Новости за 16.09.2017

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who is 94, was honored for his long political career and his Army service in World War II, when he was severely injured during combat in Italy. He served 27 years in the Senate and 10 years in the House.

Suspicion initially focused on a sonic weapon, and on the Cubans. Yet the diagnosis of mild brain injury, considered unlikely to result from sound, has confounded the FBI, the State Department and U.S. intelligence agencies involved in the investigation.

Iraq is prepared to intervene militarily if the Kurdish region's planned independence referendum results in violence, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Saturday.

A senior NATO official says there's reason to be concerned about the large-scale Zapad 2017 military maneuvers being conducted now by Russia and Belarus, since they could be seen as "a serious preparation for big war."

Donovan Peoples-Jones returned a punt 79 yards for a score and Quinn Nordin tied a school record with five field goals, helping No. 7 Michigan overcome its offensive struggles in a 29-13 win over Air Force on Saturday.

Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet.

As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from Nazi Germany and apartheid-era South Africa. Both managed to survive oil blockades with the help of liquefying coal, a technology that dates to the 1920s.

The Navy plans to expand its search on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station property for potential contamination from chemical compounds that have caused health alarms near military bases in New Hampshire and other states.

British police made an apparent breakthrough Saturday in the race-against-time subway bombing investigation with what they called a "very significant" arrest, but the country remained on a "critical" alert, meaning that another attack is judged imminent.

Caleb Brown led the visitors’ offensive efforts. Brown carried 12 times for 119 yards and a touchdown and completed his only passing attempt for a 32-yard touchdown to Michael Bills.

Hundreds attended a service Saturday to celebrate the life of Marine Capt. Benjamin Robert Cross, who was killed Aug. 5 during a training exercise off the coast of Australia.

After Navy service in the Pacific during World War II, Harry Dean Stanton spent three years at the University of Kentucky. He appeared in more than 200 movies and TV shows in a career dating to the mid-1950s. He died Friday of natural causes at age 91.

Cameron Wilson collected 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just three carries. Brennon Colvin added two touchdowns and Sam Gallardo rushed into the end zone.

Raiders' Filip Havlena and Hohenfels' Jean Morales each score three touchdowns, but ISB prevails 40-22.

Backed by Russian warplanes and fighters from Iranian-backed militias, the Syrian government has enjoyed a series of battlefield successes in recent weeks. It has seen an increase in the territory it controls from a low of only 19 percent of the country earlier this year to currently about 48 percent.

A team of 20 nurses, physician assistants, medical administrators, combat medics and a doctor will be traveling to St. Thomas Island in the next few days to help with relief efforts after Hurricane Irma.

Esteban Saldana threw a pair of touchdown passes, including a 50-yard bomb to Tre Dotson and a 28-yard connection with Xander Wells, as part of a 14-completion, 241-yard day through the air.

Pablo Cervantes racked up 177 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Mason Shine threw for three touchdowns, while Tony Perales caught two scores as part of a 168-yard receiving effort.

Students in two of the nation's largest school districts still don't know when they'll return to class, forcing many Florida parents to juggle childcare as they head into a second week of recovering from Hurricane Irma.

Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the command, said Friday that three of the seven soldiers injured during demolition training that was part of the Special Forces Qualification Course were treated and released on Thursday.

The Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act requires the secretary of the interior to develop a plan for the statue’s removal within 90 days of enactment of the legislation, along with a publicly available report detailing the plan and a timeline for removal.

A U.S.-backed force in Syria said a Russian airstrike wounded six of its fighters Saturday near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, while in southeast Syria, Syrian troops and their Iran-backed allies began a new offensive aiming to capture areas along the Iraq border under the cover of Russian airstrikes.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has spent about 30 hours over the last two weeks in a New Jersey courtroom fighting for his political career and freedom, while showing little sign outside the courtroom he's in the middle of a federal corruption trial.

The Panthers scored 16 unanswered points after halftime to erase a 9-6 Ramstein lead at the intermission.