In Massachusetts, two young men armed with hunting knives broke into a store and demanded $ 1. According to the police, they broke in, demanded $ 1 and fled, writes the Associated press. The store reported that the boys were Hispanic aged 15-18. One of them…
The Powerball lottery will pay out the largest individual jackpot in North America - $758,7 million. The lucky ticket was sold at the Handy Variety store in Watertown, Massachusetts, CNN writes. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26 and the Powerball was 4. The prize winner…
In Massachusetts, a court sentenced 15-year-old Michelle Carter to 1 months (3 year and 20 months) in prison. The girl was found guilty of driving her boyfriend Konrad Roy III to commit suicide. The judge concluded that the SMS sent by the girl to Roy on the day of his suicide had become ...
The City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts has joined the resolution urging Congress to open an investigation to impeach US President Donald Trump on the basis of an alleged conflict of interest. Similar resolutions, which are largely symbolic, have already been adopted by the municipalities of Richmond (Virginia), Berkeley and Alameda (California), ...
US News & World Report magazine has published a ranking of the best states to live in the United States. The report assessed 50 states on 7 criteria: health care, education, crime rates, infrastructure, development opportunities, state economy and regional government. First place went to Massachusetts, second to New Hampshire, third...
Residents of California and Massachusetts voted in favor of using marijuana for recreational purposes, reports washingtonpost.com. This topic has long been debated in California; about 12% of the US population lives in this state. The law now allows California residents (over 21 years of age) to own, transport and purchase up to 28,5...
California is among eight states in which a November 8 referendum will consider legalizing recreational and medical marijuana use. In addition to California, the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes will be considered in Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine, the medical use of this plant intends ...
Ronald DeLuca, 54, from Boston, who worked as an Uber driver, turned out to have been screened by the company's security, despite a number of violations. Among other things, DeLuca was previously convicted of a second level sexual offense, his driving license was suspended, ...
American professor Edward Crowley resigns from his post as rector of the Skolkovo Institute. The scientist himself, as well as a number of officials at Skoltech, claim that the resignation is related to the completion of a five-year contract. At the same time, sources in the Skolkovo Foundation and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and...
Chemist David Whitlock of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come to the conclusion that a daily shower, along with dirt, removes from the body its natural defenses - good bacteria. Whitlock believes that our ancestors enjoyed enviable health due to the fact that they washed rarely and, more importantly, without the use of gels ...