Новости за 07.05.2024

Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, marking the end of the French occupation of Indochina.

Christians agree that our ultimate trust is in the Lord Jesus Christ. But until we get to heaven, we must use our voice as an influence for good, including with our vote during the 2024 elections.

Four Nihang Sikh warriors are accused of using swords to attack and critically injure two brothers who lead a house church in India's Punjab state, telling them "We will not let you practice church here."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who also heads up the Democratic Caucus, bragged to CBS that his party may not hold the official positions of leadership in the House -- but that it doesn't really matter. "We effectively have been governing," he said, "as if we were in the majority." Cue flaming fire emojis.

An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities say, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife's edge.

The Special Competitive Studies Project's major artificial intelligence exposition is opening Tuesday to showcase cutting-edge technology to a slew of U.S. agencies and top tech minds assembling in Washington.

A woman accused of serving her ex-husband's family poisonous mushrooms pleaded not guilty in an Australian court on Tuesday to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder.

The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers on Monday included Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya and a parade of others in a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet lined by live foliage.

Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

When one speaks in terms of the conservative movement of the last 50 years, a few names immediately percolate to the top of one's mind.

Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has discontinued the use of required diversity, equity and inclusion statements in hiring, becoming the first top U.S. university to drop the ideological litmus tests on its own initiative after concluding that "they don't work."

Pro-Palestinian protesters that had been blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday broke through fencing, linked arms and encircled tents that remained there, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests.

Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history.

The innocent citizen has long speculated about what it takes for a politician to get fired from politics. Where is the line?

Two young MVP finalists will square off when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and No. 1 seed Oklahoma City face Luka Doncic and No. 5 seed Dallas in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Some of those involved in the unruly campus protests against Israel are guests of the U.S., here on foreign student visas, and pressure is mounting on President Biden to start revoking those visas to help schools regain control of their grounds.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has temporarily stalled a political coup attempt by a trio of conservative hard-liners after negotiating for nearly two hours with their ringleader, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over the unredacted audio of an interview that was conducted as part of the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.

Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Monday that District police will not clear out an ongoing anti-Israel protest at George Washington University unless the demonstration becomes violent, rebuffing a plea for help from the school's president and brushing off criticism from Capitol Hill.

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Heartbeat International for false advertising over its promotion of abortion pill reversals, prompting the pro-life pregnancy network to accuse her of protecting "Big Abortion."

Arriving Tuesday from William Morrow: "Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War," by Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent. It tracks the life of Shannon Kent, who tracked some of the world's deadliest terrorists -- all while navigating the challenges of raising a family with the aforementioned Joe Kent, an Army Ranger, Green Beret and father of the couple's two children.

There is no clearer proof that the Democratic Party has embraced "by any means necessary" as its electoral credo than the politicization of Secret Service protection of President Biden's presidential rivals.

There are many reasons for the modern church's loss of its prophetic voice, politics being just one of them.