Новости за 09.02.2017

An unusually intense snowstorm walloped the Northeast on Thursday, with 10 to 14 inches expected in some areas. Here are some scenes from around the New York region. Photo: Getty Images

The National Basketball Association and videgame maker Take-Two Interactive are launching a professional videogame league, the first videogame operated by a major U.S. sports league. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains. Photo: Take-Two Interactive

Air France-KLM SA management unveiled details Thursday for a new long-haul budget unit it hopes will allow it to regain market share.

An errant Russian airstrike killed three Turkish soldiers fighting to capture the town of al-Bab from Islamic State, amid a complicated battle for control in northern Syria.

Editorial Features Editor James Taranto interprets the Supreme Court nominee’s comments about the judiciary. Photo credit: Getty Images.

It can be suffocatingly girlie. Aggressively silly. But spring’s tougher takes on the color of the moment might just overcome your objections.

American Enterprise Institute Resident Fellow Tom Miller on how Republicans plan to sequence ObamaCare repeal and reform. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Jeff Sessions’s departure from the Senate extends a rare distinction to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.) -- she is now the most senior junior senator.

Institute for Justice Texas Managing Attorney Matt Miller on the new Attorney General and property rights. Photo credit: Getty Images.

America Works Founder Peter Cove on his new book, “Poor No More,” and how to end government dependency.

The White House Council of Economic Advisers is being demoted by the Trump administration, which said in a statement Wednesday that the president’s cabinet won't include the chairman of the CEA, an official that President Donald Trump also has yet to name.

Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, how store closures will impact American retailers and Tom Brady should be a model for your retirement.

Is humor the key to getting a Valentine's Day date? The chances are good, according to a wide-ranging survey among eHarmony users. CEO Grant Langston and WSJ's Tanya Rivero discuss the importance of humor in starting and maintaining a relationship, and what men and women really want for Valentine's Day. Photo: iStock

Steven Cohen, former chairman and CEO of SAC Capital Advisors, is the focus of "Black Edge," a new book by Sheelah Kolhatkar. She discusses the government's wide-reaching fraud investigation against Cohen on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero as well as how Cohen emerged from the investigation as one of the world's wealthiest men. Photo: Bloomberg

Brexit & Beyond: Europe in Flux is The Wall Street Journal’s round-up of news and analysis of how Brexit will affect global business, economies and finance. You can sign up here. MUST READS British Conservative MP Jackie Doyle-Price (L) reads out the results of the main vote on the EU Notification of Withdrawal Bill on […]

Twitter says it is trying to become profitable, but that will be difficult with ad revenue increasingly at risk.

François Fillon’s lawyer on Thursday asked prosecutors to drop an investigation into allegations that he misused public funds by employing his wife as a parliamentary aide.

Violent protests in Paris suburbs continued for a fourth day after the alleged abuse of a young man by police officers. One police officer was charged with aggravated rape and three others with aggravated assault. Photo: Getty Images

Sen. Jeff Sessions was sworn in as President Donald Trump's attorney general on Thursday. Sen. Sessions said he looks forward to using "every ounce of strength" to protect and serve the U.S. Constitution. Photo: AP

New biotech drugs should help ease sales pressure.

Zenefits on Thursday said it cut another 45% of its staff, marking the latest blow for the startup that has struggled with weakened sales and regulatory issues.

President Trump, meeting with airline executives, suggested adopting changes to a government air-traffic-control system that he called “totally out of whack.”

These owners bought or built large houses and loaded them with luxuries. Overnight visitors, however, will find that spare rooms are rare rooms.

Twitter sits at the center of American politics like no other company right now—and yet the social-media service can’t seem to profit from it.

French cosmetics giant L’Oréal SA on Thursday confirmed that it’s reviewing options for its struggling chain The Body Shop.