The joint income of US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle last year amounted to $ 1.9 to $ 6.9 million, reports The Wall Street Journal with reference to the information published by the White House. It is noted that Obama has one major obligation - a mortgage for a house in Chicago, which, according to various estimates, costs from $ 500 thousand to $ 1 million.

The Turkish fighter shot down the Syrian aircraft for violating the air borders of the state. It is reported by Reuters. It is noted that the plane was shot down near the border of the two states. It is specified that two missiles were released by the plane.

In Grozny, a wedding was held by the head of the ROVD of the Nozha-Yurt district, Zajud Guchigov and 17-year-old Louise (Hede) Goylabieva, the radio station says Moscow. The event caused a great resonance in society, not only because of a large difference in the age of the newlyweds and the minority of the girl. The media wrote that the Louise family was put pressure, but the girl’s relatives refuted this information in an interview.

The court sentenced the former president of Egypt Muhammad Mursi to the death penalty. It is reported by Associated Press. It is noted that the ex-president was found guilty of espionage ("revealed state secrets"). Murcy is a key person involved in two criminal cases. He is accused of state treason and espionage in favor of Iran, as well as in organizing the mass escape of the leaders of the Muslim Brothers movement from prison during the 2011 revolution.

In Roscosmos, two emergency situations that occurred on Saturday with Russian space technology commented on. “Today, May 16, in the process of launching the Proton-M Rocket with the Mexat-1 satellite, an abnormal situation has occurred, the reasons are being clarified,” the statement posted on the agency’s website said. The failure is also confirmed during the correction of the ISS orbit.

A frank photo of snowboarders got into the Investigative Committee, because patriotic citizens noticed a memorial on Victory Day on it and wrote a statement to the local authorities. In the case, a check is being conducted. The Internet user announced a complaint to the local authorities, attaching a screenshot from the Internet receiver. “I categorically do not like hysteria around the history of the Second World War and Victory Day.

The proportion of Russians, positively related to the law on the prohibition of propaganda of homosexuality, is growing: now 77% against 67% in 2013 are shared, Interfax reports with reference to the data of the Levada Center. In total, 800 people in 46 regions of the Russian Federation participated in the survey. 15% of respondents do not support this law, and 7% said that they are not interested in this.

Director David Lynch said that he would still remove the continuation of the cult series Twin Peaks. “Dear friends, rumors are not what they seem ... Twin Peaks returns to Sho Network!”, The director wrote in his microblog. Earlier, Lynch said that despite the finished scenario of the new nine episodes, he would not shoot the continuation of the series due to the fact that he was not arranged by the amount of money allocated for the project.

The US Special Forces conducted a special operation in Syria and eliminated one of the leaders of the Islamic State, Abu Sayifa, NBC reports. It is noted that during the special operation a girl, who was held as a slave, was also released. “The Americans deployed in Iraq conducted an operation in the Al-AMR area in the east of Syria and tried to capture one of the influential leaders of the“ Islamic state ”of Abu Sayaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf.