Новости за 05.01.2024

The daughter of the school administrator injured in an Iowa school shooting Thursday said she anticipated her father would attempt to distract the shooter, as he did, and would therefore be a victim in the shooting. Claire Marburger shared a post on Facebook thanking the community for its support while her dad, Perry High School...

The slate of so-called "fake electors" in New Mexico who falsely claimed former President Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election will not face criminal charges, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. “It is disgraceful that New Mexicans were enlisted in a plot to undermine democracy and thwart the peaceful and orderly transfer of power," New...

Michelle Obama says that life in the White House challenged her in ways that she “never anticipated.” The former first lady is poised to open up about the experience in a forthcoming episode of “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” premiering Monday. In an exclusive clip obtained by ITK, Shetty asked Obama what being part of the first family at...

Greta Van Susteren, a host on conservative cable channel Newsmax, questioned Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on the timing of the ongoing House GOP impeachment inquiry into President Biden. "When will you issue a report or do something? Because if you wait until October, the so-called October surprise right before November is like ... in terms...

As the one-year anniversary of the death of Tyre Nichols approaches, the family’s attorneys are recommitting to “fighting for justice for Tyre.” In a statement on Friday, renowned civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci said Nichols’s family has been “touched” by the support they have received over the last year. “What happened on...

Twenty-four people have been sickened in 14 states in a salmonella outbreak tied to charcuterie meats, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday. “Salmonella was identified in an unopened sample of ‘Busseto Foods Charcuterie Sampler Prosciutto, Sweet Soppressata, and Dry Coppa’ collected by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as a part of the investigation,”...

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday unveiled a slate of administrative rules meant to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender adults, one week after vetoing legislation that would have banned care for minors. DeWine said during a press conference that Ohio’s Department of Health and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services...

Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley is finding herself on defense again after she said “I had Black friends growing up” during a town hall as she sought to clean up remarks she made around the cause of the Civil War. During a CNN town hall in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, Haley was asked to...

National Rifle Association (NRA) head Wayne LaPierre will resign from the organization at the end of the month, the group announced Friday. LaPierre’s resignation, first reported by Fox News, comes as the organization defends itself in a New York civil suit alleging that he and other executives spent millions of the group’s funds on luxury...

In spite of modern-day corporate messaging about getting behind employee work-life balance and mental health advocacy, more than half of employees still feel pressured into working late. Last month’s Workforce Index by Slack, the workplace communications app, shows that two workers in five take on additional hours outside of the set eight-hour day, either by...

More than 1,000 additional auto dealers have registered for the point-of-sale electric vehicle tax credit since it became available Jan. 1, the Treasury Department confirmed Friday morning. Treasury officials told reporters that as of Friday, more than 8,700 dealers had registered for the credit, up from the 7,400 announced in late December. Alterations to the...

Shipping giant Maersk warned Friday that cargo ship diversions caused by Houthi military activity in the Red Sea will likely cause disruptions to international shipping and supply lines. Maersk and other major shippers began diverting their ships south from the Red Sea this week after Houthi rebels in Yemen began firing on civilian and military...

Israel’s government appears to be constrained by its most desperate and ideologically-driven members, whose extreme views and precarious political positions compel them to make bold, divisive decisions.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday said he would set up a dialogue to discuss the removal of the U.S. military presence in his country after an American strike killed an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad on Thursday. In an address, al-Sudani said the agreement under which American troops are based in Iraq...

The American “Radio Free” concept comes with marked deficiencies.

Former President Trump, his business and several top executives — including his adult sons — used “myriad deceptive schemes” to falsely inflate his net worth by billions, the New York attorney general’s office argued Friday in court filings ahead of closing remarks in his fraud trial next week. “The conclusion that defendants intended to defraud...

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) announced Friday morning he will not run for reelection, leaving all three of the state's Republican-held congressional seats up for grabs in the upcoming November election. Lamborn's district has been a solidly Republican district and was not seen as competitive before his decision. Lamborn won his 2022 reelection bid with 57...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, joined MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" Friday to discuss Democrats' recent report that former President Trump's businesses took in at least $7.8 million from foreign entities in 20 countries while he was in the White House. “The founders of our Constitution were terrified that presidents or...

The Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One” is more than just another Godzilla film.

President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Friday on the state of democracy during a campaign stop at Valley Forge Landing Zone in Philadelphia. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EST. Watch the video above.

What a difference a week can make. Now, according to the CDC, 21 states and New York City are experiencing "very high" levels of sickness.

A surprisingly strong December jobs gain is good news for President Biden as the prospect of the long-sought-after “soft landing” comes into greater focus at the start of an election year. Payrolls came in hot in December with 216,000 new jobs added to the economy and the unemployment rate remaining low at 3.7 percent, according...

Retiring California Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D) is bolstering support for California Assembly Member Luz Rivas as his successor, joining forces with the Hispanic Democrats' campaign arm, an institution he grew into a major player. Cárdenas and Bold PAC — the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's (CHC) campaign arm — are throwing their weight behind Rivas, an MIT...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! Is everyone on the East Coast casually stocking up on eggs, milk and bread today? I know I’m editorializing here, but what a lame assortment of ingredients for when you’re snowed in. My winter storm shopping list includes Cape Cod potato chips, chocolate chip cookie dough, pad thai and every...

As late as 2020, the Kremlin announced it would “use the advantages” of global climate change.