Новости за 24.08.2023

Alex Call hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle in the seventh inning, CJ Abrams followed with a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the Yankees 6-5 on Thursday to send New York to its 10th loss in 11 games.

A woman accused of intentionally abandoning her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before she boarded a flight to a resort in Mexico earlier this month has been charged with animal cruelty and related charges, authorities announced Thursday.

Rory McIlroy felt muscle spasms in his lower back before arriving at East Lake for the FedEx Cup finale, bad timing for an injury as he tries to chase an $18 million bonus at the Tour Championship with the Ryder Cup a month away.

Will you need to take a vacation after the 2024 presidential election? If so, the Media Research Center has got you covered. The organization is offering a "2024 Post-Election Caribbean Cruise" aboard Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam. The ship is scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 10, and return a week later on Nov. 17.

Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell, who coached the famed "Dome Patrol" linebacker group and help construct some of the top defenses in franchise history, has died at age 78.

The BTK serial killer, locked up on 10 straight life sentences for his 10 confirmed murders, is now the prime suspect in more slayings, the Osage County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Jermaine Johnson didn't particularly like what he saw when he turned on the film of his rookie season with the New York Jets.

Oakland residents who say their city has become a "warzone" want to see more police officers hired and the county's soft-on-crime prosecutor fired.

Left guard, wide receiver, tight end and the defensive line are among the most unsettled spots for the Commanders. Of those, the left guard competition between Saahdiq Charles and Chris Paul is the only one with a starting gig up for grabs. The rest could come down to a numbers game.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has granted his employees more than $1 billion worth of additional taxpayer-funded vacation time, according to department staffers who say Mr. Mayorkas is using taxpayers' money in an ill-fated attempt to win affection from an alienated workforce.

The U.S. Postal Service is unveiling a new forever stamp this year to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a dedication ceremony this fall.

Shannon Sharpe will be joining ESPN's "First Take" talk show as a contributor starting Sept. 4, the cable sports network announced Thursday.

Tune in as Washington Times political reporters Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin as they join Front Page Podcast host George Gerbo for a debate debrief from Tuesday's first Republican presidential debate.

The lawmakers of the House Freedom Caucus are not fans of tradition in Washington, especially when it comes to funding the federal government.

Caleb Williams' remarkable rise through his first two seasons of college football was built on hard work and preparation, so the Southern California quarterback welcomes the chance to get an early start on reaching all of his remaining goals this fall.

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, ending a career that began as a No. 1 draft pick, included 2019 World Series MVP honors and was derailed by injuries, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Grants Pass, Oregon, asked the Supreme Court to hear its legal battle over ticketing homeless people living in public encampments after a federal appeals court blocked the city from issuing the citations, saying it was cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Constitution.

A family cleaning up a beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, found a message in a bottle that contended it left Ireland in 2019.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis managed to avoid a pile-on as he protects his No. 2 position in the Republican presidential race and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley forced the political world to take them seriously in the pack chasing former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

Lawmakers in Alaska face tough choices about how to best balance the state budget in the coming months.

The FBI is warning cryptocurrency companies to be on the lookout for North Korean cyber thieves cashing out stolen bitcoin valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

The promised surge in manufacturing sector employment has been more like a tiny ripple.

Rarely is it reported that an all-male court decided Roe v. Wade, but the sex of the justices was the main media takeaway from the South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the state's fetal heartbeat law.

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg -- the former World Series MVP who helped bring a championship to the District before the game was taken away from him by injuries -- will announce his retirement at a press conference early next month, according to a report.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday finally spoke about the apparent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary Wagner Group, who is believed to have died a day earlier in a plane crash.