Новости за 22.12.2017

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is evaluating a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request sent by the RT channel regarding information on broadcasting companies such as CGTN America, Al Jazeera and the BBC, an official with the department said Thursday.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday that accused US President Donald Trump of violating the US Constitution by continuing to own and profit from his businesses.

The results are in from Catalonia's snap parliamentary election, and separatist parties have held onto their majority. They dropped from 72 to 70 total seats held, but this still gives them an absolute majority of the regional parliament's 135 seats.

The results are in from Catalonia's snap parliamentary election, and separatist parties have held onto their majority. They dropped from 72 to 70 total seats held, but this still grants them an absolute majority of the regional parliament's 135 seats.

US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State Brett McGurk told reporters on Thursday that The United States would maintain the military presence at the At Tanf garrison in southeastern Syria as well as in other areas of the country to ensure that the Daesh terror group does not return to the liberated areas.

According to a Thursday release from Google's parent company Alphabet, Eric Schmidt "will be transitioning from his position as executive chairman of the board of directors and becoming a technical advisor to the company while continuing to serve on its board."

Sputnik talked to Dr. Casey Halpern of Stanford University School of Medicine, inventor of a technology that can stop behaviors like binge eating by sending electrical impulses directly to the brain.

The Japanese government has cautioned that an earthquake to rival even the disastrous 2011 Tohoku earthquake that led to 18,000 deaths may strike the island of Hokkaido sometime within the next 30 years.

“What would your parents say - eh?!”

A Florida high school teacher was arrested Sunday for continuing to engage in sexually explicit conversations with a 15-year-old after becoming aware of his age.

US Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Thursday, meeting with both Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as well as making a speech before US troops.