Новости за 16.02.2017

When people built the internet, they forgot about the bad guys. At least, that’s according to Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet and former Google CEO. At the RSA security conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Schmidt spoke about the early days of his career building a network and mail system in the late 1970s […]

President Donald Trump thrived on drama during his campaign — but signs of disarray in a White House beset by controversy and internal tensions are exposing the downside of his signature style. Trump’s fast start is now a memory as intractable controversies bear down on his administration from inside and out, consuming political capital just […]

A veteran Israeli negotiator once quipped to me that someone or something could just be dead — or dead and buried. Wednesday, before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with Israel’s active participation, Donald Trump may have moved the concept of a two-state solution as a cornerstone of US policy from the […]

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Fox News failed to inform shareholders about settlements made with employees who charged former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes with sexual harassment, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney. The investigation, which has been going on for months, came to light on Wednesday after attorney Judd […]

A Chicago girl hit by a stray bullet over the weekend died Wednesday from her injuries. She was one of three children fatally shot over a three-day period. Kanari Gentry Bowers, 12, who was shot in the head on Saturday while on a playground with friends, had been in critical condition at Stroger Hospital. Authorities […]

Two top House Republicans asked the Inspector General on Wednesday to investigate leaks surrounding the ouster of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The request came in a letter from Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. “We request that your office […]

CNN’s Will Ripley, Justin Robertson and Tim Schwartz are the only Western broadcasters reporting from North Korea since it conducted a ballistic missile test on Sunday, the first one of 2017. We’ll keep updating this story to bring you their latest dispatches as they document their trip on television and Instagram. Welcome inside the world’s […]

President Donald Trump rejected the long-established US framework for Middle East peacemaking at a White House visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as he announced his desire to reach “the ultimate deal.” In staking his claim to a prize that has eluded many a leader before him, Trump previewed the nascent outlines of […]

The end of an era has come for an Atlanta dining institution. After a heated legal dispute, legendary soul singer Gladys Knight’s name is no longer connected to the last of her three namesake restaurants, Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles. The Grammy-winning artist filed a lawsuit in August 2016 against son Shanga Hankerson, owner of […]

CNN’s Jake Tapper took President Donald Trump to task Wednesday for decrying “conspiracy theories” in the media, given the President’s history of promoting them. On Twitter, Trump said, “The fake news media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. @MSNBC and @CNN are unwatchable. @foxandfriends is great!” “Of course, these stories in […]

The former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that reported contacts between President Donald Trump’s campaign aides and Russia amounted to collusion. Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront” the media reports necessitated an “independent, bipartisan investigation.” “With every passing day, it gets more and more disturbing, and more […]

Less than a month into office, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the first rally since his inauguration. The President tweeted an announcement for the rally set for Saturday in Melbourne, Florida. “Join me in Florida this Saturday at 5pm for a rally at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport!” Trump tweeted. An administration official said Trump […]

Restaurants and other businesses across the country will be closing their doors Thursday in support of a “Day Without Immigrants,” a national grassroots movement seeking to protest President Trump’s immigration reforms and highlight the contributions of the immigrant community in the United States. News of the protest has spread quickly through word of mouth and […]