Новости за 10.08.2023

UConn guard Paige Bueckers, who posted a phenomenal freshman campaign, but missed the bulk of the last two seasons because of injuries, is medically cleared for 2023-24, the Huskies star announced.

Claire Hope -- the rapper and influencer known as Lil Tay -- has died at the age of 14.

It only took two starts for Michael Lorenzen to make a flawless impression for the Philadelphia Phillies, with the veteran pitcher issuing a no-hitter in his first home appearance since joining the team in a trade.

Pop music icon Taylor Swift has announced that her next album, "1989 (Taylor's Version,)" will be released on Oct. 27.

The death toll from a fire that damaged a vacation home for disabled people in northeastern France rose to 11 late Wednesday after a public prosecutor confirmed the location of two bodies that remains in the building.

Virgin Galactic will launch its second commercial spaceflight Thursday, and its first to carry an all-civilian crew including the first Caribbean astronauts, on the mission called Galactic-02.

A German defense department employee has appeared in federal court on suspicion of passing classified information to the Russian intelligence service, the federal prosecutor general's office said Thursday.

New research links air pollution to a variety of cancers, not just lung cancer.

The death toll from fast-moving wildfires that have forced communities to evacuate on two of Hawaii's islands has climbed to 36 late Wednesday, officials said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sacked his top general while calling for the military to boost weapons production and increase combat drills in preparation for an "offensive" war, state-run media reported Thursday.

Ben Kingsley discussed his preference for characters who are quite different from his true self, including his latest, "Jules," in theaters Friday.

The Top 70 players in the FedEx Cup playoff standings will tee off golf's postseason with the St. Jude Championship on Thursday in Memphis. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are among the favorites.

There are plenty of reasons to steer clear of sugary drinks, and new research highlights yet another one: Women who drink sodas and other sweetened drinks have a higher risk of developing liver cancer.

President Joe Biden will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for an official state visit in October, the White House said late Wednesday.

Three Mexican men accused of trafficking drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States, have been sanctioned by the Biden administration, as it continues to target the infamous Sinaloa Cartel.

Peter Berg told UPI he wanted to produce and direct the Netflix drama, "Painkiller," because he personally knows people whose lives have been destroyed by OxyContin, heroin and alcohol abuse.

On August 10, 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court's 107th justice.

Actor Rosanna Arquette turns 64 and actor Angie Harmon turns 51, among the famous birthdays for August 10.

Canada has imposed sanctions targeting Belarus on the third anniversary of the European nation's widely discredited re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to a sixth term in office.

A former activist for Republican Party activities in Minnesota was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.

Iraq has ordered all media and social media platforms in the country to stop using the words "homosexual" and "homosexuality," and replace them with the term "sexual deviance" in publications and broadcasts.

Robbie Robertson, a film composer and the Band co-founder who penned the 1970s classics "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at the age of 80.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday banning U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies that come from China.

Disney announced new prices for its various subscription packages for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ on Wednesday. New plans roll out Sept. 6 and Oct. 12.

The U.S. Department of Labor, Norfolk Southern, and the union representing workers have entered into an agreement to improve safety conditions at the site of a February train derailment in East Palestine Ohio.