Новости за 15.02.2024

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump.

Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay.

In the race to fill the vacant seat once held by late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee has sparked controversy with her proposal for a striking increase in the federal minimum wage to $50 per hour -- more than six times the current federal rate.

In the race to fill the vacant seat once held late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee has sparked controversy with her proposal for a striking increase in the federal minimum wage to $50 per hour -- more than six times the current federal rate.

Major League Baseball is telling managers that umpires will be more observant about calling obstruction on infielders this year.

President Biden flexed his executive powers Wednesday to grant a stay of deportation to Palestinians in the U.S. who lose their legal status, saying conditions back home have deteriorated too badly to force them to return.

A round of applause please for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists -- who have monitored over 1 billion cut-flower arrivals since Jan. 1. The challenge? They must search the leaves, stems and blossoms of all these leafy arrivals for pests and diseases that could harm U.S. agricultural and floral industries.

It could be months before Martin Truex Jr. figures out his racing future. Truex dragged out his decision until summer each of the last two NASCAR seasons and insisted Wednesday he hasn’t made up his mind regarding 2025.

When the FBI raided former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022, agents may have been hunting for a ten-inch binder of declassified information detailing how former CIA Director John Brennan ordered the initial spying operation into Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Atlantic City casinos would be able to continue to allow gamblers to smoke on the casino floor under a new bill that would impose additional restrictions on lighting up.

Flowers, chocolates, handwritten cards - and flash mobs.

Long before Craig Counsell joined the Chicago Cubs, he knew all about the Chicago Cubs, and they knew a lot about him. Strengths, weaknesses, tendencies. Everything.

The New York Racing Association is spearheading a study to evaluate the impact of various surfaces on equine injuries and fatalities.

Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Samantha Ravich, an expert on cyber and geopolitical threats and the chair of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Republicans are downplaying the loss of the New York House seat held formerly by disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos, saying that Democrat Tom Suozzi's victory in Tuesday's special election doesn't mean anything for November.

Special counsel Robert Hur's report on President Biden's "willful" retention and disclosure of classified documents details the memory lapses of "an elderly man" that occurred when the commander in chief was interviewed. Coming atop Mr. Biden's most recent gaffes, including his citing conversations in 2021 with long-dead leaders of Germany and France, the report has raised serious concerns over the president's mental faculties.

Stuck in dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design.

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill learned two things from his days in youth hockey: breathing and patience.

A large aquarium in the lobby of a Texas emergency room likely saved lives when it absorbed the impact of a car that smashed through the entrance, a hospital official said Wednesday.

The city of Memphis on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, including an account from a witness who saw Nichols slumped on the pavement and thought he was already dead.

Free agent left-hander Scott Alexander reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics at the start of spring training, filling a void in a bullpen needing lefties.

They were supposed to be mini footballs. At least that is what Rick Hendrick envisioned for a team-building exercise ahead of the 40th anniversary of NASCAR's winningest team.

Dozens of gang members operating mostly out of a public housing development in a Boston neighborhood have been accused of dealing drugs, targeting their rivals in shootings and recruiting young people with the enticement of appearing in their songs and videos, federal authorities said Wednesday.

The signs are all around downtown Indianapolis now: NBA All-Star weekend finally has arrived.

The National Archives building and galleries were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after two protestors dumped red powder on the protective case around the U.S. Constitution.