Новости за 25.01.2017

Maj. Gen. Randy George led Fort Carson troops through the most valorous deployment of the post-9/11 war years as a colonel. He is replacing Maj. Gen. Ryan Gonsalves, who led Fort Carson through a series of changes .

The "Big E," as it was affectionately called by its crew, was inactivated from service in 2012 at Naval Station Norfolk following its 25th deployment. The decommissioning ceremony is a long-honored naval tradition.

The probe into alleged hacking of the election by Russia could deepen the rift between the new president and the intelligence community and drive a wedge between Donald Trump and the Republican Congress.

A flap involving an Army vet at a Chili's Grill & Bar in Texas that generated an Internet storm contributed to a drop in holiday sales for the Dallas-based restaurant chain.

The vetting gap raises questions about the Syrian refugee screening process, which the Obama administration had often described as exhaustive and rigorous, but which President Donald Trump has criticized as a national security risk.

Tattoo parlors would have to tell customers that if they get tattoos on certain parts of their body - including on their face - that it could bar them from the military, under a new bill filed in the Georgia House.

Dozens of Democrats urged President Donald Trump to exempt Veterans Affairs from the temporary federal hiring freeze he imposed Monday, saying it had the potential to harm veterans seeking health care and those trying to access benefits.

Air Force's bench provided 25 key points as the Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak by upsetting San Diego State 60-57 on Tuesday night in the exact sort of game that had haunted them in recent weeks.

Defense Secretary James Mattis’ first address to the Pentagon was an appeal for unity and a reminder of how military and uniformed personnel in the Defense Department have often served as a beacon in the nation’s most deeply divided times.

Germany has announced it will scrap a long-standing law prohibiting Germans from insulting foreign heads of state. The symbolic timing of the move is likely more important than the move itself. In other words: Donald Trump became a foreign head of state five days ago.

Israel's military said Wednesday its soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian who intentionally rammed his vehicle into a West Bank bus stop, and later on another group of troops shot and wounded a Palestinian gunman who opened fire on them.

Monica Lamping’s family reported her missing Sunday morning, and a search for the 29-year-old and her two children began shortly after a fire at her house.

A military judge brought a quick halt to the first session of the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal in 2017 on Wednesday because of the absence of a defense lawyer who broke her arm and couldn't make it to the U.S. base in Cuba.

The dogs’ training at SCI-Dallas will last for 12 to 14 months. The dogs live in the inmates’ cells with their handlers Monday through Friday. On the weekends, they venture out into the community with volunteer “Weekend Puppy Raisers.”

The $1.85 billion in sales is a fraction of the $40 billion in transfers the Obama administration agreed to as recently as 2015, but the decision signals continuity in foreign arms sales under President Donald Trump.

By Douglas P. McCormick and Kathy Roth-Douquet

A permanent campaign can help a president bolster his base of support, but it’s not enough to enable him to achieve his goals.

Trump’s election offers what many Israelis have dreamed of — a relaxation of American pressure on Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians. But for some, it’s a case of “be careful what you wish for.”

The men were gone before waitress Rosalynd Harris saw the receipt. She read the words before she saw the tip, and the words alone were enough to overwhelm her. "You automatically assume if someone supports Trump that they have ideas about you," she said, "but [the customer is] more embracing than even some of my more liberal friends, and there was a real authenticity in our exchange."

The Senate's probe into alleged hacking of the election by Russia could deepen the rift between the new president and the intelligence community and drive a wedge between Donald Trump and the Republican Congress.

A North Dakota congressman is asking the Trump administration to provide federal protection if or when construction resumes on the Dakota Access pipeline.

Classic rock music blasted throughout the hanger as airmen from the 48th Maintenance Group vied for top honors during the annual weapons load crew competition here on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is asking for a review of America's methods for interrogating terror suspects and the possible reopening of CIA-run "black site" prisons outside the United States, according to a draft executive order obtained by The Associated Press.

Syrian rebels and al-Qaida-linked militants traded accusations on Wednesday over infighting that escalated after Russian-led cease-fire talks concluded with a call for mainstream insurgents to break with the extremists.

A human rights watchdog says Iraq has executed 31 men for their alleged role in the 2014 mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi army cadets by the Islamic State group.