Новости за 15.01.2021

The U.S. Navy plans to integrate anti-ship missiles aboard its amphibious ships, it announced this month, part of a larger effort to increase ship firepower.

A 16-member U.S. Air Force task force completed initial assessments this week for greater efforts at command-wide accountability.

Global deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2 million Friday as the United States continues to face a surge in new cases and deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Giving low-income women mammograms when they're hospitalized can boost their breast cancer screening rates, according to a new study.

A North Carolina man said he at first misread a winning lottery ticket and thought he had only won $1,000, but it turned out he actually won $150,000.

The British Ministry of Defense said Friday it plans this year to double the number of Somali National Army soldiers it trains in infantry skills, and announced the 500th graduate of its training course in Somalia.

The last federal death row inmate scheduled to be executed by the Trump administration is awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court review of his case to learn if he'll be put to death Friday.

Shorter quarantines for athletes, along with mid-quarantine testing, may improve their compliance without increasing the risk that they'll infect others, a new study suggests.

Northrop Grumman began outfitting six portable buildings to be used as command posts for Poland's air and missile defense program, it announced.

A mule deer in Pine, Colo., was rescued by park rangers after getting its head jammed into a 10-pound plastic bird feeder.

Federal police arrested two-time major championship winner Angel Cabrera on Friday in Brazil after he was wanted for alleged crimes he commited in Argentina.

Using data from RNA-folding experiments, scientists have created new high-resolution, slow-motion videos illuminating the ways RNA molecules contort themselves to squeeze inside cells.

A dog stolen in Denver on New Year's Day inside an unlocked car was returned to its owner after being missing for two weeks.

French archaeologists said Thursday they discovered the grave of a small child with what appears to be a pet dog dating to the Roman rule of the region about 2,000 years ago.

A South Korean celebrity who owned a nightclub in Seoul that shuttered after multiple rape incidents was indicted for mobilizing gang members.

Patches, a calico cat that went missing during the Southern California mudslides in January 2018, has been reunited with her owner.

K-pop group GOT7 shared a special video with fans on its seventh anniversary as a group.

President-elect Joe Biden has started a new transitional Twitter account to build followers going into his new administration, but he will have to build the official Twitter base from scratch.

A more contagious strain of COVID-19 could become the "predominant" one in the United States by March, potentially undermining gains in infection control spurred by vaccines, researchers from the CDC predicted.

"The Crew," a new comedy starring Kevin James and Jillian Mueller, will premiere Feb. 15 on Netflix.

The Russian government announced Friday that it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty -- a 30-year-old pact among 34 nations that permits unarmed surveillance flights -- after the United States dropped out last fall.

"WandaVision," "One Night in Miami," "Batwoman," "Locked Down," "Outside the Wire" and "Servant" Season 2 are some of the entertainment options streaming this weekend.

U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan fell to 2,500 in each country in accordance with White House orders, the Acting Defense Secretary announced on Friday.

"Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie," a new film starring Bear Grylls, will premiere Feb. 16 on Netflix.

The NBA has fined Kyrie Irving $50,000 and assigned the Brooklyn Nets guard a five-day quarantine for violations of COVID-19 health and safety protocol, the league announced Friday.