Новости за 17.08.2016

Luke Gillingham, one of the most-decorated pitchers in the history of the Naval Academy, Gillingham was drafted in the 37th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in June. He left the team in late July to fulfill his military obligation.

About 45 veterans and their guests visited sites such as the War Memorial that honors soldiers from around the world who died in the Korean Conflict, the National Museum of Korea and Olympic Park.

Dealing with a low occupancy rate as the Army shrinks after the peak of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fort Hood has opened up rental units on the post to people unaffiliated with the military.

Documents unsealed Monday paint an incomplete picture of how Adnan Fazeli initially entered the U.S. after fleeing Iran. He came to Maine as a refugee in 2009 and was fighting for the Islamic State group when he was killed last year in Lebanon.

The crash comes about a year after elaborate restoration on the brick wall that runs around the cemetery's perimeter. Crews removed modern bricks from the surface and replaced them with handmade replicas of the 1870s originals.

Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key character and story elements. It’s still a big, biblical-era tale of power, loyalty and vengeance, only refocused through rose-colored lenses with an eye toward appealing to the lucrative faith-based audience.

The United Nations secretary-general is launching an independent investigation into allegations that U.N. peacekeepers did not respond to prevent multiple cases of abuse and sexual violence against civilians and foreigners in South Sudan's capital.

Ralph Long would have graduated from high school in 1940, but dropped out at age 16 to start working during the Great Depression and then join the Army at age 21 to fight in World War II.

Post-traumatic stress disorder continued to be the focus for defense lawyers in the trial of an ex-soldier accused of fatally shooting a man he believed was in a romantic relationship with his estranged wife in 2014.

In 1967, the Navy told the family that “due to the remoteness of the location where your son’s aircraft crashed, it is almost impossible to reach this area by normal means of transportation.”

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is heading to Harvard University this fall as one of two visiting fellows at the Ivy League school's Institute of Politics.

For America's wealthiest families, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase if Hillary Clinton wins the election - or a big tax cut if Donald Trump wins. What about for everyone else?

There will be a dedication ceremony in Twin Falls City Park on Aug. 27, honoring the new designation and unveiling one of the signs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled that India would become more aggressive in asserting its claims to Pakistan-controlled areas of Kashmir.

“War Dogs" is too good of a true story not to get the Hollywood treatment, even if the end result doesn’t entirely do justice to the moral ambiguities and larger geopolitical implications of one of the craziest hustles in modern American history.

The Fort Necessity National Battlefield serves as the nation’s only French and Indian War battlefield under the National park Service’s watch.

The Army plans to remove hundreds of horses from Fort Polk in Louisiana.

Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. assumed command Wednesday of the 86th Airlift Wing, taking charge of the Air Force’s largest wing in Europe from Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, who was on the job for only 14 months.

Using microscopic paint chips found in Sgt. Derek Roy Pagan’s clothing, police have determined he was struck by either a 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, a 2009-2015 Ford Fusion or a 2009-2015 Lincoln MKZ. The vehicle was white.

Trump has a humanity problem. His combativeness and lack of political polish could be advantages among younger voters. But these are tied to a discrediting lack of empathy.

Unless the exchanges get a rapid infusion of healthier customers who pay substantial premiums without using much care, insurers are going to keep pulling out of the areas where they are losing money.

The debate was partially started following outrage over remarks President Barack Obama made in 2012. Now, Poland is about to make the use of the term - which is still common in everyday language outside the country - illegal.

Security measures at this year’s Oktoberfest in Munich will be tightened considerably because of fears of possible terrorist attacks, authorities said Wednesday.

Australia was making top-level appeals to Vietnam on Wednesday to lift a sudden ban on veterans commemorating the 50th anniversary of Australia's most costly battle of the Vietnam War.

The new site would be in addition to those at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Other potential sites are Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, and Fort Custer Training Center, Mich.