Новости за 25.04.2024

There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too. The current presidential race went unmentioned but was also not far from mind. The Supreme Court heard more than 2 1/2 hours worth of arguments on the landmark question of whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Though the justices appeared likely to reject Trump’s absolute immunity claim... Читать дальше...

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas last year, was born in Berkeley.

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Mortgage rates continued to rise for the week ending April 25. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.23% APR, up seven basis points from the previous week's average, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.)

Rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans have been hovering in the general neighborhood of 7% for the past year-plus, causing considerable pain for home buyers. Читать дальше...

Lily Tomlin has been buying and selling homes in Nashville, TN, over the past year, and it appears the actress has been trading up.

Taco Bell says this will be the longest run ever for the coveted item.

A former State Parks worker said he was discriminated against for being Mexican.

The Pentagon says the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations. The Pentagon spokesman said Thursday the U.S. will relocate most of the approximately 100 forces it has deployed in Chad, and the majority of the 1,000 U.S. personnel assigned to Niger are also expected to depart. Both African countries have been integral to the U.S. Читать дальше...

The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for the release of three to seven bears a year for five to 10 years to achieve an initial population of 25. The aim is to restore the population in the region to 200 bears within 60 to 100 years. Grizzlies are considered threatened in the Lower 48. They currently occupy range in four of six established recovery areas in parts of Montana... Читать дальше...

Ridley Scott’s “Alien” is back in theaters Friday for its 45th anniversary and to get audiences excited about the new installment coming in August. The Alien franchise has sunk its teeth into different genres over the years, but “Alien: Romulus” filmmaker Fede Álvarez wanted to take it back to its roots: Horror. “It’s a return to form,” Álvarez tells The Associated Press. “At its core, at its heart, it’s a horror thriller.” Though he was a bit too young to see “Alien” in its first run, he got a peek... Читать дальше...

U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission that they tried to intervene before the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert Card killed 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, last October, his best friend and fellow reservist Sean Hodgson texted a warning to supervisors. Hodgson told a commission Thursday that is investigating the killings that he feared at the time that Card was about to conduct a mass shooting. Читать дальше...

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah. Israel has conducted near-daily raids there as it prepares for an offensive in the city. Four people were killed in Israeli tank shelling in central Gaza. Officials said that a ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday. It was the latest assault likely carried... Читать дальше...

Despite the eyebrow-raising price tag, a buyer pounced on this listing. After just nine days on the market, the home is in contingent status.

Israel-Hamas war demonstrations that began at Columbia University last week have spawned a nationwide movement. How did they begin? Students at the school's upper Manhattan campus who have been involved say it was two thing: Meticulous planning and heavy improvisation. Despite the arrests of more than 100 activists, the demonstrators have been undeterred and the protest encampment at Columbia is stronger than ever. Inspired by the success of their movement, hundreds of students have set up similar... Читать дальше...

A delightful domicile in San Antonio is getting Texas-sized buzz, thanks to some serious social media play. Will it help attract a buyer?

All the rumors and updates from the 49ers on draft day.

Planned Parenthood affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election. Organizers said in a Thursday news conference that the money will go toward things like canvassing, mailers and digital ads. The funding comes as abortion-rights advocates seek to end a Republican supermajority at the General Assembly that approved new restrictions last year and to prevent the election of anti-abortion gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Planned... Читать дальше...

The actor who famously portrayed "Cliff" on the beloved sitcom sold the waterfront beauty for far less than his original asking price.

The signs look uncannily similar to official SFMTA signs.

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New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops. A law set to go into effect later this year requires food businesses with 15 storefronts or more to post a warning icon next to menu items containing at least 50 grams of added sugar. The city’s health department posted its proposed rule language last week. A public hearing is scheduled for late May. City officials and Democratic Mayor Eric Adams approved the law last year. Critics... Читать дальше...

An asylum seeker from Morocco who went on a vicious rampage following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war has been convicted of murder for stabbing a 70-year-old man in the streets of an English seaside town. Ahmed Alid was convicted Thursday in Teesside Crown Court of stabbing Terence Carney six times on Oct. 15 in Hartlepool. He was also convicted of attempted murder for hacking at his housemate and for assaulting two police officers. Alid told police he carried out the... Читать дальше...

Scotland’s leader is facing a potential battle for survival after ending a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party informed the leaders of the much smaller Greens on Thursday that he was terminating the power-sharing agreement. The decision means the SNP no longer has a majority in the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Conservatives said they will put forward a vote of no confidence in the first minister next week.

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker recalls a meeting with Donald Trump shortly before his inauguration at which they discussed former Playboy model Karen McDougal. The testimony came Thursday in Trump’s hush money trial in New York shortly before the court broke for lunch. Pecker says Trump introduced him to a group of top aides as the National Enquirer owner and joked that “he probably knows more than anyone in this room.” Pecker says Trump dismissed the aides and asked him for an update... Читать дальше...

New York's highest court overturned the 2020 rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The decision Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures. The court found the trial judge prejudiced Weinstein with “egregious” improper rulings. That includes a decision to let women testify about allegations that Weinstein wasn't charged with. Weinstein will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles... Читать дальше...

Chipotle says its employees can choose chicken again. Last week, the chain asked its U.S. and Canadian employees to temporarily select another protein for their work meals to preserve the company's supply of chicken. The directive applied to both corporate staff and restaurant employees. The Mexican restaurant chain’s chief corporate affairs and food safety officer said on Thursday that the directive has been rescinded and employees can return to ordering chicken with their meals. Chipotle says its... Читать дальше...