Новости за 21.05.2023

The Washington Commanders have rehired an assistant trainer previously put on administrative leave amid a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into former team trainer Ryan Vermillion.

The NAACP issued a "travel advisory" for the state of Florida over the weekend, saying that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies constitute an "all-out attack on Black Americans" and other minorities.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party has won a landslide election but without enough parliamentary seats to form a government, indicated late Sunday that he will seek a second election to consolidate his victory without the need for a coalition partner.

DeWanna Bonner scored 21 points, Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and three steals to help the Connecticut Sun rally from a 12-point deficit to beat the Washington Mystics 80-74 Sunday.

Alex Palou will lead the field to green in the Indianapolis 500 after the young Spaniard put together the fastest four-lap pole run in history Sunday, edging Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist to give Chip Ganassi Racing its third consecutive pole in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

A federal jury has found two members of the Hells Angels biker gang guilty for crimes related to racketeering and a murder plot, prosecutors announced.

Whenever a challenge arises, whether it's in the doldrums of a dominant regular season or in tough playoff matchups with the star-studded Suns and Lakers, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets figure out a path around it, over it or through it to keep moving toward their goal.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, said Sunday he does not think the former president can win in a rematch against President Biden.

The Washington Wizards have reportedly expressed "formal interest" in Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers to replace former executive Tommy Sheppard. But as Washington's search shapes up, the feeling might not be mutual.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to meet Monday with President Biden at the White House in hopes of forging a breakthrough on a deal to cut spending and raise the debt limit.

President Biden is threatening to utilize an unprecedented and constitutionally questionable maneuver to circumvent Republicans on the debt limit with less than two weeks until the U.S. is likely to default and be unable to pay its bill.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the state's new 12-week abortion law that was passed over his veto was a deal struck between "right-wing" Republicans.

A transgender student in Mississippi skipped graduation Saturday after a judge backed the school system's sex-based dress code for the ceremony, according to the student's legal team.

A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to "initiate a peace process," but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned Russia can be paid for the fertilizer exports Africa desperately needs, a key mediator who helped broker the talks said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Brooks Koepka has returned to the top at the PGA Championship.

Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but "most importantly reflective of the Judeo-Christian values inherent in the nation's founding."

A 3-year-old in Indiana grabbed a gun and shot a man who turned out to be wanted for murder in Illinois, authorities said.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that President Biden invoking the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress and lift the debt ceiling to avoid default is not likely legally sound.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state's efforts to take over Disney World's governing body.

The House this week will vote on a bill that would permanently place every form of illicit fentanyl on the most restrictive list of drugs, a move to ensure that traffickers of the deadly synthetic opioid cannot tweak chemical compounds and avoid prosecution.

National Treasure won the Preakness on Saturday in Baffert's return to the Triple Crown trail following a suspension, ending Kentucky Derby champion Mage's Triple Crown bid in the race Baffert has now captured more than any other trainer. But the joy was tempered by the agony of another 3-year-old colt, Havnameltdown, injuring his left front leg in an undercard race and being put down.

Democrats are bending every effort to destroy the middle class. Without this vital center as a bulwark of democracy, America will fall into their hands.

As Sen. Tom Carper gets ready to add to the melange of proposed permitting legislation, it might be worth thinking about whether the current batch of permitting reform may do more harm than good.

A U.S. Office of Personnel Management employee from D.C. pleaded guilty Friday to a conflict of interest violation that netted her and her husband over $10 million from the federal agency.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that the debt ceiling negotiations with the White House are "moving backward."