Новости за 07.08.2020

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. has one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates anywhere in the world, even though the nation has recorded more deaths from the coronavirus than any other country....

Two cats in Brazos County, Texas, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Texas A&M University researchers said both cats were asymptomatic and lived with people who have also tested positive, according to a statement from the university....

Texas Tech has dismissed women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings, citing reports of abuse within the  program, the university confirmed Thursday night.“Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt has announced the termination of Lady Raider...

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden said his faith is the "bedrock foundation of my life" after President Trump accused him of being "against God" on Thursday.In a statement released via ema...

The White House and congressional Democrats warned Thursday night that they remain far apart on coronavirus relief, raising new doubts that they can reach a consensus on sweeping legislation to address the public health c...

Hours after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the governor announced a second test had come back negative.

California surpassed 10,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus Thursday, part of an ongoing surge in a state once seen as largely spared from the worst of the pandemic.

Activist Marquita Bradshaw scored a surprise victory in the Democratic Senate primary in Tennessee on Thursday, dispensing with Senate Democratic leaders' preferred candidate James Mackler in a five-way nominating contest...

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in a Thursday night tweet clarified his comments comparing African American and Latino communities.The former vice president acknowledged stateme...

President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order barring any transactions between U.S. companies and the Chinese parent company of TikTok beginning in 45 days, the latest action in the administration's campaign again...

Marine Corps veteran Shane Brooks staged a nine-hour silent protest at the Utah state capitol, hoping to raise awareness about racial injustice and the particular risks mentally ill people of color face in police encounters.“Oftentimes people of...

President Trump's advisers were wary to talk to him about military options over fears he'd accidentally start a war, ...

President Trump's advisers were wary to talk to him about military options over fears he’d accidentally start a war, CNN’s Jim Sciutto reported Thursday.Sciutto, CNN’s chief national security correspondent, said multiple former administration...

Kanye West may have filed to appear on Wisconsin's presidential ballot minutes after the Tuesday deadline, ...

Last month, FBI Director Christopher Wray laid bare the ramifications of a broad, sophisticated effort that China has been made to steal American intellectual property, warning that it represents, “one of the largest transfers of wealth in human...

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) announced Thursday he will not impose a statewide mask mandate but will allow local officials to impose mandates of their own.Herbert said Thursday that local governments will be permitte...

A Catholic voters group called on presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden to condemn the "rising climate of anti-Catholicism" in the country in a Thursd...

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a minister with ties to Liberty University, on Thursday called for the school's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to resign. “Jerry Falwell Jr’s ongoing behavior is appalling. As a Music Faculty Advisory Board Member and...

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a minister with ties to Liberty University, on Thursday called for the school's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to resign."Jerry Falwell Jr's ongoing behavior is appalling. As a Music Facul...

An Arizona teacher is facing a $2,000 fine from a school district after quitting his job over health concerns amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Tavious Peterkin was set to teach his first year at Dysart Unified School District in Arizona this...

Top Congressional Democrats said on Thursday that the postmaster general confirmed in a closed-door meeting this week that he had instituted operational changes, and are urging him to change course amid reports of delays. House Speaker...

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a House GOP lawsuit alleging that the proxy voting system approved by House Democrats is unconstitutional.District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that the constitution's Speech or Debate Clause prohibited...

Former President George W. Bush announced on Facebook Thursday that he will publish a book of portraits he’s painted to honor 43 U.S. immigrants.The former president, an avid painter, said that his portraits will be featured in “Out of Many, One:...

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Thursday that President Trump is preparing "aggressive" executive action on coronavirus stimulus if the sides fail to solidify a deal on emergency legislation in the coming days.Heading in to yet another...

A group of more than 30 female Democratic members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), called on Facebook Thursday to "start doing more" to crack down on misogynistic attacks and disinformation po...