Новости за 31.12.2024

The start of the new year also means the start of new laws going into effect around the country including restrictions for minors on social media and a minimum wage bump for nearly half the country. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson takes a look at some of the bills passed in 2024 that will impact you in 2025.

Reports indicate that the Bears are exploring Brian Flores as a candidate for the head coaching position.

President-elect Donald Trump is bang on the money: House Speaker Mike Johnson “will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement.”

Ecuador will be the first Latin American country to elect its president in 2025. Bolivia will do the same amid a deep crisis over the indictment of former President Evo Morales. Chile and Honduras will also hold general elections.  Click here to see the full story in Spanish.

Former President Carter is expected to lie in state at the Capitol next week after congressional leaders announced Monday they intend to ask the House and Senate to pass resolutions allowing it. Such resolutions are generally a formality, and the Carter Center accepted the invitation Monday, following Carter's death Sunday at the age of 100....

1. Jimmy Carter’s funeral set for Jan. 9 as Biden declares national day of mourning: Live updates  The Independent
2. 'It was destiny': How Jimmy Carter embraced China and changed history  BBC
3. Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump  CNN
4. My friend Jimmy Carter will be remembered long after other presidents are forgotten. Here’s why  The Guardian
5. What to know about Jimmy Carter's funeral  BBC.com

No. 7 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan kicked off her 2025 season by beating Israeli qualifier Lina Glushko 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 25 minutes in the first r

Several workstations and some unclassified documents were accessed, according to a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

'You've been co-opted because you're in an [expletive] cult and you don't even realize it'

Dave Levitan, Splinter

It's an old and well-worn story, of course. On June 20, 1979, President Jimmy Carter

Jim Davies, Big Think

During this Olympics, I was rooting for Kelleigh Ryan, who is on the women's foil team. She's from Ottawa, where I live. Whenever she scored a point, she'd emit a...

Michael Mann, Skeptical Inquirer

Over the past decade, many of us in the scientific community have come to appreciate the existential threat we face today—a threat unlike any we've...

Mike McRae, Sci Alert

Stealing from the company's bank accounts could earn you time in the big house. But embezzlement from a quantum ledger might not be against the law.

Morelle & Francis, BBC

On a cold February night in 1946, a 15-year-old schoolboy made a surprising discovery as he peered out of his bedroom window.

Elise Kjørstad, ScienceNorway

The year we are in, 2024, will be the warmest year ever recorded. The previous year, 2023, set the same record.

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian

Skywatching brought people together in 2024,

Mack DeGeurin, Pop Sci

Robots have progressed over the years from clunky hunks of metal to complex, AI-enabled machines capable of running, speaking, and even

Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek

Archaeologists have revealed a previously undocumented form of ritual sacrifice involving close relatives among the elites of an ancient culture.

Monisha Ravisetti, Live Science

Of all the planets in our

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

We'd been chatting for the better part of two hours when Chris Kraft's eyes suddenly brightened. "Hey," he said, "Here's a story I'll bet you never heard." Kraft,...

Mark Harris, Anthropocene

"Nat Cats" sound fuzzy and adorable. They're not. Hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and other natural catastrophes are now so common...

Brady Cook threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns as No. 19 Missouri rallied past Iowa 27-24 Monday afternoon in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Ten

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a rule change that will allow companies to retain foreign workers on H-1B visas whom they consider “talented.”  Click here to see the full story in Spanish.

THE new year is just hours away and with it comes a collection of fresh new hotels, dotted around the globe.

The force was strong with him.