Новости за 27.04.2022

Russia strikes back by cutting off gas to 2 NATO nations

A group of bipartisan Texas lawmakers visited a death row inmate whose execution they are trying to stop amid doubt about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter. State Reps. Jeff Leach and Joe Moody on Wednesday led a group…

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was put under anesthesia for about 10 minutes Wednesday to fix a minor irregular heartbeat. The governor's office says the problem was found when the 74-year-old governor was scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery. McMaster had…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus is under better control in the United States, but the pandemic isn't over. The nation's top infectious disease expert told The Associated Press that the country is “in a different moment” of the pandemic.…

A seemingly divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 high court decision. The outcome probably rests with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the only member of the court…

The ringleader of a scheme to import large quantities of raw anabolic steroids that were then processed and packaged for redistribution throughout the U.S. has been sentenced to six years in prison. Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island said Wednesday that…

The money was intended to compensate 14 county governments for insufficient logging on state forestlands.

Philomath High saw Sisters score three runs in the top of the seventh inning, but the Warriors held on for a 7-6 win in an Oregon West Conference baseball game.

The Washington Commanders have picked up edge rusher Montez Sweat's fifth-year option as expected. Sweat was Washington's second pick in the first round in 2019. Sweat has become a key part of Washington's defensive line along with fellow pass rusher…

This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a possible long wait before any of the players who throw, catch or run with the ball coming off the board. There has never…

After 636 days of climbing mountains, Nick Gardner is now halfway through his challenge.

A state investigation launched after George Floyd's murder finds that the Minneapolis police department engages in a pattern of race discrimination.

The death toll from disasters in two Polish coal mines rose to 18 after the bodies of four missing miners were found. The rescue operation at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine in southern Poland ended on Wednesday after the last miners missing…

Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in escalation

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed part of a budget bill for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The Republican says he objects to spending $50 million in public money for improvements to the adult hospital in Jackson. Reeves issued…

World leaders and Washington's political and foreign policy elite are paying their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America's first female secretary of state. Some 1,400 mourners gathered Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral, led by President Joe Biden and predecessors…

A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely — and illegally — ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and refused to obey direct orders from the chief to comply. The Seattle…

The final scheduled debate for North Carolina’s Republican Senate primary next month featured former Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker largely agreeing on issues and criticizing rival Rep. Ted Budd for his absence from another television forum.…

Police officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the penthouse of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard say they saw no marks on her face after a 2016 fight between the couple in which Heard says she was…

Fresh from the special unveiling of his Madame Tussauds wax figure in Medellín, Colombia, Maluma is ready to give the largest concert ever held at the Atanasio Girardot Soccer Stadium in his hometown. Tickets for Saturday’s show, titled “Medallo en…

The name of an off-duty Auburn police officer accused of fatally striking a pedestrian after losing control of his vehicle Saturday in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood has been released. The Seattle Times reports court and jail records show 33-year-old Michael L.…

A report from the New Mexico Legislature recommends that the state's largest school system prepare to close schools and cut education jobs. That's despite an influx of state and federal cash and nearly 700 unfilled school worker positions at Albuquerque…

Several civil rights groups are suing South Carolina over conditions at its juvenile lockups that have left children in state custody subject to violence and isolation. The lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday describes violence and neglect across facilities run…

The owner of a New York-based hedge fund that collapsed when it defaulted on margin calls has been arrested on charges alleging he defrauded leading global investment banks and brokerages. The charges unsealed Wednesday in an indictment in Manhattan federal…

A Florida teen who became a prominent opponent of the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill will be honored at next month’s PEN America gala. Jack Petocz, a high school junior, will be presented the PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage…