Новости за 18.05.2021

A Virginia woman ended up getting lucky twice over when she lost her $250,000 winning lottery ticket and found it in time to claim the prize.

A group of paddlers seeking the Guinness World Record for fastest canoe trip down the Mississippi River said they are ahead of schedule, despite delays from a bridge shutdown.

U.S. forces withdrawal from Afghanistan is up to 20% complete, U.S. Central Command said in an update Tuesday, amid Israel-Hamas violence in Gaza.

Nearly two in five older adults with COPD lack access to needed pulmonary rehabilitation services, an analysis presented Tuesday during the American Thoracic Society's 2021 conference found.

Sheriff's deputies in Florida responded to a Wendy's restaurant to relocate a "hangry" alligator that chased customers through the parking lot.

U.S. Air Force bombers conducted a global Bomber Task Force mission with allies and partners in multiple areas of responsibility this week, Strategic Command announced.

ABC released the first teaser for its "The Wonder Years" reboot on Tuesday. Don Cheadle narrates a look back to growing up in the '60s.

A British beverage company is seeking an "official cocktail tester" to get paid more than $280 to spend a year drinking free cocktails.

Charles Grodin, whose career spanned film, television, stage and literature, died Tuesday of bone marrow cancer at age 86.

An employee at a Kentucky grocery store picked up what he thought was a piece of trash on the floor and discovered it was a $1,000 money order.

A cyclist attempting to snap a selfie in the background of a live news broadcast on MSNBC ended up wiping out on national TV.

Four NBA teams will fight for two playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conference, respectively, as part of the league's new Play-In Tournament, which starts Tuesday.

The International Energy Agency said Tuesday reducing fossil fuel use can help clear a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to open a new production line for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter for foreign military sales at the manufacturer's Greenville, S.C., facility.

Bank of America announced Tuesday that it's raising its minimum hourly wage in the United States to $25 over the next four years.

The Lollapalooza music festival announced on Tuesday that it will be returning to Chicago this summer from July 29 to Aug. 1.

North Korea may have created a new ministry of information industry as part of Kim Jong Un's plan to modernize the economy.

Scientists have identified several new genes responsible for root growth in tomato and rice plants. The discovery could help scientists develop more drought-resistant crop varieties.

FX has given a two series order to docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham," which will follow Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds' purchase of a football club.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he opposes a 9/11-style commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol -- a position that drew a scathing response from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

North Korea initially highlighted the Gwangju Uprising in state media, but then scrubbed the incident from its historical texts, a North Korean defector said.

K-pop group Seventeen shared a release date and concept trailer for its mini album "Your Choice."

"Nine Perfect Strangers," a new series based on the Liane Moriarty novel and starring Nicole Kidman, will premiere Aug. 18 on Hulu.

North Carolina deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. during an arrest last month were justified in their actions and they will face no charges, the district attorney announced Tuesday.

A police officer and an animal control officer in New Hampshire came to the rescue of an 85-pound dog that plunged into a full, 500-gallon septic tank at its owner's home.