Новости за 23.08.2017

A U.N. committee called on the U.S. government to "unequivocally and unconditionally reject and condemn" racism following the Charlottesville violent protests.

A derailed train in New York City's Penn Station delayed morning travel on Wednesday, another incident in regional commuters' "summer of hell."

Doctors can help boost use of high blood pressure medications by their poor patients simply by talking to them, a new study suggests.

Indications of waning U.S. consumer demand overshadowed concerns about a storm in the Gulf of Mexico to help drag oil prices lower Wednesday morning.

Astronomers from Chile used the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, or VLTI, to map the surface and motion of the bright star Antares.

Forecasters say what used to be Tropical Storm Harvey is regaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a hurricane when it hits Texas later this week.

Spice Girls singer Mel B threw a cup of water on Simon Cowell and stormed off after he made a wisecrack about her wedding night.

A couple cruising Florida's Turnpike captured video of a motorcyclist standing on the back of his bike while performing a high-speed wheelie.

Two men were acquitted, for the second time, of charges related to the high-profile 2014 standoff between federal agents and rancher Cliven Bundy.

Martin Scorsese is producing an origin film based around signature Batman villain The Joker under a new DC Comics film banner.

A Florida woman who spotted a "fat snake" slithering beneath her deck called in a wildlife expert who went under her house to catch the ball python.

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems is receiving a $28.4 million contract for the procurement of FMU-139C/B bomb fuses and associated equipment.

With inclement weather brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Anadarko Petroleum said it pulled non-essential staff from its offshore facilities.

A number of wildfires continue to burn across Oregon Wednesday -- the largest of which has already charred nearly 100,000 acres, fire officials said.

Beijing on Wednesday condemned new U.S. sanctions against Chinese and Russian companies for allegedly helping North Korea with its nuclear program.

WWE Superstar Dana Brooke announced on Instagram the death of her boyfriend, bodybuilder Dallas McCarver.

A headless body found in Denmark this week has been identified by police as belonging to missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who disappeared two weeks ago.

Cambodia's government signed off on the preliminary agreements necessary to implement its first offshore oil development ever, a Singapore-listed company said.

The Phoenix Police Department is investigating its officers' use of force against a crowd of demonstrators protesting in the streets against President Trump.

Police used pepper spray and flash grenades to control crowds protesting in the streets after President Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally in Phoenix.

Michael K. Williams' role in Disney's upcoming "Star Wars" film about a young Han Solo has been cut.

The OPEC-led effort to ease the global surplus of crude oil with production declines hurt Kuwait, but its economy is growing, a World Bank official said.

The Chinese resort city of Macau reported three deaths and numerous power outages as Typhoon Hato struck the island with gale-force winds.

AJ Styles defended his United States Championship against Kevin Owens one last time Tuesday in the main event of Smackdown Live.

The Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of new barrels of product are expected from a project in the Niger Delta.