Новости за 06.04.2018

As bad as things looked for Facebook two weeks ago when the Cambridge Analytica scandal surfaced, things actually got worse this week. First, the company upped to 87 million the estimated number of people whose personal information was siphoned off without authorization — 74% more than was first...

The Supreme Court this week ruled that a Tucson police officer who shot and wounded a woman in her front yard couldn’t be sued for damages. It was the latest, but almost certainly not the last, decision by the court to give the benefit of the doubt to law enforcement officials accused of abusing...

President Trump and the auto industry are teaming up to roll back gas mileage and emissions rules that would deliver a new car fleet in 2025 averaging 36 mpg in real-world driving. Fortunately, California — and a dozen other states — insist we need to keep the tough standard, which is the biggest...

Despite years of effort, researchers have so far failed to find a pill you could take or a food you could eat to harden your brain against the injury that could be caused by a stroke.

To the editor: Harold Meyerson appears confused. (“The Supreme Court may hand an enduring advantage to the Republican Party this term,” Opinion, April 3)

To the editor: Not mentioned in the op-ed article, “The Sierra Nevada snowpack will be 64% smaller by the end of this century. We need to prepare now,” was the role agriculture plays in water use in California.

To the editor: It is certainly not President Trump’s practice to have some understanding, no matter how dim, of the subject of his ire — in this case, community colleges. (“Community colleges deliver the good jobs that Trump keeps promising. So why does he dump on them?” Opinion, April 3)

Anyone who has spent time on the internet has come across something that confounds them — a blog post that doesn’t seem to make any sense, a rant that goes off the rails, a YouTube video so strange it’s hard to tell if the person behind it is sincere or creating performance art.

"Roseanne" is a hit, again. The ratings of the back-to back-episodes that launched its much-belated 10th season debut March 27 were, in today's thin-sliced television landscape, impressive and historical: 18.1 million viewers, rising to 25 million with delayed viewings.

They are called American Samoans. But many residents of the U.S. territory — an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean — don’t feel American. That’s because people born in American Samoa are not U.S. citizens unless one of their parents is a citizen.

It's been a tough week for Laura Ingraham. And for Lauren Ingram.

Laura Ingraham is the embattled Fox News host currently on what the network is calling a pre-scheduled vacation after her comments about Parkland survivor David Hogg sparked social media outrage.

Lauren Ingram is an Australian journalist...

Several aging toddler attractions at Disney California Adventure Park could be bulldozed in the next year or so to make way for an expansion based on some of the world’s most popular fictional characters.

There’s still no confirmed date, meeting site or even a U.S. ambassador in South Korea to run interference.

This year Rehmat was deported to a country he had never known. Weary of hiding from authorities after living in Turkey illegally for more than two years, he turned himself in to police and was shipped off to Afghanistan.

Lisa Mosconi, an Italian-born neuroscientist and nutritionist, had no idea how important the taste of water was to her until she moved to New York City and took a long sip from the tap.

Hisham Fageeh has received standing ovations at some of the world’s premier film festivals for his starring role in the Saudi Arabian romantic comedy “Barakah Meets Barakah.” His satirical videos rack up millions of views on YouTube.

It’s no secret that Americans pay more for healthcare than people in all other developed countries. And a big reason for that is because our $3 trillion healthcare system is focused to a large extent on generating profits for businesses, rather than the well-being of patients.

A grassy horseshoe-shaped park an acre wide in the heart of Koreatown takes up some of the hottest real estate in Los Angeles.

As time runs out on their protected status, Liberian immigrants are going underground, preparing to leave the U.S. and simply praying for a reprieve. Their experience mirrors what could happen for hundreds of thousands of other immigrants with similar legal protections.

Many years ago, Maria Elena Dueñas left her peasant town in the lush valley along Mexico’s Rio Ameca. She bid goodbye to her family, weeping over leaving her parents and siblings behind as she and her infant son followed her husband to Los Angeles.

In 1987, the City of Los Angeles sets up a urban campground for the homeless next to the Los Angeles River.

As the fight over California's immigration policies intensifies, so have the attacks from opponents who argue its landmark "sanctuary state" law is allowing the release of violent criminals into the streets.

After the Kings’ final game last season, with a long, playoff-less summer looming, Dustin Brown spoke up in the locker room. Remember how awful this feels, he told his teammates. Remember every painful bit so clearly and hate it so much that you’ll never want to feel that way again.