Новости за 19.04.2017

A months-long international search by Saalfelden to find a new hermit has ended. Mayor Erich Rohrmoser says officials chose Belgian Stan Vanuytrecht, a former artillery officer, surveyor and a Roman Catholic deacon, because the bearded 58-year-old pipe smoker "emanates calm and comes across as steady."

A nonprofit corporation announced that it's signed an agreement with federal officials to raise $30 million for a new veterans outpatient clinic. Officials said it's the first of five public-private pilot projects nationwide for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

French military planes flew over the U.S. Air Force Academy Wednesday as part of a tour thanking the United States for its help during World War I.

Ernesto Rodriguez finished his trek from Clarksville, Tennessee, to the California coast Wednesday morning when he walked the last few miles and onto the Santa Monica Pier.

Drivers taking to Europe’s roads from Wednesday through early Thursday morning might want to ease up on the gas pedal.

A Nevada crash that nearly killed a young woman has exposed a hole in the government's efforts to get dangerous Takata air bag inflators off the road: There's nothing that prevents the devices from being taken from wrecked cars and reused.

U-2 instructor pilot Lt. Col. Ira Eadie was killed in September when his student incorrectly reacted to a stall, sending the plane into an unrecoverable dive, the Air Force found in an investigation released Wednesday.

Jalen Robinette, who in two weeks could become the highest NFL Draft selection from a service academy in the Super Bowl era, remains very much immersed in the cadet lifestyle - difficult as that may be with the clock winding toward the finish.

A former high-ranking official in California's veterans affairs department has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in an investigation of alleged bid rigging on public construction contracts.

As Islamic State-piloted commercial drones complicate the offensive in Mosul, sending Iraqi troops scattering as grenades and bomblets rain down, the Army has field tested vehicle-based lasers to combat the growing threat of enemy eyes in the sky.

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an unsupervised patient with mental issues at the John Cochran VA Medical Center is suing the federal government.

Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, says he won't for re-election or any other office in 2018. He has been rumored as a possible candidate for Senate or governor.

The U.S. military is trying to determine what chemical Islamic State used against Iraqi government forces last weekend, the commander of anti-ISIS coalition ground forces said Wednesday.

A former manager of the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Bangor on Friday sued the restaurant chain in U.S. District Court, claiming that he was fired illegally after spending a month last summer on duty with the U.S. Army Reserves.

Yemeni security officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed four alleged al-Qaida fighters in the country's central Marib province.

As U.N. military peacekeepers prepare for a full exit from Haiti, this small engineering corps is the first wave of this Caribbean nation's efforts to try and revive a military force some 22 years after a national army was disbanded.

Carl B. TenBrink and his son Benjamin have a plate of food each and sit talking beneath a large canopy that blocks the sun on a clear April afternoon. It’s a scene that could be of any backyard barbecue in America, only it’s in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address to graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy next month. It will be Trump's second time addressing graduates during commencement season this year.

The highest-ranking officer convicted so far in a colossal Navy corruption scandal began accepting a cornucopia of gifts and prostitutes from an Asian defense contractor 20 years ago and later suffered a mental breakdown when he learned authorities were making arrests in the case, new court documents allege.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill extending the often-criticized Veterans Choice Program beyond its August 2017 expiration date, a move that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said would buy him time to work with Congress on program improvements.

U.S. Africa Command wants to better coordinate the battle against Islamic extremists in Somalia by adding liaison officers from participating African nations to its headquarters here.

Oshkosh Corp. has secured $258 million in orders to rebuild trucks and manufacture trailers for the Army. Oshkosh will rebuild 670 heavy tactical vehicles and produce 356 vehicle trailers.

Uganda's military announced on Wednesday it is ending its pursuit of internationally known warlord Joseph Kony. The news comes shortly after the United States' decision last month to pull out, which left only Uganda in the manhunt.

What these two presidents have in common is the unique experience of coming into the Oval Office facing widespread doubts. What Truman teaches us is that character counts, especially for a president with low initial popularity ratings.

Facebook still hasn’t come to terms with what it really is — a media company where people get their news and which, especially because of the year-old Facebook Live, generates news content.