Новости за 15.06.2017

A top government ethics official is taking issue with a White House waiver that allows chief strategist Steve Bannon to talk to the news organization he used to run. Walter Shaub, the director of the Office of Government Ethics, told lawmakers in a letter Tuesday that the waiver was “problematic” because it isn’t signed or […]

Newt Gingrich released his new book, “Understanding Trump,” on Tuesday, sharing insights the former House Speaker says he gleaned both during the Trump campaign and in the first months of his presidency. So in pursuit of “understanding Trump,” CNN read the first chapter available online. Here are 10 top takeaways: 1. The foreword is written […]

Try telling “Bachelor Nation” their favorite shows are just “guilty pleasure viewing.” “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise” are serious business to fans who follow every rose ceremony and trip to “the fantasy suite” with the type of devotion usually reserved for sports teams — and a hugely profitable enterprise for ABC. Although […]

The flying circus is back. Every two years the aerospace world descends on Paris-Le Bourget Airport to display its technological prowess, industrial might and even political savvy. The 52nd Paris Air Show kicks off Sunday. Heads of state, military brass, politicians and executives will mingle. Meetings will be held underneath the roar of jet noise […]

Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged Thursday the “seriously wounded” Rep. Steve Scalise and the “courageous” Capitol Police officers who engaged a gunman during the congressional baseball practice shooting — saying that America will show how it pulls together at Thursday’s game. Speaking before Central American leaders at a prosperity and security conference organized by the […]

After four days of deliberating, jurors in Bill Cosby’s trial said they are deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous decision on any of the three charges against the comedian. So now what? Judge orders them to try again First, Judge Steven O’Neill sent them back into deliberations in another attempt to reach a verdict, […]

HARRISBURG – A bill to provide added legal protections to first responders who help clear accident scenes was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee, according to Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Cambria), who serves as the committee’s vice-chairman. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 753, introduced by the Transportation Committee Chairman, Sen. John C. Rafferty Jr. […]

President Donald Trump will travel to a predominantly Cuban neighborhood of Miami on Friday to announce his plan to cool the warming relations between the United States and Cuba, chipping away at yet another key aspect of former President Barack Obama’s legacy. Top Trump aides and national security officials have been meeting for weeks about […]

There’s a new in-demand job at Facebook: counterterrorism specialist. Facebook says it now has more than 150 people who are mainly focused on fighting terrorism on the social network, including a mix of academics, analysts and former law enforcement agents. This team of specialists has “significantly grown” over the last year, according to a Facebook […]

Donald Trump has, throughout his life, had one setting when it comes to stories he doesn’t like: Attack, pivot, declare victory. From his rise in Manhattan social circles to his career as a real estate developer to his time as a reality TV star, he’s always employed these same basic tactics. If someone writes or […]

During 28 hours of deliberations so far, the jurors in Bill Cosby’s assault trial have asked six questions. Two of them pertain to wanting to review what Cosby said and another two are about the testimony of his accuser, Andrea Constand. The jurors also asked the court to define a phrase in one of the […]

For months, President Trump has been obsessed — publicly and privately — with clearing his name in relation to the ongoing investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and potential collusion with members of his campaign. Trump, we know now, repeatedly asked then-FBI Director James Comey whether he, personally, was under investigation. On three […]

“Cars 3” owes as much of a debt to the “Rocky” sequels as its own previous editions, built as it is around an aging fighter training for one last shot at a championship. The result is a nostalgic movie that’s entertaining only in fits and starts, which spends too much time idling to ever fully […]

In under a year Russia will host the 2018 World Cup, arguably the world’s biggest sporting event, and all eyes will be on a country which has grappled with hooliganism and racism in recent years. But Alexey Smertin, Russia’s anti-racism and discrimination inspector, has told CNN he can guarantee there will be no racist incidents […]

Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 300,000 minivans because their driver-side airbags can deploy inadvertently. The problem has been linked to at least 13 minor injuries but no crashes. The company said the wiring in the steering wheel can chafe against the trim, causing a short-circuit that can set off the airbag. The affected minivans are […]

It is perhaps an unlikely setting for a praise and worship session. But every day at midnight, thousands of worshippers around the world have logged on to Instagram to lift their voices in praise and prayer, united by one hashtag: #HalleluyahChallenge. More than 60,000 people have joined in the Instagram praise and worship in an […]

The official opening of UK parliament and the Queen’s Speech — a key annual event in which the government lays out its policy agenda — will take place two days later than scheduled following the result of the snap election last week. Andrea Leadsom, leader of the House of Commons, announced the date change on […]

Dennis Rodman may not have been sent to North Korea by US President Donald Trump, but that’s not stopping the former basketball star from promoting his former reality TV co-star. Rodman, who landed in Pyongyang Tuesday, was photographed presenting North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il Guk with a copy of Trump’s book, “Trump: The Art […]

Older Americans are still waiting to hear how Senate Republicans will make health insurance more affordable for them. The House GOP plan to repeal Obamacare would send premiums soaring for many folks in their 50s and early 60s, while reducing the tax credits that help them pay for policies. These changes unleashed the wrath of […]

Worries about whether her children can still get the health care they need are never far from Dawn Poole’s mind. It’s a constant, underlying concern. To qualify for Medicaid in her home state of Texas, most children must come from families with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. In 2017, that’s […]

Four Kentucky National Guard soldiers were arrested and charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a female soldier, authorities say. The four soldiers were arrested June 3, hours after the alleged victim reported the incident and submitted to an examination at a Calloway County hospital, according to Kentucky State Police Senior Trooper Jody […]

Authorities are investigating a “potential threat” in a container aboard a ship at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, the Coast Guard said Wednesday night. The ship, Maersk Memphis, is at the Wando terminal. The terminal is used for container cargo, and has been evacuated to allow federal, state and local bomb detection units […]

Authorities are investigating a “potential threat” in a container aboard a ship at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday night. The ship, Maersk Memphis, is at the Wando terminal. The terminal is used for container cargo, and has been evacuated to allow federal, state and local bomb detection […]

The desire to work for international companies is waning amongst China’s best and brightest. Scoring a job at a big Western firm used to carry serious cache in China, but now just 18% of Chinese college students say they want to work for an international company, according to a new survey conducted by research firm […]

As a gunman exchanged fire with Capitol Police officers defending a congressman and others at a Virginia baseball field Wednesday morning, local police swiftly set up a perimeter and called for more units. Through dispatch audio posted to the archive section of the Broadcastify website, the timeline of the police and ambulance response unfolds. The […]