Новости за 22.01.2021

A designer of safety equipment for motorcyclists unveiled his latest invention: jeans fitted with airbags to prevent leg injuries in crashes.

The Defense Department announced a $3.6 billion contract with Northrop Grumman on Friday for support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node.

According to a new survey, published Friday in the journal One Earth, roughly a quarter of known bee species haven't made an appearance in public records in more than 20 years.

An Illinois couple said what initially seemed to be junk mail from a local car dealership turned out to be the first ultrasound images of their daughter, which they lost two years earlier.

The National Football League will invite 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers to be among the total of 22,000 live fans in the stands at February's Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay, Fla., NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.

An Oklahoma state representative introduced a bill that would establish a hunting season for one of the state's most infamous species of alleged native wildlife: Bigfoot.

Ten of the more than 4 million people in the United States who received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through Jan. 10 had a potentially life-threatening side effect, according to data released Friday by the CDC.

A rare portrait by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli is expected to fetch $80 million at auction next week, according to Sotheby's, a record for the Old Master.

A Canadian company is seeking full-time and part-time "candyologists" to serve as taste-testers for the company's confections.

The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security stopped construction work on the southern border wall and began a 100-day halt to deportations on Friday.

Mira Furlan, who starred as Delenn on "Babylon 5" and Danielle Rousseau on "Lost," has died at the age of 65.

The former head of the Vatican bank was sentenced to almost nine years in prison for money laundering and a real estate embezzlement scheme during the pontificates of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

Max released a video for a new remix of his song "Blueberry Eyes" featuring BTS member Suga, Lil Mosey and Olivia O'Brien.

SpaceX plans to launch the most satellites ever deployed in a single mission, 143, on Saturday morning from Florida for more than a dozen customers.

The effects of the seasonal flu in the United States remain "lower than usual for this time of year," with just 0.1% of nose and throat samples tested nationally coming back positive for the virus, according to the CDC.

Existing home sales in 2020 increased 5.6% from 2019, the largest increase since the Great Recession, and the median home sales price went up nearly 13%, the National Association of Realtors reported.

The Navy littoral combat ship USS Freedom held passing exercises with counterparts from the navies of El Salvador and Guatemala, the 4th Fleet said on Friday.

Brie Larson will executive produce and star in a new drama series for Apple TV+.

Legendary baseball star and onetime home run king Hank Aaron, who captivated the nation almost 50 years ago when he broke the mark held by Babe Ruth, died Friday at the age of 86.

Country music group Lady A received a surprise invitation from Darius Rucker to become members of the Grand Ole Opry.

"Euphoria" is giving fans a second special episode, Jason Segel helps friends in need in "Our Friend" and Lifetime explores the lives and careers of Salt-N-Pepa this weekend.

A sports nutrition company in Britain set a Guinness World Record by creating a protein bar weighing nearly 530 pounds.

Stassi Schroeder shared a first photo of Hartford, her baby girl with her husband and former "Vanderpump Rules" co-star, Beau Clark.

Lloyd J. Austin III was confirmed by the Senate as defense secretary on Friday, allowing the retired general to become the first Black Pentagon chief.

"The First Lady," a new anthology series starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, is coming to Showtime.