arizona, underscoring his lingering influence within the Republican Party and the resonance of his stolen-election claims nearly two years after he narrowly lost the state.

A bipartisan group of senators urged a rewrite Wednesday of the 19th century law that outlines the procedures for counting electoral votes in presidential elections, in hopes of preventing another event like the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Hot sand means that Florida sea turtles don't need to have gender-reveal parties - they're all hatching as females.

Rep. Jackie Walorski and two top aides were killed in a car crash in her district on Wednesday. The fifth-term Indiana Republican was 58.

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sparred Wednesday over the Justice Department's priorities during a hearing on the Biden administration's efforts to protect election workers from harassment and threats in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.

The United States and Russia are pretty evenly matched in terms of the number of nuclear weapons, right? Well, not really.

Guys named Carson must have an affinity for Cole Turner. At the University of Nevada, the tight end formed a -- ahem -- strong connection with quarterback Carson Strong. And now, as a rookie for the Washington Commanders, Turner has quickly seemed to become a favorite target for starter Carson Wentz.

A Utah man is accused of starting a wildfire after trying to burn a spider with his lighter.

Last Sunday, the greatest basketball player of all time, William Felton Russell, died at the age of 88.

A pair of glasses might help a squinting President Biden with his struggle to keep up with the teleprompter, but there is no apparent remedy for the myopia with which he regards the current U.S. economy.

Career criminals bailed out by New York state's bail reform law have wrought havoc across New York City, with 10 people booked repeatedly for 485 crimes since the law went into effect in 2020.

Over the past 18 months, we have all witnessed the devastating harm wrought by a rogue administration that is asserting near-dictatorial powers in a relentless effort to keep our borders open.

The tide is high and coastal communities are holding on as the sea bubbles forth from storm drains and onto their streets.

China has ramped up its military exercises surrounding Taiwan in what is expected to be a sustained uptick in provocations following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's high-stakes visit to Taipei.

Drought-stricken correspondents at one small California newspaper have sparked a national conversation by proposing to re-route water from the Mississippi River to the parts of the U.S. Southwest to relieve the parched conditions there.

It's hard to believe these are the same public officials who voted for the second round of COVID-19 relief money, which contributed to the current level of inflation ("Economists question claim by Democrats that new tax-and spend-bill will cut inflation," Web, Aug. 1). Now they want to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which will raise taxes?

I believe in the idea of punishment, especially of mass murderers like al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, but I wonder about the risk/reward calculus of this specific death ("Al Qaeda leader's death renews debate over hasty U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal," Web, Aug. 2).

The drought in the western U.S. has been accelerating for 20 years, and the water supplied by the Colorado River to two major reservoirs has decreased to near record low levels. Lake Mead is at 28% capacity and Lake Powell at 27%.

As voters worry about runaway inflation and an economy on the brink of recession, Democrats are instead focused on expanding Obamacare spending and punishing drug companies.

The IRS is about to get a lot more nosy.

The driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail, in keeping with a promise the judge made when the man pleaded guilty in May.

The Biden FTC, led by Chair Lina Khan, in its rush to run roughshod over companies, has forgotten about the "without unduly burdening legitimate business activity" part of its mandate.