Новости за 22.04.2020

A former men’s soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty in connection with the college admissions scandal.Jorge Salcedo will plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit racketeering in...

The former head of the federal office that will be at the forefront of developing a cure for COVID-19 said he was forced out after he prioritized science instead of promoting unproven treatments....

President Trump nearly fired a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official after she said in February that the agency was preparing for a pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal.“It’s not a question of if this will happen but...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging President Trump to walk back a signing statement from last month's massive coronavirus package, warning it could be used to sideline inspectors general (IGs).Grassley, in a letter to Trump, said he was "...

Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) says in a new interview that she and she alone bears responsibility for a failure to report several stock trades she made after winning office in 2018.Speaking with CBS Miami, the Florida Democrat said that she knew...

We should seriously consider whatever has the potential to bring us together as a nation.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said in an interview with The Washington Post on Wednesday that President Trump will “move swiftly” to expand the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) for development of medical supplies....

Tens of thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for major streaming platforms to offer 60 days of free service to people isolated amid social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.“Many people are turning to...

Sen. Mark Warner received some culinary advice from fellow senators after video went viral showing the Virginia Democrat preparing a tuna melt with an inordinate amount of mayonnaise during stay-at-home orders for the pandemic.“...

Over 50 House Democrats led by Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro are calling on the administration to expand benefits in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (...

CNN employees currently working remotely won't be returning to its offices until early September, CNN President Jeff Zucker said in a memo to employees on Wednesday.Zucker, who has been at the...

Former Vice President Al Gore (D) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's (D) presidential candidacy on Wednesday during a climate-change focused livestream discussion on Earth Day."We need policy changes and th...

The Trump administration will launch a review of the management structure of the World Health Organization (WHO) amid criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the head of a U.S. agency said Wednesday.John Barsa, head of the United...

The Trump administration launched an interactive webpage Wednesday streaming footage of the wall being constructed on the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) webpage streams video and...

The White House coronavirus task force is set to hold a news briefing on Wednesday afternoon.The briefing is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.Watch live in the video above.

The U.S. has confirmed the first cases of coronavirus in companion animals after two pet cats tested positive in New York state, officials with the Department of Agriculture and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed...

Top executives of the Fox Corporation, including co-chairman Chairman Rupert Murdoch and Executive Chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch, will give up their salaries and as many as 700 senior executives will see their pay redu...

Joe Biden is leading President Trump by 4 percentage points in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday, giving the f...

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams suggested Wednesday that former Vice President Joe Biden should choose a woman of color as his running mate in an effort to have the Democratic ticket reflect the diversity of America....

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on Wednesday announced new legislation aimed at hiring hundreds of thousands of new public health workers into a "Health Force" modeled after New D...

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on Wednesday announced new legislation aimed at hiring hundreds of thousands of new public health workers into a "Health Force" modeled after New Deal programs during the Great...

Fifty years ago, millions of Americans who were fed up with years of environmental neglect gathered across the country to demand protections for our planet and to commit to leaving a healthier world for future generations. In the years since, Earth...

A Louisville attorney was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly making threats against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D).

The novel coronavirus is causing strokes in some younger adults who are otherwise asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, doctors who have treated the virus said Wednesday.Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System, told...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has increased 40 percent since last month. The increase coincides with record numbers of applications for...