Новости за 29.09.2016

In a matter of seconds, a normal Thursday morning in one of New York City’s busiest transportation hubs devolved into chaos and destruction when a commuter train barreled through a passenger concourse. The crash injured scores, killed at least one and severely damaged the iconic structure. Here is a timeline of the events leading up […]

A homeless Ohio man who was charged with two murders last week could now be linked to the slayings of up to five different women. Shawn M. Grate, 41, was captured earlier this month after a woman he allegedly kidnapped called 911 while he was sleeping. After he was taken into custody, police searched the […]

Athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos extending gloved fists skyward during the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” remains a moment etched in US history. Their gesture is an iconic image of the turbulent 1960s. But the collective aftermath around the country wasn’t one of universal jubilation. After Smith and Carlos won gold and bronze in […]

Some of Donald Trump’s advisers are discussing an overhaul in how he prepares for his second face-off with Hillary Clinton, and one option being floated internally is asking Chris Christie to take a leading role to get the Republican nominee ready. The New Jersey governor, a long-time friend of Trump’s, is one of “the few” […]

Members of Congress are alarmed over horror stories from Wells Fargo workers who say they were fired after blowing the whistle on illegal activity. Nearly a half-dozen former Wells Fargo workers told CNNMoney they were retaliated against for calling the bank’s ethics line about the opening of fake accounts and similar issues. Now, lawmakers are […]

Here’s the challenge: Land a spacecraft that was designed to be an orbiter on the surface of a speeding comet that is millions of miles away and carry out pioneering science on the way down. It’s difficult — but the Rosetta mission has continued to surprise and delight those who have followed its epic 12-year, […]

India’s reported “surgical strike” across the border into Pakistani-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday brings India-Pakistan relations to their lowest point in almost a decade. But it will be celebrated not just by the Hindu nationalist supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but also by many other Indians who believe that their country has remained passive for […]

With due respect to Tom Freston, the Redstones finally made the obvious decision by moving to hand control of Viacom to CBS chief Leslie Moonves. It just took them a long, at times painful decade to get there. Synergy is an overused term in Hollywood, but Sumner Redstone clearly squandered a lot of it with […]

On a trip to India almost 30 years ago, Isha Desselle saw a woman living on the streets, begging for food. “I couldn’t stand to think that someone’s mother had to beg for food,” she said. The experience led Desselle to make a bold move. Shortly after she returned to her Houston, Texas, community, she […]

“It’s time for Dodger baseball.” That’s Vin Scully’s usual start to Dodgers baseball games, which he’s been calling for 67 years. He’s been with the team since they were in Brooklyn, and has become revered for his engaging broadcasts. Scully masterfully weaves colorful commentary — about topics unrelated to baseball — through his sportscasts. He’ll […]

A New Jersey Transit train crashed into a platform in Hoboken during Thursday morning’s rush-hour commute, injuring more than 100 people, some seriously, local officials said. Images posted on social media showed severe structural damage at the terminal — a major transit hub across the Hudson River from Manhattan — and part of the roof […]

A search is underway for an endangered penguin that was stolen from a South African marine park last Wednesday. CCTV footage reveals that two students drove into the Port Elizabeth marine conservation center, Bayworld, early Wednesday morning and snatched the male African penguin known as “Buddy” within a matter of minutes. The pair wrapped the […]

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, seeking to rebound from a disastrous appearance before the Senate, will once again attempt to quiet the outrage in Congress over his bank’s creation of fake accounts. “I want to apologize for violating the trust our customers have invested in Wells Fargo,” Stumpf plans to tell the House Financial Services […]

Ehud Barak is a decorated former solider who went on to become Israel’s defense chief and its prime minister. Now he’s added another title to his resume: “startup investor.” Barak is the lead investor in a new $5.15 million funding round at Reporty, an Israeli tech company that allows users to make video calls to […]

Sign that man up for a musical. Benedict Cumberbatch surprised a London audience Wednesday night when he took to the stage to sing “Comfortably Numb” with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. The “Sherlock” star made his appearance at the Royal Albert Hall. Naturally, some members of the audience captured the moment for social media. The actor […]

The Chicago Teachers Union is planning to strike to protest proposed pay cuts, as well as ongoing cuts to staff and some services. On Wednesday, the union put the Chicago Public Schools on a required 10-day notice, which means the two sides have until October 11 to reach a deal. “Should there be no agreement […]

“Empire” waded into #BlackLivesMatter Wednesday night and the hit Fox series is being hailed for it. The network has found success with the show which follows the travails of the Lyons, an African American family in the music industry. At the end of Wednesday’s episode oldest Lyon son Andre is roughed up by New York […]

The FCC is poised Thursday to allow smartphone emergency alerts to include links to pictures and maps. The agency will vote on that and other new rules for the four-year-old wireless emergency alert program, which allows authorities to ping phones about severe weather, missing children and other dangers. Last week, millions of New Yorkers received […]

A New Jersey Transit train crashed into a platform in Hoboken during Thursday morning’s rush-hour commute, leaving multiple people injured at one of the busiest stations in the New York metropolitan area. Images posted on social media showed severe structural damage at the terminal — a major transit hub across the Hudson River from Manhattan […]

Mercedes-Benz unveiled a concept for an electric SUV at the Paris Auto Show Thursday — the first of what will be a whole line of electric vehicles. The Generation-EQ has the sloped-backed SUV body style that has become a hot trend among luxury automakers. There are several adjustments to the design, however, with barely visible […]

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed after an exchange of fire with Indian troops across the de-facto border between the two countries in the disputed region of Kashmir, Pakistan’s military said. The Indian army said it had conducted “surgical attacks” along the disputed border, known as the Line of Control, to foil a “terrorist attack,” according […]

When a teen allegedly opened fire at an elementary school playground in South Carolina, wounding three people, quick action by teachers and emergency responders helped save lives, authorities say. Here are the people who jumped in to help: Veteran firefighter Authorities have credited volunteer firefighter Jamie Brock with bringing down the suspect. Brock, a 30-year-veteran […]

It has been raging for more than a decade and the United Nations has called it one of the world’s worst humanitarian conflicts. Now the Sudanese government has been accused of using chemical weapons against the people of Darfur, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Thursday. The attacks targeted civilians and may […]

A minute before a teen allegedly opened fire at an elementary school playground in South Carolina, he called his grandparents’ cellphone, sobbing and mumbling unintelligibly, authorities say. It was 1:44 p.m. local time. His grandparents could barely hear the 14-year-old because of his crying, CNN affiliate WYFF reported. So they headed next door, where he […]

It’s the nagging glitch in the US-China relationship that was inevitably mentioned during the first US presidential debate this week between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — cyber warfare. (Or, as Trump put it, “the cyber”). During the debate, Trump questioned whether Russia was indeed behind a series of cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee […]