Новости за 19.02.2024

U.S. Jews who experienced antisemitism gave almost 10 times more to charity in 2022 than those who did not encounter anti-Jewish sentiment or acts, a survey reported Tuesday.

Juan Soto gave some new meaning to pride of the Yankees.

Democrats crave control and uniformity, even when it comes to medical care for America's veterans. Democrats want vets in the Department of Veterans Affairs, not getting cured in the private sector.

Authorities blame the surge in violence on so-called "asylum seekers" with connections to Latin American street gangs known for drug smuggling, human trafficking and murder.

The politics of immigration have shifted as the chaos at the border persists, according to a pollster who says Black voters in particular are slipping away from President Biden over the issue.

The left deserves our admiration for how it talks about the need to preserve the institutions of our democracy. Listen long enough, and you might think they really believe what they say.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton found himself playing a new role on NBA All-Star weekend - host.

Chinese hackers are stepping up efforts to get inside networks used to control critical U.S. infrastructure in preparation for future sabotage, according to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray.

A former Nebraska women's basketball player alleges coach Amy Williams and athletic director Trev Alberts did not take appropriate action when her sexual relationship with an assistant coach became widely known.

President Biden insists that "costs have fallen [for] everything from a gallon of gas to a gallon of milk," even as last month's inflation numbers tell a much different story.

Iran may already have five nuclear bombs and may have as many as a dozen by May.

During questioning of Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor Nathan Wade about his relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis, there was a moment that cut through all the euphemisms.

In what stands as one of the most comprehensive vaccine safety studies across the globe, scientists have singled out unusual conditions that have surfaced after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday at Polar Wolf, an Arctic supermax prison operating as a corrective labor colony whose inmates are confined in solitary 10-by-7 concrete kennels.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she would pardon former President Donald Trump if she were to become president and he had been convicted of a federal crime.

The NBA showcased its unwatchable product Sunday night with their annual All-Star Game, where the league's superheroes displayed little intelligence, artificial or otherwise, in an absurd 211-186 Eastern Conference win over the Western Conference.

The Washington Nationals are off the market. Mark Lerner, the managing principal owner of the Lerner family, told the Washington Post on Monday the Lerners have decided to hold onto the franchise after exploring a potential sale.

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day.

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children in a wrongful death lawsuit over the destruction of several frozen embryos.

A new ad from Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley calls for a strong leader who can unite the country.

To fully understand the slate of bad options facing the U.S. in Somalia, consider this: National security analysts say that the Somali government troops are "several degrees of magnitude worse" than the hapless Afghan army that surrendered to the Taliban in a matter of weeks in 2021 after the Biden administration announced the U.S. combat troop withdrawal.

The Supreme Court has paused the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement for victims of sex abuse within the organization.

President Biden will ditch his folksy "Scranton Joe" persona to hobnob with Hollywood elites and Silicon Valley executives this week in a series of high-dollar California campaign fundraisers.

A Los Angeles neighborhood was rocked by a natural gas explosion last week, injuring seven firefighters.

Defense wasn't really played in the All-Star Game, which explains why the Eastern Conference scored a record 211 points and the game saw nearly 400 points combined on Sunday night. In the regular season, defense does get played. But the NBA is on pace to see its highest-scoring season in more than 50 years.