Новости за 12.02.2018

The Boston Police Department came under fire Sunday for tweeting a Black History Month Tribute about a white basketball coach.

Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for snap parliamentary elections after the party he fielded as a proxy swept local elections over the weekend in a major blow to the reformist government elected just three years ago.

NBC reportedly fired one of its Olympic analysts who praised Japan’s role in South Korea’s economic development, and disregarding Tokyo’s rule with an iron first from 1940 to 1945, which is still a sensitive subject to many in Seoul.

Jamie Anderson defended her title in Olympic women's slopestyle snowboarding on Monday, surviving blustery and treacherous conditions at Phoenix Snow Park to give the United States its second gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.

Two separate crimes against children in recent days have one haunting similarity: authorities have pointed to Voodoo rituals as a possible motive.

A Kentucky gunman killed his parents, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s mother at two locations Saturday afternoon in Johnson County, before ending his own life, State Police said Sunday.

Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu made history Monday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as she landed a triple axel during her performance — a feat never performed by an American woman at the Winter Games.

President Trump signed an emergency declaration for American Samoa Sunday evening after the South Pacific islands were hit by Tropical Storm Gita last week.

An explosion at a main power plant in Puerto Rico caused a blackout Sunday, as officials said several municipalities were without power.

A stunning discovery in London's River Thames forced officials to evacuate the nearby London City Airport on Sunday, after reports said an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found.

Five members of a Venezuelan regional police force have been arrested and accused of kidnapping the other of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, local media reported Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was reportedly arrested Sunday on charges of domestic violence.

A deadly plane crash in Russia Sunday that left 71 people dead was captured on surveillance footage which appears to show the moment the An-148 crashed just minutes after it took off.

A registered sex offender from a small town in Pennsylvania was re-elected as the town’s fire chief, prompting widespread outrage.

A 911 operator took a call after two Ohio cops were killed and heard a woman say “my husband shot the police officers” as she hid in the bushes, it was reported Sunday.

As The Weinstein Co. was reportedly about to close a deal to be sold off to a predominantly female-led buyer, the New York Attorney General has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the company, calling its future and sale into question.

Three British nationals were killed and four other people were in critical condition after a tourist helicopter crashed in an "extremely remote area" of the Grand Canyon, officials said Sunday.

CNN is getting dragged online for writing a glowing puff piece about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, who sat among world dignitaries at the Olympics in Pyeongchang and tossed a diplomatic offer to the South aimed at ending seven decades of hostility.

A Florida police officer who claimed he was ousted from a McDonald’s drive-thru on Friday for his profession said he was “shocked” and “disappointed” at how the fast-food worker treated him.

A 22-year-old woman trying to cross the southern U.S.-Mexico border wall illegally fell off a cliff during her attempt, landing her in the hospital with a fractured spine.

The White House will announce plans to stop funding the International Space Station after 2024 when it unveils its proposed budget Monday, Fox News has confirmed.

With a spending deal now completed, Congress begins efforts this week to pass bipartisan immigration reform -- starting on Monday with a rare, open-ended Senate debate that will largely focus on the future of tens-of-thousands of illegal immigrants known as DREAMers.

The White House will unveil a plan to increase infrastructure spending by $1.5 trillion that relies heavily on state and local governments, a senior administration official said Sunday.

Kentucky authorities say a male suspect is among five people who were found dead following separate shooting attacks at a residence and apartment complex.

Following the death of her former manager, Rose McGowan has commented on the tragic loss and her story’s role in the event.