Новости за 13.06.2017

An autopsy is underway to determine the cause of death after a burned, decapitated body was found in Jackson, Mississippi, over the weekend, police said. In a Monday tweet, police identified the dead man as Jeremy Jerome Jackson, 30. They offered no other information about him. Jackson police Chief Lee Vance said he has requested […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions came out swinging in a dramatic appearance before a Senate committee Tuesday, branding any claims that he had helped or was aware of any collusion with Russian officials to interfere in the 2016 election as an “appalling and detestable lie.” Sessions said in his opening statement that he did not have […]

For the second consecutive week, President Donald Trump is trampling his White House’s attempts at a messaging strategy aimed at drawing attention away from the controversies storming over the White House. And his allies aren’t helping, either. The White House on Monday kicked off “workforce development week” with Attorney General Jeff Sessions agreeing to testify […]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers on Tuesday that the current US policy of diplomatic engagement with Cuba, put in place by the Obama administration, financially benefits the Cuban government and doesn’t comply with US laws. Tillerson’s remarks come as the Trump administration is conducting an interagency review of its Cuba policy, which is […]

The tragic death of 4-year-old Frankie Delgado, suspected to be from “dry drowning,” has saved another little boy, Gio Vega, according to his father. Garon Vega’s 2-year-old son, Gio, became ill at night after inhaling water at their Colorado community pool earlier in the day, Vega told CNN affiliate KTRK-TV. Vega had read Frankie’s story […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has arrived in a Senate hearing room to give testimony expected to focus on the Russia investigation, his contacts with Kremlin officials and his recently tense relationship with President Donald Trump. Sessions is appearing on Capitol Hill for the first time since recusing himself from the Russia investigation, but will face […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, focusing on the Russia investigation, his contacts with Kremlin officials and his recently tense relationship with President Donald Trump. Sessions is appearing before the Senate intelligence committee for the first time since recusing himself from the Russia investigation, but will face questions from Democrats […]

The US military risks losing its competitive edge over America’s adversaries in five years’ time without a major boost in defense spending, Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned Tuesday. “The competitive advantage that the United States military has long enjoyed is eroding,” Dunford told the Senate Armed Services Committee […]

Let’s face it: Getting a parking ticket is the absolute worst, and most people will do anything to avoid one. But after a long night, one driver in Wausau, Wisconsin, figured a parking ticket was worth the risk, instead of driving home from a metered lot. The driver, to avoid the dreaded yellow slip, left […]

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the powerful chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, is leaving open Tuesday the possibility that his panel might investigate whether President Donald Trump may have obstructed justice in his interactions with fired FBI Director James Comey. Grassley has faced calls from the ranking Democrat on the committee, Dianne Feinstein of California, to […]

Facing a do-or-die moment to pass health care reform through the Senate, President Donald Trump will have lunch with 13 consequential Republican senators on Tuesday to push repealing Obamacare, according to a White House official. In recent weeks, Trump has stressed the need for Republicans to come together to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President […]

Go ahead and toss your Oprah Winfrey for president bumper stickers. Winfrey is unequivocally shutting down speculation that she might throw her hat into the political ring. During a podcast with The Hollywood Reporter, the media mogul was asked about the possibility of challenging President Donald Trump in 2020. “I will never run for public […]

A Syrian artist has re-imagined US President Donald Trump and 10 other world leaders as refugees in a series of paintings currently on display in Dubai. Abdalla Al Omari, who has refugee status in Belgium, says his own experience with displacement prompted him to create The Vulnerability Series. “Being a refugee is like having a […]

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for public hearings in front of the budget-writing appropriations committees for the House and Senate. The topic of both hearings is the Justice Department’s budget. He will appear before the Senate committee at 10 a.m. ET and the House one at 2 p.m. ET. […]

President Trump is trying to focus this week on one thing: Jobs, jobs and more jobs. The White House is dubbing it “workforce development week” and has filled the president’s schedule with workplace visits, speeches and roundtable discussions on the subject. The aim is to present a fix to a big U.S. problem: job skills. […]

Perhaps because we are in a moment where nothing serves to shock, the news reported by Recode that a top executive of a $69 billion company tried to use a woman’s confidential medical history to discredit her claims of rape initially failed to rouse a reaction from me. After an Indian woman was raped by […]

Vehicular heatstroke. Hyperthermia. The devastating effects of a child being left in a hot car. It’s every parent’s unfathomable nightmare, yet it happens several times a year. The tragedy can happen almost anywhere, and while hotter months are always the riskiest, the circumstances surrounding child vehicular heatstroke are varied. Hot car deaths are a consistent […]

Newsmax CEO — and FOT “Friend of Trump” — Chris Ruddy went to the White House on Monday. Soon after he left, he did an interview with PBS “NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff in which he said this of the President: “I think he’s considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think he’s weighing that option.” […]

Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused by prosecutors in Spain of defrauding Spanish authorities of $16.4 million in tax between 2011 and 2014. In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said Ronaldo, a four-time Ballon d’Or winner, had used a “business structure” — created in 2010 — to hide the revenue generated […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning denounced a federal court ruling against his travel ban, his latest criticism on the judiciary in the ongoing legal battle over his controversial executive order. “Well, as predicted, the 9th Circuit did it again – Ruled against the TRAVEL BAN at such a dangerous time in the history of […]

It’s the biggest blockbuster Washington drama since … last week. The appearance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions before the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday afternoon may lack the hearing-of-the-century theatrics surrounding former FBI Director James Comey. But his testimony will be a dramatic sequel to the fired FBI chief’s tour de force that twisted a knife […]

Two slain Chinese nationals who were kidnapped in Pakistan in May and whose deaths ISIS has claimed responsibility for had been missionaries and the “misuse” of their business visas contributed to their abductions and deaths, Pakistan’s interior minister said. Amid “deep concern over the unfortunate incident,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday ordered […]

NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman told CNN he was hoping to do “something that’s pretty positive,” as he prepared to board a plane for a trip to North Korea Tuesday. The eccentric former basketball player arrived in Beijing Monday, ahead of the anticipated visit which comes at a time of heightened tension between Washington […]

Senate leaders struck an agreement Monday to roll out additional sanctions on Russia and make it difficult for the President to lift them. The Senate Foreign Relations and Banking Committee announced a deal that had the support of the committee’s top Democrats and Republicans that’s expected to attract wide bipartisan support. The proposal would provide […]

Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors to win his first NBA championship. Mission accomplished. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-120 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, clinching their second title in three years and their fifth in team history, avenging the loss to Cleveland after blowing a 3-1 lead a year ago. […]