Aug 20 Watch 7:29 Meet the CIA's disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they… Continue watching
Aug 10 Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in one of Moscow’s biggest political protests in recent years, denouncing the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital’s city council ballot. Continue reading
Jul 29 Russian opposition leader returned to jail after suspected poisoning By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Alexei Navalny was rushed to a hospital Sunday with what authorities said was a suspected allergy attack inside a detention facility where he was serving a 30-day sentence for calling an unsanctioned protest. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 6:25 How FaceApp highlights a gap in U.S. privacy protections The growing popularity of FaceApp, a photo filter app that allows users to transform their features by adding or removing wrinkles, is sounding alarm bells among privacy advocates and lawmakers. There are questions about how the images of people's faces… Continue watching
May 05 At least 40 dead in Russian plane's fiery emergency landing By Jim Heintz, Associated Press A Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, and at least 40 people died, officials said. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump 'knew of and directed' negotiations for Trump Tower in Moscow, Cohen testifies By Associated Press Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign about a proposed Trump building in Russia. Continue reading
Jan 22 Giuliani walks back comments about Trump Tower Moscow project By Associated Press President Donald Trump's lawyer walked back comments he made Sunday about how Trump remembers having conversations about a Moscow real estate project right up until the election. Continue reading
Jan 02 U.S. wants access to American held in Moscow on spying charges By Lynn Berry, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the U.S. hopes to gain access soon to a former Marine who was arrested in Russia on espionage charges and that "if the detention is not appropriate we will demand his… Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: Trump says Michael Cohen is lying to get a reduced sentence By Associated Press The president is reacting to Cohen's guilty plea Thursday to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:58 Putin urges American political elites to 'calm down' on Russian election meddling By Ryan Chilcote Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a pointed verbal attack on the U.S. while speaking with special correspondent Ryan Chilcote in Moscow Wednesday. He called concerns about Russian meddling in the upcoming 2018 elections “insanity” and he criticized some Trump administration… Continue watching