Новости за 31.08.2023

"Despite recent calls for term limits and age limits in leadership, Americans should get used to aging politicians for better or worse," said William J. Kole, the recently retired New England editor for The Associated Press and the author of a forthcoming book with an intriguing title: "The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging."

Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may notice an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police surveillance drone.

The Washington Commanders announced a $40 million investment Thursday into FedEx Field, touting "significant upgrades" to the stadium infrastructure, renovated suites and updated branded imagery around the stadium among a series of other changes.

An Alabama legislator has agreed to plead guilty to a felony voter fraud charge that he used a fraudulent address to run for office in a district where he did not live, according to an agreement filed Thursday.

Alabama's attorney general argued in a court filing that the state has the authority to bring conspiracy charges against groups who help women travel to another state for an abortion.

A former state senator was accused Wednesday of lying in order to get a COVID-19 relief loan for his casino and using the money to buy luxury cars for himself and his wife, a Republican leader in the New Hampshire House.

National newspaper publisher Gannett has paused the use of Lede AI to write high school sports content for its papers.

The Biden administration revealed Thursday it will make available more than $15 billion for automakers to retrofit existing manufacturing plants for gas-powered vehicles to instead make cars and trucks that run on electric.

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City that has struggled to pay its bills, vowed to reopen as its accreditation expired Thursday.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail.

Five Republican attorneys general penned a letter this week to the nation's top 100 law firms, warning them against race-based employment and contracting practices in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that upended affirmative action.

The average NFL value went up 14% last year in large part as a result of the Commanders selling for a record $6.05 billion, according to Forbes. The business publication released its annual list of NFL valuations on Thursday, with the average NFL team now worth $5.1 billion.

A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man's house by mistake.

High school football coach Joe Kennedy, who lost his job in 2015 for openly praying on the field, returns to the sidelines at Bremerton High School in Washington state Friday night -- and he says after the game he expects to pause at the 50-yard line to "take a knee."

Chase Young hasn't been cleared for full contact after suffering a stinger injury in the first week of the regular season -- putting his availability for Sept. 10th's season opener against the Arizona Cardinals into question.

Police in Nebraska had a cow when they saw a man driving eastbound on U.S. Route 275 with a hulking Ankole-Watusi bull jutting out of the car.

A day after freezing up at a press conference, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicized a letter from the attending physician in Congress that cleared him to continue working.

D.C. police said they arrested five teenagers Tuesday in connection with a series of robberies and carjackings that took place across the District.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has warned that assassins could target former President Donald Trump to keep him from winning a second White House term.

President Biden said he will travel to Florida on Saturday to tour the destruction wrought by Hurricane Idalia.

Local officials from Washington and surrounding areas are asking federal agencies to increase the amount of time that workers spend in the office, to boost the area's economy and public transportation system.

Washington Commanders linebacker Jamin Davis will appear in court next March for a jury trial related to the appeal of his reckless driving conviction, barring a new plea deal or resolution with the Commonwealth until then.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed in a filing this week that he took three trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow after critics dinged him for not being upfront about his friendship and travel with the billionaire real estate mogul.

For as long as anyone can remember, politics in America has been a game of charades.

The Catholic League's Bill Donohue called on law enforcement to release the journals and drawings of Audrey Hale, who went on a killing rampage March 27 at Nashville's Covenant School and was gunned down by police.