Новости за 23.02.2019

The Falcons won their third consecutive Division II boys hoops title Saturday, pulling ahead late in the fourth quarter to outlast the upstart Bahrain Falcons.

The second-seeded Bucs defiantly defended their European title turf, outlasting the top-seeded Cougars 70-65 in a thrilling small-school championship game.

Residents of Camp Humphreys gave commanders an earful Friday about show responses to work orders, mold, a lack of hot water, and other housing woes at the U.S. military’s new headquarters base south of Seoul.

The Chinese government intervenes in foreign exchange markets to prevent the yuan from rising or falling in value too rapidly. Between April and October 2018, the yuan dropped about 9 percent, all but offsetting the effect of Trump's first round of tariffs.

When asked what was causing the glitches, a spokesman for Navy Federal Credit Union said the financial institution didn't have a statement to release yet, but planned to soon.

Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center asked for the review following Marine veteran Jilmar Ramos-Gomez’s arrest Nov. 21 and subsequent detainment by ICE authorities Dec. 14.

Employees at Microsoft on Friday demanded the company cancel a contract to supply its augmented-reality headsets to the U.S. Army, warning in a letter that putting HoloLens in the military's hands could "help people kill."

The final rule released Friday by the Health and Human Services Department also would prohibit federally funded family planning clinics from being housed in the same locations as abortion providers, and require stricter financial separation. Clinic staff would still be permitted to discuss abortion with clients.

Thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets in several towns to denounce ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term.

A maritime center with a pool big enough to hold a small ship and simulate hurricane conditions is set to open in Currituck County in two years. It will serve to train groups such as special forces, law enforcement and offshore wind crews.

President Donald Trump says he is getting a "complete briefing" on a Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists.

Wutip moving away from Okinawa; Guam has reverted to seasonal Condition of Readiness 4.

COR 1 expected to be declared by 1 p.m. Saturday; Wutip forecast to remain a Category 3-equivalent typhoon as it curves west of Guam.

As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington's decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be at stake.