Новости за 19.04.2018

Maile, born April 9, became the first child permitted on the floor of the Senate under a rules change that allows children up to age 1 to accompany their parents to votes.

The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., as NASA administrator, despite deep concerns from Democrats that he lacks the scientific and management expertise to lead the space agency.

President Donald Trump has threatened to upend a tentative agreement between the state of California and federal officials to mobilize National Guard personnel and send them to the Mexican border, declaring via tweet Thursday that his administration will not pay for the deployment.

Public health officials are warning consumers not to eat store-bought, chopped romaine lettuce as an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable worsens.

The mayor of Naples said a nuclear-powered submarine that took part in missile strikes against suspected Syrian chemical weapons sites should not have cruised through waters near the city, but Italian military officials said he has no jurisdiction over the matter.

It was a trip to the Academy Awards that set Lorenzo Lamas in motion to be part of one of the most successful movie musicals of all time: “Grease.” The film, which has taken in more than $188 million at the box office (second only to the live version of “Beauty and the Beast”), celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a special DVD release.

U.S. Army Europe’s new top enlisted leader is bringing his special operations experience with him to Germany for a posting where integrating U.S. forces with allies is high on the Army’s agenda.

Places in Japan & South Korea to celebrate the bloom.

If there was any doubt left about the significance of the new monument at Arlington National Cemetery honoring Vietnam War helicopter pilots and crewmembers, it was quashed Wednesday by the number of people who traveled from across the country to attend its dedication.

The Afghan economy tanked after large numbers of coalition troops — and the jobs created to support them — left the country, indicating a 16-year, $122 billion reconstruction effort failed to develop a sustainable economic system, according to a U.S. watchdog agency.

The Afghan economy tanked after large numbers of coalition troops — and the jobs created to support them — left the country, indicating a 16-year, $122 billion reconstruction effort failed to develop a sustainable economic system, according to a U.S. watchdog agency.

At this point in the NASCAR season, teams and drivers have revealed their true colors. We know, for the most part, who is contending this season and who is not. Who is good, and who is not-so-good.

Steve Spurrier made the Gators a name-brand powerhouse. He lifted South Carolina out of the low country. Now he’s itching to attempt a real football miracle, namely make a pro league not named “NFL” succeed.

The death of the wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has brought an outpouring of support across the NBA.

Blanchard Golf Course is 56 years old and it will not live to see 57. It will close April 30. It will shut down for the same reasons that Canoa Hills Golf Club and Santa Rita Golf Club closed: Life changed a lot, and golf didn’t change as much.

There are about 830 agents certified by the NFL Players Association — more than one for every three players in or around the league — which makes it a brutally competitive business. Roughly 75 percent of NFL players are represented by just 17 percent of all certified agents, according to NFLPA statistics.

Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marines, told a Senate panel on Thursday that the Corps has enacted a series of reforms to reign in the culture of harassment that has included sexual misconduct and long plagued the service.

Repeatedly pressing the doorbell was a frantic woman. In her arms was a furry, masked animal that firefighters later described as "lethargic." Through her panic, the woman divulged that it was a pet raccoon — and that it was severely stoned.

Anna Montie, a passenger aboard Southwest Flight 1380, was watching an episode of "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" on her laptop when she heard a loud thud.

Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical-industry entrepreneur vilified for jacking up the price of a life-saving drug and who was dubbed "Pharma Bro" for his loutish behavior, was moved Tuesday to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey where he is to serve out a seven-year prison sentence handed down in March for securities fraud.

They were built at the same time and with the same design. But one is put through the wringer, pulled and prodded until it’s dismantled and co-opted for parts. The other — the Orion spacecraft — will head to space for three weeks in December 2019 as part of NASA’s Exploration Mission-1 before returning to earth where it will be met with glory and attention.

Participants at the event said they hope the complex will be an educational resource and help heal racial and cultural divides that persist in the United States more than 150 years after the war ended.

The company — one of three in the Army — is scheduled to deploy to Kuwait as part of a regular rotation next spring. This week, these soldiers got out of their brick-and-mortar clinics to practice their skills in an austere environment.

A little more than 100 miles of highway separate Fort Bragg from Camp Lejeune. Robert Wilkie, a top Department of Defense official and acting VA secretary, said the stretch of N.C. 24 is the most important road in America.

Raul Castro said Thursday that he expected Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez to serve two five-year terms as president and eventually take Castro's place as head of the Communist Party, potentially dominating Cuban politics until 2031.