Новости за 25.06.2021

Researchers at MIT said Friday that they have developed a way to expand potential sources of biofuels to include straw and woody plants that, historically, proved challenging to effectively process.

Members of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade got a look at development of the SB-1 Defiant vertical lift helicopter, the Army said on Friday.

A search and rescue dive team in Idaho recovered an iPhone that had been dropped into a river three days earlier -- and the alarm was still sounding.

Exercise Southern Jackaroo, with troops from the United States, Japan and Australia, ended successfully in Australia's Outback, the Marines said on Friday.

A Kansas teenager fishing in Oklahoma broke a world record when he reeled in a 164-pound paddlefish.

A Michigan library received a long-overdue book in the mail along with a letter from the daughter-in-law of the woman who checked it out in the 1940s.

Despite Congressional opposition, the State Department announced a determination this week to sell nearly $2.6 billion of defense material to the Philippines.

The guided missile destroyer USS Ross traveled to the Black Sea on Friday to participate in Exercise Sea Breeze, as the USS Laboon departed.

A wildlife refuge in New York is asking the public to keep a lookout for a "completely harmless" black bear that tunneled out of her enclosure.

A grocery store chain broke a Guinness World Record at a Missouri location by preparing a serving of 13,000 pancakes.

President Joe Biden on Friday signed a law designating the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., as a national memorial to ensure "that this isn't forgotten."

An ultra-thin, inflatable device may help treat the most severe forms of pain without the need for invasive surgery, the researchers who developed it said Friday.

Vice President Kamala Harris visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on June 25 to evaluate the immigration situation. President Joe Biden asked Harris in March to lead the administration's efforts to stem increases in unlawful migration from Latin America.

A new book on North Korea from a South Korean academic proposes studying the country's "hybridity" to better understand North Korean society.

A species called Homo Iongi, or "Dragon Man," and not the Neanderthals, may represent the closest relatives to present-day humans, according to a series of studies published Friday by the journal The Innovation.

The 2021 BET Awards are taking place Sunday from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The Japanese government said four coronavirus cases had been found among Olympics arrivals from overseas, after two members of the Ugandan delegation tested positive for COVID-19.

Authorities in California captured the last of the 40 cows that escaped from a slaughterhouse days earlier and the bovine will now have a new home thanks to songwriter Diane Warren.

Phoebe Dynevor, an actress known for playing Daphne on "Bridgerton," will star in the film "I Heart Murder."

K-pop stars Loona released clips of "PTT (Paint the Town)" and six other songs from their EP "[&]."

Belarusian opposition activist and journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, who were detained last month, were moved from a detention facility to house arrest Friday.

Americans Serena Williams and Cori "Coco" Gauff could meet early on at Wimbledon 2021, but Roger Federer can't face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic unless they both reach the final, according to Friday's draw.

"Schmigadoon!," a musical comedy starring Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth and Jane Krakowski, is coming to Apple TV+ in July.

The Justice Department announced Friday it will sue Georgia over the state's new voting law, saying it violates federal voting rights legislation.

The 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are taking place Friday on CBS and Paramount+.