Новости за 05.05.2017

Lawyers for women who have accused Fox News of harassment and discrimination will travel to Britain in a bid to persuade regulators to block Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of pay-TV group Sky. The lawyers — Lisa Bloom and Douglas Wigdor — have confirmed that they will meet officials from U.K. media regulator Ofcom next week to […]

President Trump gets a lot of grief for playing so much golf. One person who’s definitely not complaining: The head of the PGA of America. CEO Peter Bevacqua told CNNMoney he sees the president’s golf habit as a good thing for the growth of the sport. “You want the right kind of attention, but when […]

White House chief usher Angella Reid, the first woman to serve in the position, is no longer in her post, a White House official confirmed Friday. The official gave no reason when asked. “We are very grateful for her service and wish her the very best,” the official said. Reid made history when she took […]

White House press secretary Sean Spicer won’t be at the podium Friday, but he doesn’t have the day off. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Donald Trump’s deputy White House press secretary, will do her first on-camera briefing with the White House press corps Friday while Spicer fulfills his Navy reservist duty at the Pentagon. Sanders has […]

President Trump’s economic team took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported solid jobs numbers for April. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta tweeted that the jobs report was “great news!” and highlighted the jobs gains in several sectors as well as the unemployment rate. Acosta followed that up by tweeting that the “steady and […]

White House chief usher Angella Reid is no longer in her post, a White House official confirmed Friday. The official gave no reason when asked. “We are very grateful for her service and wish her the very best,” the official said. Reid made history as the first woman to serve in the position, which she […]

Jay Cutler is leaving the NFL field for the NFL booth. The former Chicago Bears quarterback is stepping away from the game to join Fox Sports as a game analyst for the 2017 NFL season, the network announced on Friday. “We’re thrilled to welcome Jay to the Fox Sports family,” John Entz, Fox Sports’ president […]

Little Italy in Lower Manhattan has long been associated with pizza parlors and gelato bars. But with gentrification, the neighborhood has shrunk and many residents have relocated to other boroughs and suburbs. One of the most noteworthy is the Bronx’s Arthur Avenue, where another, more authentic Little Italy proves harder to get to for tourists […]

HUNTINGDON COUNTY – A local man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a Christian festival last summer in Huntingdon County. Zachary James Hertlein, 26, of Clearfield has pleaded guilty to corruption of minors/defendant age 18 or above, F3, and indecent assault without consent of other, M2. Hertlein entered his guilty plea […]

House Republicans marched to the White House on Thursday afternoon to celebrate their victory: Passage of the American Health Care Act. President Trump welcomed them with a Rose Garden celebration. This photo above was taken of it: You’ll likely notice — as the Internet did very quickly — that there are only white men visible […]

China’s first large jetliner has successfully completed its maiden flight, a key moment in the country’s push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer. The C919, China’s first domestically designed and built large airliner, took off Friday afternoon from Shanghai Pudong International Airport into hazy skies with a five-person crew aboard. The […]

Pizza is healthy. And it isn’t healthy. Depending on the type of crust, the amount of cheese and the toppings used, pizza can rank anywhere from nutritionally decent to a diet disaster. Even healthy pizzas deliver a good amount of sodium from tomato sauce and cheese, so if you are watching your salt intake, you […]

In rural Brazil, an outbreak of yellow fever that began in December is considered the largest in 14 years. With fears of the deadly viral hemorrhagic disease spreading to urban areas, another worry is plaguing scientists and primatologists: the murder of monkeys. Residents began shooting and beating monkeys to death after the deaths of 11 […]

Barely a month after Kendall Jenner appeared in a Pepsi commercial that drew such a concerted backlash that it was withdrawn, she’s again at the center of controversy. Vogue India has been blasted online for its decision to feature Jenner, a white American, instead of an Indian model on the cover of its 10th anniversary […]

The sound of a heartbeat pulsates through the air, and a grainy image of a baby flashes on screen. Jessica Hill smiles from her chair in the ultrasound room. Gathered around are her doctor, nurse and best friend. They are all eager, anxious, excited — and worried about the health of the baby. In that […]

Hours after scoring a victory in the House to effectively kill Obamacare, US President Donald Trump praised Australia’s universal health care system during a press conference with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “It’s going to be fantastic health care,” Trump said, referring to his new health care plan. “I shouldn’t say this to our great gentleman […]

China’s first large jetliner has taken off on its maiden flight, a key moment in the country’s push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer. The C919, China’s first domestically designed and built large airliner, took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 2:01 p.m. local time on Friday into hazy skies […]

The oil market’s May meltdown is getting worse. U.S. crude prices plunged more than 3% in a matter of minutes on Friday morning in Asia, taking the price of a barrel below $45 for the first time since a landmark OPEC deal in November to slash production. The OPEC agreement, the cartel’s first cut since […]

It was the moment when hesitation became resolve. “Let’s get this f***ing thing done!” former combat fighter pilot, Air Force Colonel and Arizona Rep. Martha McSally exhorted her colleagues in a private pre-vote pep rally on Capitol Hill, as House Republicans entrusted their futures to fate and agreed to vote to repeal Obamacare. Nearby, House […]

Stephen Colbert took House Republicans to task Thursday on ‘The Late Show’ for passing legislation to replace Obamacare. “So they did it!” Colbert said. “‘Obamacare is finally officially dead,’ is something they can say once the bill goes to the Senate, then gets out of committee, is debated on the floor, where amendments can be […]

House Republicans have finally fulfilled their years-long pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare. The legislation, titled the American Health Care Act, now moves to the Senate, where it will likely change a lot when or if it lands on President Trump’s desk. But it’s already possible to identify who will get helped and who will […]

In a first, India’s space agency is set to launch a satellite Friday to provide communications services to its neighboring countries. The South Asia satellite, funded entirely by India, was announced several years ago with the intention of serving all eight members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). According to Uday Bhaskar, […]

It’s one of the easiest ways to get around — but traveling by bus in Cambodia can be a confusing experience. With more 60 bus operators in the capital city of Phnom Penh alone, the bus system has often proved difficult to navigate. That’s where BookMeBus comes in. Founded in 2015, Langda Chea, a 27-year-old […]

In addition to being the day the House of Representatives passed an Obamacare repeal bill and the unofficial Star Wars day, Thursday was also National Orange Juice Day. It’s a totally real thing promoted by the state’s Department of Citrus, which you should not be surprised to hear is also a real thing. Florida is […]

It’s been an upsetting week for players and fans alike at Boston’s Fenway Park, where baseball games were marred by two racist incidents. On Monday, a Baltimore Orioles player said fans threw a bag of peanuts at him and taunted him with racial epithets. The next night, a fan was ejected after directing a racial […]