Новости за 01.08.2017

John Metcalf is only a half-year away from deploying to Iraq, which is why it was particularly devastating when almost all the crucial gear designed to keep him alive in the field was stolen from his storage shed.

The U.S. Capitol Police Department opened an internal investigation into why its elite tactical team was initially directed to respond to the wrong location when a gunman opened fire last month at a GOP congressional baseball practice.

The remains were found in a 44-foot motor lifeboat on display on the lawn at Coast Guard Station Chatham.

The U.S. Navy said in a statement that all ships were clear after an extensive search that involved boats, helicopters and other personnel. Earlier in the day, sailors on watch at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia reported seeing a possible diver in a secured area near one of its piers.

U.S. Special Operations Command is partnering with the Air Force to study light-attack aircraft, which could include Textron Aviation’s Scorpion jet and Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine.

Flying home from Germany on July 8 aboard Air Force One, Trump personally dictated a statement in which Trump Jr. said he and the Russian lawyer had "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children" when they met in June 2016, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deliberations.

Based on the video evidence of North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, a “reasonable conclusion” is that the ICBM’s re-entry vehicle did not survive the launch.

With a sweeping cut in the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes further in an escalating rift with the United States.

The full text of President Donald Trump's remarks and the Medal of Honor citation for Pfc. James C. McCloughan, July 31, 2017, at the White House.