Новости за 17.05.2017

Former CIA Director John Brennan is set to testify before House Russia investigators next Tuesday as the question of Moscow’s possible coordination with the campaign of President Donald Trump continues to engulf the Capitol. Brennan will testify before the House intelligence committee in public first and, immediately after that, in a classified hearing. Republicans and […]

Americans’ appetite for debt is growing. Total household debt climbed to $12.73 trillion in the first three months of the year, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a $149 billion increase from the end of 2016. That means today’s debt level is higher than the $12.68 trillion peak […]

Fidget spinners are driving many adults crazy, but one Texas woman is warning about her daughter’s dangerous experience. The mother is sharing her experience in hopes it will serve as a warning to other parents about the choking hazards of the latest toy craze. A fidget spinner has a stable middle and a disc with […]

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told senators on Wednesday that they should expect to see the “principles” of President Donald Trump’s long anticipated $1 trillion infrastructure plan by the end of the month. “The proposal will likely include $200 billion in direct federal funds which will be used to leverage $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over […]

In his commencement speech at the Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, President Trump proclaimed that “mo politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly” by the media. That’s probably all you saw — or heard — about Trump’s speech. But, lucky for us, the camera kept […]

Fact: US President Donald Trump hosted Russia’s Foreign Minister and the Kremlin’s ambassador to Washington in the Oval Office last week. Details beyond that statement are less clear. Trump’s presidency has been dogged by questions about Russia, but the latest controversy over his meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak — and […]

A third of senior citizens in the U.S. say they never use the internet. That’s according to a new survey from Pew Research Center that looks at how digitally connected adults over 65 are. Seniors make up 15% of the U.S. population, about 46 million people. But tech adoption rates have been increasing for that […]

Russia is buying up more of America’s debt. In March, the country bought $13.5 billion of US government bonds — better known as “Treasury securities.” Russia’s total holdings of US debt have now increased to nearly $100 billion, according to recently released Treasury Department data. It’s the third straight month of buying from Russia. A […]

The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Tulsa police officer who last year shot and killed an unarmed black motorist whose car had broken down. Officer Betty Shelby, who is white, was charged last September with felony manslaughter in the shooting of Terence Crutcher, 40. The incident, captured from several angles on […]

Hundreds of federal and local authorities stormed homes and storefronts across Los Angeles early Wednesday, targeting dozens of high-ranking members of the notorious MS-13 street gang. The 50 pre-dawn raids, aimed at catching suspects asleep or off guard, also focused on nabbing members of MS-13’s core leadership, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]

Conan O’Brien is going beyond late night. He signed a four-year contract extension that will have him cracking jokes on TBS through 2022, the network announced Wednesday. But the deal does more than extend his nightly show. Late night’s longest-tenured host will add digital and branded content, podcasting, mobile gaming, pay TV and even live […]

UK Prime Minister Theresa May declined to say Wednesday whether she still had full confidence in US President Donald Trump in the wake of reports that he shared top secret intelligence with Russia, instead stressing that Britain and the United States have “a very special relationship” and would continue to work together. Revelations that Trump […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is ready to provide US Congress with a transcript of the talks between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Speaking at a press conferenc in Sochi, Russia, Putin said the transcript could be provided if the White House agreed. The Trump administration has come […]

Ford plans to cut about 10% of its salaried staff, a cut of about 1,400 jobs, as it seeks to trim costs. The company said Wednesday that it expects to use early retirement and other buyout packages to cover most of the cuts. Most of the workers will depart by the end of September. Ford […]

“Supersonic” is how Nicki Shields, presenter of CNN’s Supercharged show, describes the feeling of traveling in one of the world’s fastest electric cars. The NIO EP9 set a new lap record holder at the Nürburgring earlier this month, but back in January, Shields got first-hand experience of the supercar’s power during testing at the UK’s […]

Few reporters know deposed FBI Director James Comey as well — or have been covering him as long — as CNN’s Eric Lichtblau. Lichtblau, a new CNN’er after spending 15 years at The New York Times, has been reporting on Comey for more than a decade — all the way back to the infamous 2004 […]

Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest classified information leaks in US history, was released from military prison early Wednesday morning, an Army spokeswoman said. She was released from United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas around 3 a.m. ET, Lt. Col. Jennifer Johnson told CNN. Amnesty International, […]

CURWENSVILLE – The late great Chicago Cub, Ernie Banks, once said on a beautiful day, “Let’s play two.” The Curwensville Area High School softball team did just that on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon on the Lady Tide diamond, playing the Brockway Lady Rovers in game one, and then the Elk County Catholic (ECC) Lady […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is ready to provide US Congress with a transcript of the talks between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Speaking at a press conference, Putin said the transcript could be provided “if the US administration finds it appropriate.” The Trump administration has come under […]

Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest classified information leaks in US history, will be released from military prison Wednesday, the Army said. Manning was convicted in 2013 of stealing 750,000 pages of documents and videos before leaking them to WikiLeaks. Manning — known then as Bradley Manning — was […]

The dollar has taken a hit from the latest political bombshell about President Trump. The greenback fell against other major currencies in the aftermath of allegations that Trump in February asked James Comey to end the FBI’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The stunning reports — denied by the White House — […]

Japan’s Princess Mako is giving up her royal status — all in the name of love. The groom-to-be is a prince himself … of sorts. The Imperial Household tells CNN plans are underway for the 25-year-old princess, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, to become engaged to Kei Komuro, also 25, a law firm worker and graduate […]

The dollar has taken a hit from the latest political bombshell about President Trump. The greenback fell against other major currencies in the aftermath of allegations that Trump in February asked James Comey to end the FBI’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The stunning reports — denied by the White House — […]

America faces a fateful choice: Does it believe Donald Trump or James Comey? A theatrical showdown is now looming between the President with a hazy relationship with the truth and the FBI director he fired, whose finely tuned sense of his own integrity has often steered him into rocky political waters. The epic head-to-head was […]

Here’s a tasty take on the popular beer-can chicken. Once the bird is on the grill, the work’s basically done. And cleanup is a cinch—a must for a guy like me. —Steve Bath, Lincoln, Nebraska View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>