Новости за 05.03.2024

President Biden on Tuesday formed a strike force to crack down on "unfair" or illegal pricing by corporations and finalized a rule capping the average credit card late fee at $8 instead of $32, offering a preview of the economic plank of his State of the Union Address.

Caitlin Clark's record-setting game for Iowa against Ohio State on Sunday attracted more than 4 million television viewers at its peak and was the most watched women's regular-season basketball game since 1999, Fox Sports announced Tuesday.

Michelle Obama's office wants to put to bed any rumors that the former first lady could be running for president.

Liberty University will pay a record $14 million fine for violations of federal law covering the treatment of sexual assault victims and statutes that require schools to disclose crime statistics and campus threats, the Education Department said Tuesday.

A United Nations report has concluded that Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel involved acts of sexual violence, including rape and gang rape.

The Cold War ushered in a nuclear arms race that was unsustainable -- even at the time everyone knew it. The solution, many argued, was the abolition of nuclear weapons.

When Silicon Valley Bank failed last year, cries went out for tougher bank regulations and bigger capital requirements to back up loans.

For a quarter of a century, Rania Al Abdullah has been the Queen of Jordan, and, in many ways, a model royal she has been.

House Republican lawmakers are asking the crowdfunding giants Eventbrite and GoFundMe to cooperate with their investigation into the Biden administration allegedly pressuring large financial institutions to spy on customers' private transactions in search of people considered by the government to be extremists.

Americans are fortunate to live in a nation with easy medical care access. In fact, Americans consume an estimated 131 million prescription medications each day.

Petition organizers have submitted thousands of signatures to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, the latest prosecutor backed by Democratic megadonor George Soros to face ouster over concerns about rising lawlessness.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona independent who caucuses with Democrats, announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year.

Bad news for the Democratic strategists scheming to have Joe Biden win re-election by default.

Dartmouth College's men's basketball team voted to recognize a union Tuesday, making it the first collegiate sports club to do so.

Lake Manly, which appears in California's Death Valley National Park when enough rain falls, recently migrated, thanks to the wind. With not enough water, it's closed to boats.

DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love still have things to say. It's been six years since they went public with their challenges regarding mental health.

A familiar powder keg west of the Philippines saw a renewed flare-up Monday as a Philippine unit of two cargo vessels, escorted by two Coast Guard vessels, clashed with the Chinese coast guard, resulting in two collisions and injuries to four Filipino crew members.

China will increase spending on defense by 7.2% in 2024 as part of a large-scale military buildup as even the ruling Communist Party is dialing back expectations for economic growth.

Homeland Security is collecting DNA from less than 40% of illegal immigrants encountered trying to enter the U.S., a whistleblower has told Congress.

Gamers will be able to play as women in "MLB The Show 24," Sony Interactive Entertainment's San Diego Studio announced Tuesday. Players can create a female avatar and play through a unique story in "Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way."

Megastar Taylor Swift called on her fans to get politically active and vote on Super Tuesday.

FIDE, the international chess federation, has created the Svetozar Gligoric Prize in honor of the late, great Yugoslavian grandmaster, awarded annually to the player who "who displays exemplary behavior promoting the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship in chess." It's a useful corrective to the stereotype that chess is a game played by unhinged personalities who would sell their mother for a promising kingside attack.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Tuesday abruptly lifted a week-old ban on displays of the iconic photo of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse in celebration of the end of World War II.

This recipe for her cookbook "Healthy Made Simple" has become Ella Mills' go-to when she's cooking for friends and family. She says it's always a hit, and "you get maximum flavor for minimal effort."

The 1956 blockbuster "The Ten Commandments" depicted what was likely the first text download from a cloud -- and now its prop tablets are expected to fetch as much as $80,000 in an auction in Los Angeles next week.