Новости за 18.03.2017

On March 7, Louie – age 3 – drew his last breath around 3 a.m. On March 14, his brother, Logan, drew his first breath – also around 3 a.m.

An appeals court on Saturday refused a request from two American Indian tribes for an "emergency" order that would prevent oil from flowing through Dakota Access pipeline.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew in northern Michigan has evacuated two people hurt in a car accident from Beaver Island.

Somalia's government on Saturday blamed the Saudi-led coalition for Friday's attack on a boat that killed at least 42 Somali refugees, calling the assault by a military vessel and a helicopter gunship "horrific."

A Trump administration spokesman says an individual was apprehended near the White House, a week after an intruder was caught on White House grounds.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has raged for three years and claimed 10,000 lives, attracts scant U.S. media attention these days unless it is connected to Trump.

Amid an avalanche of news raising alarm about Russian meddling in the U.S. election and ties between President Donald Trump’s administration and Moscow, many younger voters are questioning how big a threat the former Cold War foe really is.

Marine One could make regular appearances in South Florida now that a landing pad has been completed at President Donald Trump’s winter White House, his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. Instead of taking a motorcade from the airport — and tying up traffic — he can fly, though it’s not yet clear how often that will happen.

Since 2001, about 1,650 U.S. troops have lost hands, arms, legs or feet during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Year after year, combat in both theaters created amputees. But in 2016, the number of deployed troops who suffered amputations was zero.

Elementary and middle school students from Department of Defense Education Activity Schools participated in the 35th annual European PTA Spelling Bee on Saturday.

The current scandal surrounding President Donald Trump's tweeted accusations that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower is proof of what might be called the Salena Zito rule. Zito, of course, wrote the essay in the Atlantic how Trump's supporters took him "seriously, but not literally," whereas the press took him "literally, but not seriously."

Perched atop an Adirondack mountain, the 325-acre site for sale seems to have everything a developer could want: spectacular views, a man-made lake and close proximity to the tourist destination of Saratoga Springs. Oh, and former President Ulysses S. Grant lived out his final days in a home next door.

The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in response to a projectile fired from Gaza into southern Israel.

A new proposal to conduct “emergency” Kennebec River channel dredging next month to allow a Bath Iron Works destroyer to depart has prompted those who work and live on the river to voice concerns about the impact and timing of the project.

Scores of Syrian opposition fighters and their families began leaving the last rebel-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs on Saturday as part of a Russian-backed evacuation deal signed earlier this week.

French soldiers shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground Saturday and tried to steal her rifle at Paris' Orly Airport. The melee forced the airport's busy terminals to close and evacuate and trapped hundreds of passengers aboard flights that had just landed.

Cheered by flag-waving supporters, Turkey's president turned a commemoration of a World War I campaign into a political rally on Saturday, slamming Europe and declaring that a constitutional referendum next month on whether to expand his powers will enhance Turkey's place in the world.

A Houma, La., native made national news last week after he assisted in the resuscitation of a retired Air Force pilot during a flight from Atlanta to Houston.

President Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that Berlin increase financial support to pay for the “protection” the U.S. military provides NATO ally Germany.

A New York Army National Guard commander who works for the New York State Police in civilian life is being promoted to brigadier general.

Soldiers rounded up some heavy metal Saturday for disabled German twins who love trucks and big equipment.

As Army got better and better on offense in the third period of Friday's Atlantic Hockey semifinal playoff with Air Force, desperately seeking a tying goal in a 1-0 game, coach Brian Riley caught himself looking to the red goal light, waiting for a game-tying signal that never came.

A Purple Heart recipient and World War II POW who was rescued from Austria's Stalag-17 by Gen. George Patton claims he's being denied access to a local medical facility.

Brianna Hunter is the first Eagles athlete since the track team formed in the mid-2000s to hold a Pacific record.

Veterans are running a growing number of Maine’s small family farms — and they approach things a little differently than non-veteran farmers, shaped by their time in the military. But the lure of the land is just as strong for them as for other aspiring farmers. And Maine — with its affordable land prices and resources for new farmers — can be a great place for these veterans to get started.