Новости за 02.05.2017

When North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, the blast sends a jolt of energy through the Earth — one that could potentially trigger a volcanic eruption on its border with China. Experts say a sixth nuclear test from the reclusive state is on the horizon, something that’s kept the world on edge with tensions on […]

One person was killed and three were injured in a stabbing attack Monday afternoon on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, officials said. Two of the students injured have been released from the hospital, university officials said. Earlier, officials had said only two people were hurt but UT-Austin police said later that […]

China is winning the battle over the South China Sea, the resource-rich stretch of contested water where the country’s been building artificial islands equipped with military-length airstrips. A clear example of this can be found in the Chairman’s Statement released after the recent meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Manila. […]

America’s top colleges are filled with rich kids. The class divide is deeper than you might have thought. Ivy League colleges, for example, have more students from the top 1% of income than the bottom half. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of low-income students would qualify to enroll in an elite college but are attending a […]

I love this egg salad’s versatility – serve it on a nest of mixed greens, tucked into a sandwich or with your favorite crisp crackers. —Cynthia Kohlberg, Syracuse, Indiana View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>

Despondent over the end of a relationship, a gunman entered the pool area of his San Diego apartment complex Sunday and began shooting indiscriminately at people gathered for a birthday party, authorities said. At some point during the shooting, 49-year-old Peter Selis took a seat in a lounge chair, pulled out his cell phone and […]

The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials. The “Let Girls Learn” program, which she and President Barack Obama started in 2015 to facilitate educational opportunities for adolescent girls in developing countries, will cease operation immediately, according to an internal document obtained by […]

The video was silent, but it spoke volumes: three white Los Angeles police officers, supervised by a sergeant, threw Rodney King to the ground, tased, kicked and stomped him, and battered him with batons 56 times. More than 20 officers responded when the black motorist led police on a high-speed chase after he didn’t pull […]

Hours after CNN reported on an internal document advising administration employees that former first lady Michelle Obama’s signature education initiative would not be maintained, the White House said the program had not changed. “There have been no changes to the program,” said Kelly Love, a White House spokeswoman, referring to the “Let Girls Learn” initiative, […]

The White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill both took a victory lap Monday after congressional negotiators reached a budget deal Sunday night to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. Democrats on Capitol Hill rejoiced, pointing to the lack of funding for Trump’s proposed wall on the Mexican border and increases […]

Jay Clayton, President Trump’s pick to be the next top cop of Wall Street, crossed another legislative hurdle in his bid to win Senate approval later this week. Senators cast their initial vote 60-36 Monday evening, advancing Clayton’s nomination in becoming the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tonight’s vote, which required a […]

A Trump Cabinet member who was with the President the night he launched airstrikes on Syria characterized the attack as a form of “entertainment” on Monday. Reflecting on last month’s strike, ordered as Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said: “It was in lieu of after-dinner entertainment.” […]

Top-tier athletes enrolled at US military service academies must, once again, serve out their mandatory two-year active duty stints upon graduation before they can pursue a career in professional sports. The Department of Defense announced Monday that it had rescinded a policy from 2016 that had allowed some service academy athletes to request to be […]

“Equating brutality and despotism with leadership is not an American value,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said on Monday in response to President Trump’s pattern of expressing admiration for authoritarian leaders. Tapper’s comments come after a weekend of controversial statements by Trump, who called North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un a “pretty smart cookie” during a CBS […]

The legal battle between conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren and her employers, Glenn Beck and his media outlet The Blaze, is over. Lahren, Beck and The Blaze on Monday settled a lawsuit that Lahren brought last month, in which she’d alleged she was wrongfully terminated over pro-choice comments she made on “The View.” “I am pleased […]