Новости за 01.07.2016

Abedin’s comments provided new insight into the highly unusual decision by the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate to operate a private email server in her basement to conduct government business when she served as secretary of state. Abedin is one of several former State Department officials who are being deposed by the conservative group in a civil lawsuit over the agency’s failure to turn over files under the Freedom of Information Act. Judicial Watch lawyers repeatedly pressed Abedin... Читать дальше...

A Massachusetts judge says he'll need more time to consider arguments over Redstone's mental competency.

Jakub Blaszczykowski failed to convert Poland’s fourth penalty, which was saved by Rui Patricio, as Portugal earned a semi-final against either Wales or Belgium

Tesla's autopilot mode is undergoing a preliminary investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Scotty Moore, a guitarist whose terse, bluesy licks on Elvis Presley’s early hits virtually created the rockabilly guitar style and established the guitar as a lead instrument in rock ’n’ roll, died on Tuesday at his home outside Nashville. In 1954, Mr. Moore was performing with a country group, Doug Poindexter and the Starlite Wranglers, and recording at Sun Records in Memphis when Sam Phillips, the label’s owner, asked him to audition a young singer that his secretary kept mentioning. Bill Black... Читать дальше...

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees have been two teams headed in opposite directions this month. Trailing by five runs in the eighth inning, New York rallied for its most unlikely and exhilarating win of the season by scoring seven unanswered runs.  After New York trimmed the lead to three on a Brett Gardner single, pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez came to the plate with a chance to tie the game against Rangers closer Sam Dyson. Rodriguez, who was officially benched by manager Joe Girardi, couldn’t come through, but that was OK. Читать дальше...

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who kept playing videogames after pinning his 6-year-old son to the couch on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty to killing the boy.

MADRID — Vicente Del Bosque says he is standing down after eight years in charge of Spain, having guided the team to World Cup and European titles. The 65-year-old coach says he has “no intention of continuing” in the job after Spain’s European title defense ended in the round of 16 with a loss to

"We are looking at that. We're looking at a lot of things," Donald Trump said Thursday, before quickly pivoting to border security.

The first U.S. self-driving car fatality occurred in May, when the driver of a Tesla S sports car using the vehicle’s automated driving system died in a collision with a truck in Florida, federal officials said Thursday. Preliminary reports indicate that a tractor-trailer rig made a left turn in front of the Tesla at an intersection of a divided highway where there was no traffic light, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Tesla said on its website that neither the driver nor... Читать дальше...

Turkey has been shaken by a terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, in which over 40 people were killed and hundreds more wounded. Erman Cete, a journalist with SoL newspaper tells Radio Sputnik’s Brian Becker that the policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s are at least partially to blame for the tragedy.

Connecticut is the first state requiring police fill out a form when they use a stun gun. Research shows police used stun guns on black and Latino suspects at a higher rate than on white suspects.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a rescue package on Thursday for financially strapped Puerto Rico, which is facing more than $70 billion in debt and a major payment due Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a rescue package on Thursday for financially strapped Puerto Rico, which is facing more than $70 billion in debt and a major payment due Friday.

An apparent chance meeting between former president Bill Clinton and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch made waves Thursday in Washington, as White House hopeful Hillary Clinton's email usage remained under investigation. The Monday meeting came a day before Republican lawmakers released their final report on the 2012 assault on the US mission in Benghazi, and as Hillary Clinton's campaign faces continued questions about her trustworthiness. The encounter raised concern about whether the independence of the Department of Justice... Читать дальше...

A British war veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan reflects on how times have changed for injured servicemen 100 years on.

An attorney and public policy strategist could become the latest member of the Los Angeles Police Commission, replacing a longtime commissioner whose second term is expiring.

Assemblyman Keith Wright conceded defeat Thursday to state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in the race to replace Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel.

The country, widely criticized for trafficking in its seafood industry, has made improvements, says the State Department report. But critics don't agree.

Captains Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo made the first penalties after 120 minutes of 1-1 play, then watched a lone misfire.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is becoming the first state in the Republican-dominated Deep South to expand its Medicaid program, with more than 233,000 people already enrolled in the government-financed insurance coverage that begins Friday. Medicaid expansion fulfills one of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ main campaign promises, embracing the health law championed by President

Bruce Willis is making some curious career choices lately, spending almost as much time on glorified cameos in low-budget thrillers as starring in blockbusters. But Willis’ workaholism benefits “Marauders,” an otherwise plain action picture carried by strong performances and a mildly compelling...