Новости за 19.08.2024

It’s been a weekend of dangerous and severe weather across the country. A strong storm hit northern Alabama yesterday with ferocious winds that had people running for cover. In South Carolina, two people drowned as rip currents closed beaches up and down the east coast. Today, more than 80 million people are at risk for either rain, wind, flooding or excessive heat. NBC News’ Guad Venegas reports.

Protesters have started arriving in Chicago ahead of tomorrow’s Democratic National Convention. Tens of thousands are expected to rally for action on issues like the Israel-Hamas war, reproductive rights and affordable housing. Officials have ramped up security and set up designated protest zones. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign rolled out their bus tour in the swing state of Pennsylvania today. This comes a day after former President Trump held a rally in the battleground state – personally attacking Harris and comparing her policies. On Monday, the Democratic National Convention is set to kick off, all while Mr. Trump gets ready to counterprogram the DNC with the busiest week of his campaign so far. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist and Monica Alba report.

Both Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and former president Donald Trump (R) gave speeches last week focused on their policy proposals for the U.S. economy. How to compare the two candidates? I’m taking the tactic proposed by media critic James Fallows: treat the candidates like Olympic journalists covering athletes: No sports writer would present [Simone] […]

Read the story of Yemisi Ogunleye, the German shot putter and gospel singer and the new wave of multiculturalism she represents in the modern Olympic Games.

The 24th event of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Irish Hills is set to resume on Monday, August 19, at 11 a.m. ET on USA Network after Sunday's on-track precipitation halted the event on Lap 51 of 200.

KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Never let it be said that Chelsea do not deliver on drama, this Premier League club providing it on a weekly basis in one way or another.

New Zealand’s estimated resident population was provisionally 5,338,500

Births and deaths releases provide statistics on the number of births and deaths of people resident in New Zealand that are registered during a given period, along with selected fertility and mortality rates.

Despite the box office success of It Ends With Us, the last couple of weeks have not exactly been the best for Blake Lively's reputation.

For many, Singapore is synonymous with luxury, with everything from top-tier accommodations to high-end shopping and restaurants.

Hideki Matsuyama survived a back nine near-collapse to recover and win the PGA Tour's St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis on Sunday. The 32-year-old from Japan…

TEL AVIV: Israel’s under-pressure prime minister traded blame with Hamas fighter on Sunday for delays in reaching a Gaza truce accord as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv to push for a deal.

A Waymo car driving in San Francisco. | Photo: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images

San Francisco neighbors who live in a building next to a Waymo parking lot are still being haunted by overnight honking. That’s despite a fix from the ride hail company that seems to have fixed the original problem — the cars beeping their horns in the parking lot — but has also revealed that the issue is a little stickier than it may have first seemed.