Новости за 12.07.2017

Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty Wednesday of corruption and money laundering charges, and has been sentenced to 9½ years in jail, a representative of the federal court in Parana state told CNN. Authorities alleged that a construction company gave Lula da Silva a beachfront triplex apartment as a bribe. […]

A lockdown at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington, has been lifted, Washington State Patrol spokesman Kyle Moore said Wednesday. The lockdown was put in place after a worker called 911 to report that someone leaving a state government building had heard what sounded like gunfire, according to Moore. Moore said the person who reportedly […]

Your favorite kids clothing store may be closing up shop soon. Gymboree, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June, will shutter roughly 350 outlets across the U.S., the company announced Tuesday. “This was a difficult decision to make, but we are confident that it is in the best long-term interest of our Company, our customers […]

Three of the men who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris will star in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film about the incident, “The 15:17 to Paris,” Warner Bros. Pictures has announced. Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone will appear as themselves […]

It’s become a heavily-debated topic that has now made it to the House floor. On Wednesday, GOP Rep. Martha McSally made a joking reference to the Speaker Lobby’s strict dress code while speaking on the House floor about first responders in her state. Without skipping a beat, she finished her speech and, while continuing reading […]

About 20% of taxpayers could pay higher taxes under the Trump administration’s tax reform plans, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Tax Policy Center. The analysis acknowledges there’s a lot that isn’t known about the administration’s tax proposal. That’s because the White House has only released a short summary of its plans, rather […]

Emin Agalarov is a pop star from Russia who’s sold more than one million albums, toured the world, and now finds himself in the middle of a controversy about contact between President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer. Emin, 37, was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, the son of Aras Agalarov, a […]

Four men between 18 and 22 went missing over several days last week within miles of each other in Pennsylvania. Since then, local and state police and the FBI have embarked on an “all hands on deck” search for the men that, to this point, remains “wide open,” officials said. Jimi Patrick, 19, of Newtown […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan dodged a question Wednesday related to Donald Trump Jr.’s emails revealing details of a meeting with a Russian lawyer who purportedly offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton, but the Wisconsin Republican said, “it is absolutely unacceptable that Russia — or any other country” to “meddle in our elections. Period.” “We have […]

There is an idiom in politics that “special elections are special” because a lot of the “normal” rules of campaigns do not apply to them. As the strategists on Karen Handel’s victory in Georgia’s 6th congressional district, we can attest that this phrase still holds true. As the Republican side continues to analyze the race […]

As a law professor, I usually explain free speech to my students by talking about when the Nazis tried to march in Skokie, Illinois in the late 1970s. As many Americans are aware, a great deal of what most would call hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. The Nazis in Skokie are the […]

Arab countries boycotting Qatar aren’t planning to end its isolation anytime soon, and could step up the pressure. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt said Tuesday that sanctions on the Gulf nation will continue until it accepts the “just and full demands that will ensure that terrorism is addressed and stability and security […]

President Donald Trump defended his son in an early Wednesday morning tweet, telling his millions of followers that Donald Trump Jr. was “open, transparent and innocent” during his interview with Fox News. The younger Trump is a key player in the controversy over Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. According to emails released by Trump […]

Five years after his death, acclaimed children’s book author Maurice Sendak is giving readers another gift: a new book, discovered in his home and set for release next year. Sendak is known for his beloved story, “Where the Wild Things Are,” published in 1963. The author illustrated nearly 100 books over 65 years, before his […]

A massive iceberg weighing more than one trillion tons has broken away from western Antarctica, according to a UK-based research team. Scientists from Project MIDAS had been monitoring a break in the Larsen C ice shelf — the fourth largest in Antarctica — following the collapse of the Larsen A ice shelf in 1995 and […]

If you want to get ahead in synchronized swimming it pays to be able to multitask. Described as “ballet in water,” the strength and flexibility required to deliver routines that can be up to five minutes long might look effortless in competition, but this is a discipline that takes up to six hours a day […]

Donald Trump Jr. has offered a series of explanations over the past 72 hours for why he met with a Russian lawyer who purported to have information about Hillary Clinton’s campaign. He tried out his latest one with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night. “I didn’t know if there was any credibility, I didn’t […]

The Trump rally on Wall Street was built on hopes of massive tax cuts. With tax reform’s fate uncertain in Washington, the rally is now being kept alive by massive corporate profits. Corporate America achieved stellar profit growth during the first quarter, the fastest pace since 2011. Second-quarter results from major U.S. companies start to […]

A rare Enigma machine used by Nazi Germany during World War II was sold at auction Tuesday for 45,000 euros ($51,500). The collector who put the machine up for sale at the Artmark auction house in Bucharest, Romania, had spotted it at a flea market in the city and bought it for just 100 euros […]

I went into the Walden Pond video game because I wished to play deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not played the game. That’s a bastardization of Henry David Thoreau’s […]

US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom has been delayed until 2018, the White House has confirmed. The move comes days after Trump met with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 summit in Hamburg where the US President told reporters he would be visiting London. When contacted by CNN, a […]

The scion of the Busch beer dynasty spent Monday night in police custody. Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV was arrested in Swansea, Illinois, for allegedly trying to fly a helicopter while intoxicated, according to court documents. It is unclear if the state attorney’s office has filed charges against him. The events leading up to […]

Jay Sekulow, an attorney representing President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that Trump was not aware his son was offered information last year purportedly from Russia. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper late Tuesday night, Sekulow said that Trump had not been aware of a meeting his top campaign officials had with a Russian lawyer […]

Anthony Shew finished strong by retiring the last 11 batters he faced for the State College Spikes, but a five-run third inning propelled the Tri-City ValleyCats to take a 7-0 decision on Tuesday night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.

Donald Trump’s defenders have always argued that the entire notion his campaign colluded with Russia was all smoke and no fire. That may not cut it anymore. The President’s son and namesake, in a sensational revelation that significantly escalated the drama over alleged Russian election meddling incessantly battering the White House, may have provided the […]