Новости за 12.08.2023

One person was killed, three were hospitalized and several others remained missing Saturday in the wake of an explosion that destroyed or damaged at least a dozen homes near Pittsburgh, officials said.

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned 'unjustifiable violence' in Ecuador after this week's assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Typhoon Lan is nearing Japan's Ogasawara Islands and could begin dumping heavy rain and strong wind on parts of the country early next week, officials warned Saturday.

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated for several hours Saturday as Paris police investigated a bomb threat, the tower's operator said.

Pakistani leaders have appointed Anwaarul Haq Kakar, a little-known senator, as the country's interim leader, outgoing prime minister Shehbaz Sharif's office confirmed Saturday.

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Saturday ratified a bill criminalizing a wide range of online speech, which human rights activists have denounced as a crackdown on political dissent in the country.

At least six people are dead and more than 50 have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsized and sank near Calais in the English Channel early Saturday morning, French and British officials said.

Universal Pictures has announced plans to re-release "Jurassic Park" back into theaters in honor of the classic dinosaur movie's 30th anniversary.

A Minneapolis police officer was shot and wounded while pursuing suspects in a robbery, the city's police chief says.

A former Family Feud contestant who joked on the game show that his marriage was a mistake has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife.

Jason Momoa is asking tourists not to travel to Maui in the wake of this week's deadly wildfires, which have killed at least 80 islanders.

Former Tennessee Republican State Sen. Brian Kelsey has been sentenced to 21 months in prison over campaign finance law violations, justice department officials say.

Poland has inaugurated a permanent military task force of 4,000 soldiers near its border with Russian ally Belarus for the purposes of "training and defense," the country's defense minister said Saturday.

Rapper Travis Scott's "Utopia" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.

The death toll from ongoing wildfires that have swept through the Hawaii island of Maui climbed to 80 on Saturday as firefighters continued to battle flare-ups in the devastated city of Lahaina.

A child traveling to Chicago as part of the state of Texas' migrant busing program died, the Texas Division of Emergency Management says.

Actor/model Cara Delevingne turns 31 and actor Yvette Nicole Brown turns 52, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 12.

On Aug. 12, 2017, a car plowed through a crowd of counterprotesters at a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., killing Heather Heyer.

A long punt return for a touchdown and interception for a score highlighted what was an otherwise ugly preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

A shooting at a Home Depot in Pensacola, Fla., left one person dead and two wounded Friday.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who hasn't practiced for two weeks because of a calf injury, threw passes and ran on the field before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday in Cincinnati.

On Saturday, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Earth and the sun for the first time since it was launched 17 years ago.

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden Friday.

All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams appeared to sustain a leg injury and left practice early Friday in Henderson, Nev.