Новости за 16.06.2021

The Education Department on Wednesday said it plans to enforce elements of Title IX that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

A Michigan woman said she would not have been able to purchase the scratch-off lottery ticket that earned her a $1 million jackpot if a store clerk hadn't unlocked the closed door so she could shop.

Residents of a rural region of Victoria, Australia, found their towns blanketed in cobwebs resulting from spiders fleeing from flood conditions.

A mechanical problem foiled two astronauts' efforts Wednesday to install a massive new solar array at the International Space Station during a spacewalk that lasted seven hours and 15 minutes.

The Shadow Operations Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is a test bed for emerging warfighting technologies, the U.S. Air Force said this week in a statement.

The Royal Danish Air Force demonstrated its Danish Contingent, or DANCON, exercise on U.S. soil for the first time at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., the base announced this week.

People who include fiber from fruits, vegetables and other sources in their diets before colorectal cancer surgery can lower risk for complications after the procedure, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Surgery found.

In a highly anticipated summit, U.S. President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland on Wednesday. The leaders held separate press conferences afterward, starting with Putin.

A New York man who helped a mother duck and her eight ducklings cross a busy road captured video of the moment the family of birds strolled into a Brooklyn bagel shop.

The submarine USS California returned to the fleet this week after the fastest maintenance of its kind, the U.S. Navy announced on Wednesday.

Firefighters in Nevada conducted an unusual rescue when a teenager who found herself locked out of her home tried to climb down through the chimney and became stuck.

The House plans to vote Wednesday on legislation to make Juneteenth -- which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States -- a federal holiday.

The United Nations has a record of more than 3,830 files of North Korea-related human rights violations and is maintaining an electronic archive for future legal reference.

Paramount+ released a new teaser for Season 2 of "Star Trek: Picard" which shows the reunion of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Q (John de Lancie).

A 17-year-old spearfishing in Portugal's Azores archipelago ended up with an unexpected catch -- a message in a bottle launched from Rhode Island in 2018.

Boeing will attempt a second uncrewed test flight of the company's Starliner space capsule on July 30, the company and NASA said Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday he will call a vote on repealing the 2002 war authorization with Iraq which led to the seven-year Iraq War.

Jennifer Hudson has released a teaser for an original song she recorded for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, "Respect."

New research suggests infants use a newly discovered sleep phase to develop brain-body communication and coordination.

K-pop stars Kun and Xiaojun, members of NCT, released a video for their first single, "Back to You."

Showtime released a teaser for its upcoming series "American Rust" on Wednesday. Jeff Daniels stars in the adaptation of Philipp Meyer's novel, premiering Sept. 12.

Jessie J released a video for "I Want Love," the lead single from her forthcoming fifth album.

Authorities in Manitoba said a white snake that was on the loose for multiple days was safely captured and is now receiving the proper care.

The nutrient zinc can be both helpful and harmful when it comes to kidney stones, a new study finds.

The Phoenix Suns could enter the Western Conference Finals without Chris Paul, as the star guard landed in the NBA's health and safety protocol Monday and is out indefinitely.