Новости за 02.04.2018

Interior Department officials are backing away from a plan to dramatically increase entrance fees at the most popular national parks after receiving more than 100,000 public comments from Americans nearly unanimously opposed to the idea.

An FBI counterterrorism investigation that ended with a 20-year prison sentence stands out as unique.

Founded by an Army veteran and staffed mainly by veterans and Gold Star families, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is on a mission to provide college educations for people who lost a parent due to military service.

An American couple was found dead in their house near Vicenza on Monday afternoon, and local authorities said it looked to be a murder-suicide.

In 1960, Dr. Jacques Berlin entered the U.S. Navy as an ensign in public health and was assigned to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. He was involved in planning early mosquito control efforts in Florida and performed health inspections on naval vessels in the southeastern United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Since Mark King took over in 2014, Adidas has more than doubled its North American market share, and its stock has nearly quadrupled globally. Even a pay-to-play college basketball scandal, which could send one of the company's former executives to prison, has done little to slow Adidas' momentum.

With her college swimming career behind her, Katie Ledecky stands to make a splash as a professional athlete well ahead of the next Olympics and will likely carry several big-name sponsors into the Tokyo pool with her in 2020.

The second-guessing of Joe Girardi’s replacement holding the pinstriped binder started immediately on Sunday, even before the supposed biggest strength of this loaded team — its bullpen — completely imploded for the second consecutive day.

Martin Luther King Jr.was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike, and Clara Ester, a college student, had been marching alongside the strikers. She and some friends had gone to the motel for a catfish dinner when she saw King chatting happily, not far from where she stood. Then Ester heard the shot.

I used to say it jokingly. Now I say it more seriously. If the NFL wants to prevent or dramatically reduce head injuries or blows delivered by players leading with the head, then leather helmets are the way to go.

The Ramblers played five unforgettable, unexpected NCAA Tournament games in 17 days, reaching the Final Four and capturing America’s imagination simply by being themselves.

For the past couple years, Ken Bentley observed, as Woods disappeared from the PGA Tour while he mended from back surgeries, so did golf from his Los Angeles barber shop’s TV.

When Kentucky’s best-in-the-nation streak of 1,047 consecutive games with a made 3-point shot ended in the men’s NCAA Tournament round of 64 against Davidson on March 15, not all UK fans were sad.

The scenario brewing at The Star is not War of the Roses but Jerry vs. Stephen. And it’s the most entertaining development during the offseason for America’s Most Maddening Team.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela and for decades one of South Africa's most prominent and polarizing figures, died April 2 at a hospital in Johannesburg. She was 81.

The Joint Modernization Command will host its next modernization exercise, called the Joint Warfighting Assessment, in Germany from late April into May. It will feature more than 6,500 troops from 11 U.S.

Every administration going back decades has failed to appoint a leader capable of guiding the agency to fulfill its mission.

If the president fires Robert Mueller, seeks to obstruct the investigations or refuses to answer questions, what then? Ultimately, the answers must come from the Supreme Court.

Chrissy Teigen says she was nervous about John Legend’s performance in “Jesus Christ Superstar Live,” but it’s not about what you might think.

If you want to tour a Navy ship during Fort Lauderdale's Fleet Week, your chance to sign up comes Wednesday, and registration in previous years has booked up quickly.

Places in Japan & South Korea to celebrate the bloom.

A former Justice Department attorney who waited seven years for a ruling that her male supervisors harassed her still awaits back pay and damages.

Having widely understood cultural references and conversational touchstones can be deeply important when it comes to building a sense of community.

Given the numerous differences between the DMZ and the Mexico-U. S. border, it is hard to draw many lessons by comparing them.

Brussels, the European city Donald Trump labeled a 'Hellhole,' is picking a fight with the U.S. president in an area close to his heart: real-estate development.