Новости за 28.01.2021

An Arizona firefighter recently hospitalized with COVID-19 received an unusual visit from his co-workers when they used a ladder truck to drop by his window.

Air Force B-52H Stratofortress crews assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Louisiana's Barksdale Air Force Base completed a presence patrol in the Middle East this week.

A barrage of wintry weather, including heavy rain, even heavier snow and powerful winds, which have toppled outdoor restaurants' dining setups, has hit California and it's not over yet.

The Navy destroyer USS Porter entered the Black Sea Thursday to conduct routine maritime security operations with NATO allies and partners in the region.

At least six people were killed and nine others hospitalized after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food packing plant in Gainesville, Ga., on Thursday.

PlayStation 5 exclusive title "Returnal" has been delayed until April 30, the company announced Thursday.

With the help of X-ray tomography, scientists have for the first time observed the evolution of materials inside solid state batteries during the charging and discharging processes.

K-pop star Hyuna released the mini album "I'm Not Cool" and a music video for her song of the same name.

German public health officials recommended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but said it should be given only to people under age 65.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will lead Democrats' efforts to keep control of the Senate in 2022 as chair of the party's senatorial campaign committee.

The commander of the destroyer USS Forrest Sherman was relieved of duty this week, according to both the Navy and the officer's attorney.

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed two executive orders that aim to fulfill two key campaign promises -- expanding Americans' access to healthcare and protecting women's health and reproductive rights.

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "The Craft: Legacy," "Sex Education," "P-Valley," "Hollywood" and "Queer Eye" are among the GLAAD Media Awards nominees.

A basketball team in Hungary showed off their acrobatics skills as well as their ball handling abilities by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest barani flip bounce-pass relay for a forward flip slam dunk.

Emilio Estevez returns to hockey and reprises his role as coach Gordon Bombay in a new trailer for Disney's "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers."

General Motors said Thursday it plans to become a "carbon neutral" company in its global products and operations by 2040 along with ending tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035.

NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday for astronauts who have died during the exploration of space -- which this year falls on the 35th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

A chimpanzee at an Australian zoo escaped from its enclosure early Thursday morning, but it returned to the exhibit without any intervention, officials said.

Brand-name prescription drug prices in the United States are nearly three times higher than those in 32 other high-income countries, according to a report released Thursday by the RAND Corporation.

Robinhood stock trading app restricted transactions for GameStop stock and other Reddit thread r/WallStreetbets stocks Thursday, citing market volatility.

"Keeping Up with the Kardashians," starring the Kardashian-Jenner family, will return for a final season March 18 on E!

While pandemic lockdowns may have initially triggered feelings of isolation and worry, stay-at-home stress dissipated with time as people adjusted to their "new normal," research suggests.

The second half of "Lupin" Season 1 is coming to Netflix in the summer, the streaming service announced on Twitter Thursday.

There have long been theories that women's menstrual cycles align with the moon, and a new study suggests there's some truth to that. The findings may reflect remnants of a lunar influence that benefited human ancestors.

Officials in South Carolina said Thursday they have identified two cases of a COVID-19 variant that emerged recently in South Africa -- the first confirmed cases of the mutated virus in the United States.