Новости за 18.05.2020

A Tyson Foods poultry facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., remains closed 12 days after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that all U.S. meatpacking plants would fully reopen in the next seven to 10 days.Perdue ...

President Trump said that he was "surprised" by Attorney General William Barr's statement that he doesn't anticipate a criminal investigation into former President Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden....

President Trump said that he was “surprised” by Attorney General William Barr’s statement that he doesn’t anticipate a criminal investigation into former President Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden.“I think if it was me, they would do it. I...

The University of Kentucky has fired all four of its cheerleading coaches, saying a three-month investigation discovered hazing and other “inappropriate conduct” by the cheerleading squad that the coaches failed to stop.“The University of Kentucky...

President Trump on Monday said he fired the State Department inspector general at the request of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, but appeared unfamiliar with any of the investigations the inspector general was said to be...

President Trump on Monday said he fired the State Department inspector general at the request of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, but appeared unfamiliar with any of the investigations the inspector general was said to be conducting into...

The largest super PAC backing Senate Republicans has reserved more than $10 million in airtime in Montana, a sign that another state is turning into a Senate battleground.The Senate Leadership Fund has reserved the...

President Trump on Monday revealed he's taking hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug that he's championed as a potential treatment for coronavirus despite limited evidence from the medical community.The president said he consulted with...

President Trump on Monday revealed he's taking hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug that he's championed as a potential treatment for coronavirus despite limited evidence from the medical community.The presiden...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that the administration is working on expanding the loan period for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to give small businesses more time to spend funds.Restaurant i...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that the administration is working on expanding the loan period for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to give small businesses more time to spend funds.Restaurant industry leaders asked Mnuchin and...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will take over as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee after Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) stepped aside last week amid a federal investigation into recent stock sales. “I am glad to announce that Senator Marco...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Monday that child care facilities will be allowed to reopen immediately, while bars will be allowed to reopen Friday.Abbott also said restaurants would be allowed to expand capa...

President Trump rejected an invitation to speak at a virtual meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO), a body that he has repeatedly targeted over its response to the coronavirus outbreak."I’ll be giving them a statement sometime in the near...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, was met with repeated interruptions during his virtual campaign speech on Monday even as he delivered it from the comforts of his own Delaw...

At the FCC’s request, nearly 800 communications companies and trade groups signed the “Keep Americans Connected” pledge. The signatories agreed not to terminate service to any residential or small business customer, and to waive any late fees...

President Trump on Monday quizzed the owner of the Houston Rockets during a White House event about the fate of the NBA season, which has been suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.Tilman Fertitta, CEO of the Landry’s Inc. restaurant group and...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was officially disbarred by the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday, according to local reports. Blagojevich had been removed from office in 2009 and later convicted of a wide array of corruption charges...

A man in Nashville, Tenn., has been arrested after allegedly attacking a couple with a machete after becoming angry that he could not access a charity that feeds homeless individuals due to a coronavirus-related shutdown.Kelvin Edwards, 35, was...

The Senate Intelligence Committee will vote Tuesday on Rep. John Ratcliffe's (R-Texas) nomination to be the next director of national intelligence. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the committee vote from the floor on...

A doctor who delayed his retirement to fight the coronavirus pandemic at a low-income hospital died of COVID-19, The New Yor...

Former President Obama joined his wife, Michelle Obama, on Monday in reading a children’s book for the former first lady's weekly reading program. Michelle Obama read two books about animals for "Mondays with Michelle Obama" for PBS Kids...

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is publicly urging a key GOP chairman to focus on the coronavirus ahead of a scheduled vote on a subpoena related to a controversial investigation into Hunter Biden and Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings.Harris...

An Ocean City, Md., restaurant will use inner tube–shaped tables to keep customers separated once Gov. Larry Hogan (R) allows restaurants to reopen.The tables were custom-made for the Fish Tales restaurant and developed by Baltimore-based Revolution...

A top teachers union knocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “watered down” reopening guidelines, calling it a “flimsy flowchart.”National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García said school officials...