Новости за 25.09.2017

In the mid- to late 2000s, I remember going to games at old Yankee Stadium and feeling a sort of amorphous peer pressure during the pregame singing of the national anthem and seventh-inning renditions of “God Bless America.” Among fans, there was an almost belligerent tendency to self-police, to...

The Leonard Bernstein centennial has begun — and over the next two years, we will be inundated with a worldwide deluge of his works that exceeds anything during his lifetime, as famous and as celebrated as Bernstein was.

Rams defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks was arrested Friday night on felony gun charges after a traffic stop near Bakersfield, law enforcement officials said Monday.

Senate Republicans are struggling to pass their latest healthcare overhaul — a bill written by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) — by a Sept. 30 deadline.

As the White House and North Korean officials traded barbs about whether war has been declared between their countries, U.S. Olympic Committee leaders said Monday they remain confident that the American team can compete safely at the upcoming 2016 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Dozens of people on a highway in Puerto Rico resorted to parking their cars and walking around, cellphones in hand, trying to get a connection, nearly a week after Hurricane Maria left much of the island incommunicado.

State lottery officials say a Southern California man was lucky not just once, but twice after he purchased two scratcher tickets that turned out to be $1 million and $1,000 winners, respectively.

Sometimes, in the fractious world of Iraqi politics, no means yes.

That was the central message from Kurdish leaders Monday morning when Iraq’s Kurds cast their ballots in a controversial independence referendum, despite repeated entreaties and threats from regional and world powers to stop the...

Dear Republicans: It’s time for you to expel President Trump from the White House.

Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News host, made her second NBC debut (after the evaporated "Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly") Monday morning as the host of "Megyn Kelly Today." Her guests were the cast and creators of the revived “Will & Grace” and Sister Donna Liette, a septuagenarian nun working on...

Only a few miles from Tiananmen Square, the Kings and Vancouver Canucks were finishing overtime, tied 3-3, as the crowd of nearly 13,000 waved towels, munched popcorn and cheered expectantly for the most intense play in hockey — a shootout.

This weekend’s news cycle was dominated by the sports world’s demonstrations during the national anthem, sparked by President Trump’s Friday statement that NFL owners should fire any “son of a bitch” who “disrespects our flag.” Lost in the background was the fact that right-wing provocateur Milo...

To the editor: Our president has turned his ire toward professional athletes.The stated reason is that their protests are disrespectful to the flag and country. (“As Trump continues his attacks, NFL players protest by kneeling or locking arms,” Sept. 24)

LeBron James referred to President Trump as a “bum” in a tweet on Saturday, and the NBA superstar wasn’t about to back down while speaking to reporters two days later.