Новости за 18.05.2017

It sounds like a ghost story: a huge cargo vessel sails up and down the Norwegian coast, silently going about its business, without a captain or crew in sight. But if all goes as planned, it’s actually the future of shipping.

Iran chooses a new leader Friday and the result could have far-reaching diplomatic implications, especially since President Donald Trump has threatened to dismantle the nuclear accord he called "the worst deal in history."

The Islamic State group attacked several government-held villages in central Syria on Thursday, capturing at least one of them in violence that left 52 people dead including more than two dozen women and children, some of whom were beheaded, as well as Syrian troops, state media, medical officials and an opposition monitoring group said.

Bill Johnson will don a Marine service uniform and head for Washington on Saturday. Flying to Washington is special for Johnson, however, he had an additional wish: to be buried in a Marine uniform. After so many years, he no longer had his. Honor Flight Cleveland members tackled the project.

Nearly 50 years after a grenade tossed by a North Vietnamese soldier bounced off his helmet and into the midst of wounded Marines, former Navy corpsman Don Ballard knows how to smile. Ballard started by saying those who join the military take an oath against all enemies, foreign and domestic. “You know who the domestic enemies are? They’re the politicians,” he said.

Roger Ailes, the communication maestro who transformed TV news by creating Fox News Channel only to be ousted from his media empire at the height of his reign for alleged sexual harassment, died Thursday, according to his wife, Elizabeth Ailes. He was 77.

The graduating cadets sat quietly and ramrod straight for most of Wednesday's 136th U.S. Coast Guard Academy's graduation ceremony as crowds cheered, whistled and applauded.

High-speed trains could shuttle passengers from Clark Air Base to Manila under a plan to upgrade the Philippines’ transport network to complement China’s vast One Belt One Road initiative.

The Anaheim Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who stole checks from the family of an active duty U.S. Marine and cashed them.

There’s only one seat in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS that NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson unveiled Wednesday on Fort Bragg. But he won't be alone when he circles the track for this year's Coca-Cola 600 over Memorial Day weekend.

A U.S. soldier and six South Korean civilians have been accused of being part of a ring that stole three Humvees from a U.S. base in South Korea and tried to sell them, police said Thursday.

Sentencing is set in Florida for an ex-Secret Service agent who pleaded guilty to enticing a teenage girl to engage in sexual activity.

Pakistan says Afghanistan has freed two Pakistani diplomats detained in Kabul.

Four potential candidates to lead the FBI — including former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman — have met with President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

U.S. officials strongly criticized the Turkish government after video appeared to show its president's security forces pushing past police and violently breaking up a protest outside their diplomatic residence in Washington.

Iraq's Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting growing sentiment that the country's government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again.

Indonesia's military says four soldiers were killed when a Chinese-made anti-aircraft cannon malfunctioned during an exercise in the Natuna island chain in the South China Sea.

Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative.

The government under President Xi Jinping has been moving to expand and provide legal foundations for intelligence agency powers in the name of national security and combating terrorism.

The Navy has fired two commanders of a San Diego-based ship after maintenance problems were detected in the USS Anchorage's propulsion system.

A man fatally shot by police Tuesday night after a two-hour standoff was identified as 24-year-old Edwin Fuentes, who, a close friend said, served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and struggled with PTSD.

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station will begin converting its jet squadrons to the stealthy F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, triggering major construction projects in the coming months, Lt. Gen. Jon “Dog” Davis told San Diego’s military and business leaders on Wednesday.

Top four seeds move into semifinals in DI play, while AOSR crashes party in DII at the expense of Black Forest.

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