Новости за 21.02.2024

Tensions between the White House's dueling spokespeople have muddied the messaging in a tough election year in which the administration has struggled to answer questions ranging from foreign policy to the president's memory.

President Biden's brother, James Biden, arrived at an office building near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to begin a day of closed-door testimony and questioning from lawmakers who are investigating whether the president played a role in his family's lucrative business deals.

Federal agents on Tuesday said the man accused of stealing a Maryland-owned tow truck and leading police on a wild chase is in the country illegally.

The State Department announced new visa sanctions Wednesday aimed at people who operate charter companies that fly or bus illegal immigrants heading to the U.S.

A young girl died and her brother was hospitalized after the hole they were digging at a beach in Broward County, Florida, buckled on them Tuesday.

With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff.

The Air Force said a "material failure" caused the Nov. 29 crash of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft off the coast of Japan that killed all eight airmen on board.

The United Auto Workers have reached a deal with Ford over a local contract at its Louisville, Kentucky, truck plant, the union announced Wednesday.

Beyond Meat is revamping its signature plant-based burger, hoping that healthier ingredients will help it boost flagging U.S. sales.

The Biden administration is wading into a contentious debate about whether the most powerful artificial intelligence systems should be “open-source” or closed.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified Rumble, a video platform described as a free-speech alternative to YouTube, that it cleared the company after public allegations the firm inflated user metrics.

The new book from bestselling author Alice Paul Tapper, daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper, was inspired by a near-fatal health emergency.

As hundreds of Teamsters members hit the picket lines in Texas, thousands more plan to strike at the country's biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch.

A Muslim convert to Christianity in Essen, Germany, has been threatened with a fine of EUR1,000 ($1,080.64 U.S.) for displaying a decal with a Bible verse on the rear window of his taxi.

Starbucks has introduced an unconventional latte flavor that is stirring up discussions on social media in China.

Speaking of discriminatory taxes ("End the growing web of discriminatory taxes, Web, Feb. 15) no one seems to have yet addressed the Medicare tax assessed on Social Security benefits and based solely on income.

Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern Munich and taking the fall for a disappointing season. The players have been warned, too.

Richard Rahn has come out and said the thing no one wants to know about ("Does Iran already have nuclear weapons?" Web, Feb. 19).

The artificial intelligence revolution of warfare is well underway and the Pentagon is scrambling to get its troops to the front.

Tensions in the waters off a tripwire Taiwanese island close to China's coast are spiraling this week as China intercepted and boarded a Taiwanese vessel, Coast Guard units confronted each other and the Biden administration appealed for calm.

The Department of Education said Wednesday it is canceling $1.2 billion in student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a state judge Tuesday to shut down a charity that houses illegal immigrants, accusing it of complicity in smuggling by shielding migrants from detection, sheltering them and helping them disperse deeper into the U.S.

British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nation's nuclear deterrent after reports that a test of the system failed dramatically last month when an unarmed missile crashed into the sea near the submarine from which it was launched.

Team principal Christian Horner was with Red Bull as Formula 1 preseason testing began Wednesday even as he faces an ongoing investigation by the team's parent company into an alleged claim of misconduct.

The debate over abortion remains one of society's most divisive issues.