Новости за 18.04.2018

Brig. Gen. John Epperly, the new Virginia National Guard division commander, has family roots that trace to America’s earliest militias, the French and Indian War, the sands of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam.

He commands U.S. Coast Guard forces from the shores of East Africa to the Rocky Mountains, rescuing mariners at sea, enforcing fishing laws, interdicting smugglers and protecting America’s ports, and Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette says his Coasties need more money.

A Phenix City, Ohio, American Legion commander accused of misappropriating $10,000 says the charges are false and he’s the victim of racism by some of his fellow legionnaires.

The head of the global chemical watchdog agency on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were discovered in the English city where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned.

The Amy Schumer vehicle “I Feel Pretty” tackles a very real epidemic -- the crisis of confidence. Low self-esteem is part of the human condition for people of any age, gender or race, but it’s particularly virulent and destructive in the young female population, resulting in eating disorders, imposter syndrome, plastic surgery, billions of dollars spent on beauty products, diets, shapewear and generally a serious failure to thrive.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday sharply condemned a street assault in Berlin on two young men wearing Jewish skullcaps that has stoked the debate about anti-Semitism in the country.

The Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment will deploy in the spring to Iraq, the 101st Airborne Sustainment Brigade will deploy to Afghanistan in the summer and the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy to Eastern Europe, Army officials said in separate statements.

You don’t have to go far from the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo to get a decent steak. Chaco’s Fussa Steakhouse is right across the road from Yokota Air Base’s main gate and has been for years under various names.

The U.S. Public Health Service's Commissioned Corps is a 6,500-strong group of pharmacists, engineers, dentists and others with a broad range of health expertise and a common desire to serve their country, especially the most vulnerable.

Considering how bustling the Kaffeeroesterei is, it stands to reason that Kaiserslautern has room for another establishment dedicated to fine coffee. Carla Ohio Coffee and Things is trying to fill that niche.

A river runs through it. Along with a waterfall! That’s the claim to fame of Saarburg, a small southwestern German town nestled in the picturesque wine region close to the border with Luxembourg.

The Pentagon debuted one of its newest weapons – a long-range, stealthy missile – in last week's attack on Syria’s suspected chemical weapons sites, a development with implications beyond the regime’s borders.

The senior airman who stole night vision goggles and other equipment from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and sold them on eBay was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Former President George W. Bush said Wednesday that his mother, Barbara Bush, didn't fear death because she believed in an afterlife and that she would be "wonderfully received in the arms of a loving God."

Twenty years ago, resurgent House Republicans impeached Clinton for lying under oath. And Democrats defended a president with the same sort of moral failings they insist make Trump unfit for office.

A soldier nearly crashed a Humvee into a river, another soldier led police on a chase before crashing into a tree, and a third soldier was seriously injured in a collision in three separate traffic incidents in Bavaria on Tuesday.

Ryan gave family time as a main reason for leaving Washington. Unlike many such exit explanations, that rings true.

A House panel debate on Wednesday about a proposal to cut 25 percent in spending from a specific group of Defense Department agencies raised a series of stumbling blocks to the plan, including which agencies to shut down, what jobs to cut and its negative impact on servicemembers.

A House panel debate on Wednesday about a proposal to cut 25 percent in spending from a specific group of Defense Department agencies raised a series of stumbling blocks to the plan, including which agencies to shut down, what jobs to cut and its negative impact on servicemembers.

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line.

Michael Joseph Chesny was separated from the U.S. Marine Corps on April 5 over his association with white nationalist organizations, and has been accused of playing a role in organizing the notorious Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va.

In an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea over Easter weekend. The details of the summit and what will be discussed remain up in the air, but here are three of of the key issues.

Like a fine wine — his off-the-court passion — Gregg Popovich has aged well, becoming more outspoken and daring, and even more collaborative in recent years. But this season is unlike anything he has experienced.

For the three giddy weeks, Shohei Ohtani was Babe Ruth. In one sobering hour, he reminded everyone he is still merely a babe.

Germany's foreign ministry says it's waiting to learn why one of its nationals was arrested in Istanbul in the latest such incident to strain relations between the two countries.