Новости за 01.02.2016

As Iraqi security forces choke off Islamic State fighters in the militant-held city of Fallujah, civilians inside say they are trapped and struggling to survive.

A Marine general fired the commander of a Hawaii helicopter squadron days before two of the unit's helicopters crashed and killed all 12 Marines on board.

The Defense Department's top researchers want ground-based miniature atomic clocks to avert a global catastrophe if the orbiting timepieces that make up the Colorado Springs-based Global Positioning System stop ticking.

It was a bold and cocky bit of theater last spring when Vin Diesel proclaimed that his film "Furious 7," which went on to gross more than $1.5 billion worldwide, was a blockbuster worthy of an Oscar if, of course, the Academy Awards wanted to remain relevant for a younger, culturally diverse generation.

Toward the end of his tour in Vietnam, just two weeks before he was scheduled to return to the United States, John M. Washington nearly lost his life.

Unless a dangerous, last-ditch operation on the high seas succeeds, a massive cargo ship will smash into the southwestern coast of France, authorities say.

Just three days before he would be lavishly praised in a ceremony honoring his retirement after 37 years in an Army uniform, Gen. David Petraeus did something that would help tarnish his stellar reputation as a military leader. It was something that, nearly five years later, is still sparking questions.

Four former Blackwater security contractors found guilty in a deadly Baghdad shooting appealed their convictions on Monday, saying a key witness against them had changed his testimony after the trial and that prosecutors lacked jurisdiction to even bring the case.

More than 400 pounds of bombs and rockets, left over from a World War II-era testing range, were unearthed at Odyssey Middle School eight years ago, and for many area residents, the shock still lingers.

Texas state Rep. Cesar Blanco is getting an early start in the battle to prevent cuts to a state program that pays millions in college tuition for veterans and, in some cases, their families.

The living room was silent as Semsa Alic recalled the most difficult time in her life. Her hand rose to her mouth as she looked at the ground, the tears beginning to fall.

Robert “Bob” Addobati, a Pearl Harbor survivor who ferried the injured and the dead from the capsized USS Oklahoma after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died Jan. 15. He was 93.

A suicide bomber who tried to penetrate the compound of an elite police unit killed 20 officers and wounded 32 other people on Monday, in the bloodiest attack in the capital since the start of the year, officials said.

The Defense Department sent a strong signal Monday that it intends to open the military to transgender troops with the release of proposed changes to Tricare.

For the 315.8 million Americans who do not live in Iowa — and for the slightly smaller millions who live in primary, not caucus, states — the process perpetually needs explaining.

The United States could need more troops — including attack helicopters — in Iraq as it prepares Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, the top U.S. general there said Monday.

The Pentagon hasn't had updated information on maintenance of the F-35 jet since May because a Lockheed Martin Corp. database doesn't meet new government cybersecurity requirements, according to the Defense Department's testing office.

The cost-of-living allowance paid to U.S. troops in Germany and Turkey is going up by as much as 100 percent starting with the Feb. 15 paycheck, despite a stronger dollar.

A no-tobacco policy at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, slated to go into effect Monday, has been delayed for two weeks while hospital officials review the measure, which has drawn criticism from some civilians.

We are the generation rising. And soon we will be the VPs, the CEOs. And you’ll see a new kind of workplace, where family comes first.

Cruz and Sanders cannot lead simultaneous popular political revolutions. And, in fact, neither will.

Given the choice between fighting Islamic State in Syria as a volunteer — sleeping fitfully, subsisting on rations and fearing for your life — or playing slots in Las Vegas, most people would choose the latter. Marine Corps veteran Jamie Lane isn't most people. He already has traveled to Syria once to fight with Kurdish forces, and he might do it again.

Iran said Monday it now has access to more than $100 billion worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

The U.N. human rights chief called on Turkey on Monday to investigate the alleged shooting of unarmed people in southeastern Turkey that turned up in "extremely shocking" footage posted online last week.