Новости за 07.05.2018

The 39-year-old has won three Olympic medals — including two golds — and five World Championships. At least five women have accused him and his brother Jean Lopez of sexual assault.

The first woman nominated to be CIA director faces tough questioning at her confirmation hearing Wednesday. She met with Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Monday.

The electricity is back on across much of the island, but the disruption to community spirit continues. Isolation, anxiety and depression are up, as are suicides, especially among older adults.

NPR's Mary Louise speaks to author Simon Winchester about how precision in technology has developed since the Industrial Age to today's cutting-edge developments occurring around the world.

Gina Haspel, the first woman nominated to be CIA director, faces tough questioning at her confirmation hearing Wednesday. She met with Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Monday.

NPR Music's hip-hop journalist Rodney Carmichael breaks down the political and racial nuances of Donald Glover's new video.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with prominent gun-right advocate Marion Hammer about her work defending the National Rifle Association — an organization that she was formerly president of — in light of recent protests over gun violence.

Six months before Election Day 2018, efforts to secure U.S. voting systems have made considerable progress — but there is still a long ways to go.

Even as the Trump administration excoriates Iran and North Korea on nuclear arms, Congress is set to fund a new, "low-yield" atomic weapon. The Pentagon says one is needed to plausibly deter any plans by Russia to use smaller nukes. Critics say such a "useable" nuke would increase, not decrease, the likelihood of the nuclear war that military planners say they want to avoid.

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.

National Rifle Association members did not have to travel to Dallas to keep up with activities at the recent annual convention. They could go online and tune in to NRATV for a live stream. NRATV isn't just for the convention. It's available to anyone with an internet connection, providing a steady pro-gun message, whether viewers belong to the NRA or not.

More than 100 caravan migrants seeking asylum were allowed into the U.S. But what exactly is an asylum seeker? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Senior Asylum Officer Heidi Boas about how migrants' eligibility is determined and what is the difference between refugees and asylum seekers.

President Trump has weighed in on West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, telling voters not to support former coal executive Don Blankenship. Trump's move comes as Republicans worry they could lose the Senate this November.

Melania Trump has generally kept a low profile as first lady, but Monday she steps into the spotlight to formally unveil her initiatives. She'll be focusing on issues related to children.

After nearly six years as Washington bureau chief for The Economist, David Rennie is headed off for another assignment. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his impressions of the U.S., and how it's changed in his tenure.

More than 1,400 Southern Baptist women have signed a letter to their church leaders denouncing "sinful" and "unbliblical" comments about women and divorce by one of their most prominent leaders.

The bandleader skillfully mixes classical, jazz and hip-hop in a powerfully creative statement about Cuban music.

The World Bank and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative are betting on local solutions to protect girls and women from abuse.

"This is not the time for sightseeing," the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency says. Some 35 structures have been destroyed by lava from 10 active fissures. Officials are also warning of toxic gases.

North, infamous for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, will leave Fox News and become the group's president within a few weeks, the National Rifle Association said in a statement.

Rachel Kushner's new novel centers on a young mother serving two consecutive life sentences for murdering a man who'd been stalking her. Critic John Powers calls The Mars Room "searingly intelligent."

Mapfumo performed a homecoming show in the country last month, after spending over a decade-and-a-half in self-imposed exile.

Congress has many rules and precedents that are documented on paper. But what about those traditions and folkways that persist unwritten?

Bastianich grew up eating farm-to-table meals with her Italian family. After they fled Europe as refugees and emigrated to America, she drew on those childhood meals in opening her first restaurant.

The 63rd edition of the world's largest, most bombastic and unabashedly campy pop music competition is taking place in Portugal this week. Here are some early favorites to win.