Новости за 19.08.2022

A New York state trooper should have been disciplined for getting romantically involved with one of Andrew Cuomo's adult daughters while serving on the Democrat's security detail when he was governor, the state inspector general said in a report.

A disoriented elderly driver ended up driving onto the second floor of a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, after cruising through a set of automatic doors from the parking garage.

It's not healthy when citizens automatically discount whatever the government or media tell them.

President Biden will host a summit next month aimed at countering racism and "hate-fueled violence" in the U.S., the White House announced Friday.

Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against leaders of Virginia Commonwealth University following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused of threatening him.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an official warning against a company that makes and sells flavored nicotine gummies without proper authorization, saying it's potentially harmful for children.

A Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in dorms at the world series complex has FaceTimed with his coach and continues to improve, the coach said Friday.

It took less than a week for the Fargo School Board in North Dakota to reverse a decision to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance before its meetings. A skirmish has been won. The war continues.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump were understandably elated to see Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney go down in flames in her primary this week.

Virginia ended the 2022 fiscal year with a $3.2 billion cash surplus, a sign of both a healthy economy and some overtaxation, GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday as he presented lawmakers with a review of the state's finances.

A Utah judge has blocked a state law barring male-born athletes from competing in female scholastic sports, sending decisions on athletic eligibility to a newly created special commission.

President Biden may oppose building a wall along the U.S.'s southern border, but he's currently spending nearly $500,000 of taxpayers' money to construct a barrier around his vacation property at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Needy families in D.C. will be receiving federal COVID-19 largesse in the form of a one-time, $1,000 payment with no strings attached.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are demanding social media companies crack down on the escalation in threats against law enforcement following the FBI's raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

A Florida woman died in the hospital Thursday after being struck by lightning while standing outside a school with her child and dog.

North Carolina's highest court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018 because the lawmakers who put it on the ballot were elected from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.

Senate Republicans, who are struggling to gain traction in key swing state races ahead of the midterm elections, are venturing deeper into Democratic territory.

A new retail and e-commerce report finds inflation is affecting the shopping habits of 85% of Americans, leading most to reduce their purchases and feel unhappier buying online.

A federal appeals court upheld the public release of a redacted 2019 Justice Department memo cited by Attorney General William P. Barr as the reason for not charging President Trump with obstructing the Russia collusion probe.

I was dumbstruck after reading that a new contract allows Minneapolis public school teachers of color to keep their jobs during layoffs while white instructors with more seniority get the boot ("Minneapolis school district defends deal to lay off white teachers ahead of minority teachers," Web, Aug. 16).

Michael McKenna asks, "Who's above the law?" and provides a short list of elites who apparently fall into this category ("Who's above the law? How about Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton and BLM rioters, for starters," Web Aug. 17). Among them is the "honorable" Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Clinton is many things, but she is not honorable. That goes for her sleazy husband, too, former President Bill Clinton.

If there is enough fentanyl in this country to kill 470 million people, what will it take to get this administration's attention regarding the necessity for stronger border security ("July border stunner: Enough fentanyl to kill every American," Web, Aug. 16)? Even for those of us who experienced the damage done to families during the crack-cocaine era of the 1980s, this will exceed those tragic results beyond imagination.

TikTok tracks people's internet activity when they navigate to other websites through links clicked on the China-owned platform, according to researcher Felix Krause. For its part, TikTok denies the charge as "incorrect and misleading."

Two small Cessna planes collided 200 feet in the air while trying to land at Watsonville Municipal Airport in California on Thursday, causing multiple fatalities.

Ryan Vermillion entered a deferred prosecution agreement Friday with the federal government, appearing in court almost 11 months after the Drug Enforcement Administration raided his home and the team's facility amid an investigation into Washington's former trainer.