Новости за 08.01.2024

Blizzard conditions are expected in the Great Plains and the Pacific Northwest, while the Northeast braces for more precipitation following weekend snowfall.

Woods signed a five-year deal worth $40 million when he turned pro in 1996 after his unprecedented third straight U.S. Amateur title. It was shocking money at the time.

Plans are still coming together, but two up-and-coming names on Broadway are already attached to the Prince project: playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Lileana Blain-Cruz.

Investigators are trying to understand why a system that's worked well on other planes failed here, and the plug itself may hold clues.

Wissam al-Tawil is the most senior militant in the secretive armed group Hezbollah killed since Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. The killing in southern Lebanon is the latest Gaza-linked escalation.

Congress reaches a deal to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year to avoid a shutdown. Defense Sec. Austin's secretive hospital stay raises questions.

People in northern Israel are living through a low-level war. Israeli troops are trading fire with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon. What's adding to the risk of a wider conflict?

Customers at the CaliExpress restaurant in Pasadena will order and pay for their food from self-serve kiosks, and they can then watch as robots grind premium beef for their burger and cook up fries.

When Rodney Holbrook left his workbench a mess at the end of the day, he would discover it was tidied up in the morning. A night vision camera video showed a mouse gathering loose items in a tray.

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to a NTSB lab.

The Biden administration hopes changes to farming can help achieve its climate agenda. The Department of Agriculture has an additional goal: improving service to Black and other underserved farmers.

The Old Farmer's Almanac says the moon got the nickname because wolves were likely heard howling in mid-winter. Wolf experts say the pack may be howling during full moons for other reasons.

More Israeli soldiers head north toward the border with Lebanon. Congressional leaders reach deal to fund the government. The president is told days later after the defense secretary was hospitalized.

Republican hopefuls are making closing arguments to voters ahead of next Monday's first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest: the Iowa caucuses.

We hear from Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, who is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas — a method of execution that has never been used in the U.S.

Sheikh Hasina has been elected to a fourth successive term in elections that were marred by a boycott and low voter turnout. What's next, and what are the implications for the U.S.?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mike Spies, senior staff writer of The Trace, a nonprofit media outlet for gun-related news, about LaPierre's legacy, and how he shaped America's gun culture.

While earthquakes and volcanic activity around the world may have been in the news a lot over the past year, there's no real increase. The number of climate disasters, however, is rising.

NPR's Michel Martin asks retired pilot and safety consultant John Cox about the mid-flight blowout of part of an aircraft fuselage and the FAA's subsequent grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.

This year's Golden Globes were handed out in the first major broadcast of the Hollywood awards season since actors' and writers' strikes were settled.

Michigan may be favored beat Washington on Monday night's title game in Houston, but both teams boast a seasoned lineup and consistent records.

The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.

A CEO of one of the companies offering "memorial spaceflights" says his customers view it as "an appropriate celebration" of their loved ones.