Новости за 16.12.2017

Thousands of protesters marched against it. Hundreds of human rights groups implored lawmakers to reject it. Even the United Nations warned of its dangers.

For well over a week, hundreds of inmates have chain-sawed through relentless thickets of chaparral, cutting lines through the backcountry to thwart the fire's sudden rushes at homes.

A reporter spent the day watching two Fort George Wright doctors examine dozens of army recruits for potential defects. He said the doctors had an uncanny feel for the job.

President Donald Trump is expected at his Winter White House in Palm Beach for the holidays, but records showing who will be visiting him at his Mar-a-Lago Club aren’t available to the public.

Amber Nikolai – fired by the state Department of Veterans Affairs in September and hired a month later to lead the 53,000-member Wisconsin American Legion – may go to court to pursue a sexual harassment claim rejected earlier this month by the state Equal Rights Division.

Navy achieved a notable milestone this past week when it broke into the Top 25 for the first time in nearly a decade. The Midshipmen, who are 3-0 in dual meets, debuted at No. 24 in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association poll.

President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax cut as a good deal for the middle class while boldly suggesting it could lead to explosive economic growth.

A Navy public affairs officer who was investigated for hate group activity and separated from the service in 2009 over anti-war statements has been reinstated to active duty, promoted, and given more than $666,000 in back pay.

It was the simple things they missed. Gardening. Turning the pages of a book. Using an electric razor. Veterans, many of them requiring wheelchairs, told Cuyahoga Community College students about their longings.

Pope Francis is criticizing journalists who dredge up old scandals and sensationalize the news and plans to dedicate his upcoming annual communications message to "fake news."

For the first time in the Navy's 242 years, a new ship was commissioned alongside the decommissioned ship it was named after and, of course, both ships pay homage to Arkansas' capital, Little Rock.

The new USS Little Rock is decorated in patriotic red, white and blue bunting, its crew will wear freshly dry-cleaned uniforms, and thousands of spectators are expected to converge on Canalside for today's commissioning of the ship. History will be made.

After a career of chasing and arresting drug smugglers and other criminals, David Waller has earned a little down time. For Waller, 62, that means a hectic schedule of orchestrating the collection and distribution of toys for more than 9,000 children this Christmas

After a career of chasing and arresting drug smugglers and other criminals, David Waller has earned a little down time. For Waller, 62, that means a hectic schedule of orchestrating the collection and distribution of toys for more than 9,000 children this Christmas

Libyan coast guards rescued at least 270 migrants off the country's shores, a Navy official said on Saturday, bringing to over 450 the total number of migrants they've rescued in less than a week.

A new community of Turkish immigrants has taken root in Rhode Island. And its leading members, some of them refugees seeking political asylum in the United States, are spreading a message of tolerance and diversity through their work at Dialogue Foundation, a new organization with a headquarters near Wayland Square.

The commander of Fort Drum's 10th Combat Aviation Brigade said his brigade's soldiers had to think creatively to tackle the logistical challenges they faced when deployed in Europe.

The battle in Marawi City may have ended, but the war is not over. This became evident on Friday after the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that Islamic State-inspired groups in Mindanao were ramping up their recruitment drive to beef up their fighters for terror attacks.

Veterans in need were treated to haircuts, massages and flu shots as part of a Family Endeavors first Operation Rejuvenation event on Friday.

Addie Zinone said her relationship with Lauer occurred 16 years ago when she was a 24-year-old production assistant and he was in his early 40s and newly married. Zinone added that the relationship was consensual, but she said she wanted to write about it because she sees parallels between her own story and accounts from other women who have accused Lauer of misconduct.

As the Wreaths Across America caravan neared its destination at Arlington National Ceremony, a group of participants in the annual event placed wreaths at the Pentagon's 9/11 memorial Friday in honor of those who perished there during the 2001 attack.

The 3,539 records include FBI and CIA reports on Soviet spies, the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City a few weeks before he murdered President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

Nothing usually flusters Army junior linebacker Kenneth Brinson, but he said he was "sweating" this weekend. Brinson wasn't worried while studying film of Army's next opponent – San Diego State, in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 23. Rather, the chemical engineering major was cramming for five term-end exams

Two military exercises have been conducted in the region in the past four months, and a current one is ongoing. Exercises are also planned for February, May, June and July of next year.