Astrophysicists have long tried to find an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH), a the long-awaited "missing link" between supermassive black holes many millions of times heavier than the Sun and stellar-mass ones that form after a massive star’s collapse. Their very existence was called into question and hotly discussed in the scientific community.

A House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol issued subpoenas for former President Donald Trump's advisers and Alex Jones, the owner of the right-wing website InfoWars, in November. It was reported that Jones tried to dodge the meeting before finally appearing.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The return of plainclothes police officers to the streets of New York City to combat gun violence may revive pain in Black communities, although some of the anti-crime programs have proven effective, former NYPD Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues told Sputnik.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Ukraine has been “flooded” with weapons from the United States and NATO, as well as “countless” advisers from Western countries, the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN said in a statement on its website.

The service is intended for use as cloud storage and cloud computing, and its numerous users can store data such as documents, images, and music on distant servers for download to iOS, macOS, or Windows devices, or back up their iOS devices to the cloud wirelessly.

Iconic Hollywood actors Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem spoke about their latest roles as well as their singing and filming experience during a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actor on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US House of Representatives leadership unveiled new legislation aimed at increasing competitiveness with China in the economic and national security realms.

A foot or more of snow could hit New York this weekend, with other parts of the US East Coast such as New England, being affected, as well. But forecasters say the nor’easter’s exact track still remains unclear.

History surely knows quite a few female rulers. And as for Sturgeon, she was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and has served as the SNP's leader and first minister of Scotland since 2014, making her the first woman to occupy both roles.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) revealed on Tuesday that she would seek a 19th term in the US House of Representatives representing the San Francisco area in the November elections.

Former US President Donald Trump has long been under investigation on suspicions of tax evasion. The New York Attorney General's Office suspects a company that controls Trump's real estate and assets of fraud and providing false information to obtain tax breaks and secure loans.

As the US threatens to send even more troops to Eastern Europe, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is reportedly trying to rush passage of a massive bill that would give more military aid to Ukraine and introduce punishing sanctions on Russia if it were to invade.

Turkey’s largest city recently got hit by unusual and heavy snowfall, bringing flight and road transportation to a complete halt that ultimately left thousands of travelers temporarily stranded. The weekend’s weather has also been affecting other parts of the eastern Mediterranean, trapping drivers on Athen’s roads.

The cause of the gorilla's death remains unknown. The statement said that a necropsy, or the non-human equivalent of an autopsy, will be performed through the University of Georgia Zoo and Exotic Animal Pathology Service at the College of Veterinary Medicine soon.

Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has sparred repeatedly with federal officials and Democratic local government figures over pandemic mitigation practices, including mask mandates, vaccines, and now an antibody therapy treatment.

The American musician Kid Rock has released a politically charged new single that chants ‘Let’s go Brandon’ in its chorus, while also attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CDC’s health regulations as a route to mental illness.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that there is no intention to deploy American or NATO forces into Ukraine.

The countries with the most frequent human encounters with the marine predators are the United States, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and South Africa.

Twitter, like other Big Tech social networks, has in recent years been subjected to criticism and legislative pressure in an ever-increasing number of countries. Twitter has also been criticized in the US for alleged political censorship, such as suspending the account of President Trump a year ago.

KIEV (Sputnik) - British military advisers are training the Ukrainian army to use the recently-delivered advanced anti-tank missile systems NLAW, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's information agency Armiya Inform said on Tuesday.