Новости за 22.01.2018

New Caledonian crows are famous for their ability to craft sticks into hooked tools, which they use to probe for larvae and insects hidden in trees. But why they do this has been anyone’s guess — until now.

The Democrats’ crusade to force a government shutdown in order to win permanent protections for “Dreamers” went down in flames Monday. The price extracted by Democrats was meager compared to what they wanted. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) merely agreed to allow a floor debate on...

Una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood en honor a Minnie Mouse se dará a conocer el lunes, marcando el 90 aniversario del lanzamiento de su primera de más de 70 películas animadas, "Steamboat Willie".

USA Gymnastics, struggling through a massive sexual abuse scandal, announced Monday that three board members have tendered their resignations.

To hear the White House tell it, Apple’s big announcement last week that it would increase jobs and make billions in new investments in the United States is proof positive that the big tax cut President Trump signed in December is working.

National parks have remained open amid a government shutdown — but there are parts of some of California’s most cherished natural wonders that visitors may want to avoid.

For 35 years, Transfer Flow Inc. has been manufacturing after-market fuel tanks for pickup trucks out of Chico, Calif., which means employees must make regular trips from the quiet college town to meet with clients and potential business partners.

Beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and their allies temporarily blocked a vehicle entrance to Disneyland on Monday, just as the Senate reached an agreement to end the government shutdown brought on in part by a stalemate over the young immigrants’ future.

When Abner Merriweather, an electrical engineer at Redstone Arsenal, a U.S. Army post near Huntsville, Ala., arrived at work Monday morning he found chaos. Everywhere he looked, co-workers were asking what to do.

Senate leaders have reached an agreement to end the three-day government shutdown by passing a stopgap spending bill and committing to tackle the issue of immigration before the next deadline, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Monday.

Seasonal influenza — the flu — sickens and kills many Americans in a good year, and this is already a bad one. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since 2010, flu has annually caused “between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses, between 140,000 and 710,000 hospitalizations...

Pope Francis has apologized for his highly criticized assertion during a trip to Chile last week that people who have accused a bishop of covering up the alleged sexual abuse of minors by another priest must provide proof.

To the editor: The Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday was exhausting but exciting, fun and funny. (“At Women’s Marches nationwide, setting sights on the ballot box and hailing #MeToo,” Jan. 20)

The Pacific Palisades home built for late entertainment mogul Michael King is back up for sale at $38 million. The sprawling estate originally hit the market two years ago at $42 million.

The Supreme Court put partygoers on notice Monday that they may be lawfully arrested if they show up at a loud and wild party where they do not know the host.

Stephen King may be the Master of Horror, but one of his fans is dealing with horror of a new kind. A Bangor, Maine, bookstore owner lost several of King’s rare manuscripts and books after a burst pipe flooded his store's basement, the Bangor Daily News reports.

It was a strong night for unity among women and actors in general at Sunday's SAG Awards. Here are five of the best moments.

Nick Jonas has changed quite a bit since the days he and his teenage brothers wore purity rings and rocked the Disney Channel.

John Coleman, who co-founded the Weather Channel and was the original meteorologist on ABC’s “Good Morning America” before stoking anger by insisting global warming was a hoax, has died at age 83.