Новости за 27.10.2017

Renewed conflict on the Korean peninsula could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the first few days alone even if no nuclear weapons are involved, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service.

Vice President Mike Pence, in a visit to one of America's most potent nuclear bases, vowed Friday that the U.S. will keep up economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Before dawn, a group of volunteers from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, joined in what has become a quiet tradition in the nation's capital — cleaning the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

China's increasingly icy posture is thrusting Russia forward as North Korea's preferred diplomatic partner, forcing the Trump administration to turn to Moscow for help in isolating the rogue, nuclear-armed nation.

About a month into their trip, flooding from a storm crippled their engine. The 57-foot mast was damaged. And then, as they drifted thousands of miles in what turned out to be a five-month ordeal in the middle of the Pacific, the water purifier conked out and sharks started attacking the boat.

Success brings new challenges. In this case, the eclipse of ISIS reopens old rifts in the Middle East that were paused to defeat a universally loathed enemy.

Men like James Toback know you believe they are the gatekeepers to a rewarding career.

The razor-edge pendulum is swinging away from disbelief of women to a knee-jerk acceptance that men are predatory creatures. Neither extreme is fair. And both are very, very dangerous.

Nate Romine has appeared this year only in mop-up time as Arion Worthman’s backup. He’s looked quicker without the clunky knee brace when he has played, to which he replies in self-deprecating style, “You feel pretty fresh when you don’t get hit every Saturday.”

Gravely injured troops who received blood transfusions during battlefield evacuations were more likely to survive than troops who first received them at a hospital, according to a new study.

Newcomers to the tournament dominate the singles brackets – only Marymount’s Mathias Mingazzini remains of participants from last year’s knockout rounds.

Military veterans could see their payouts increased by 2 percent later this year – one of the biggest gains in at least six years – under legislation slated for presidential approval next week.

Peak 75-mph sustained winds, 92-mph gusts forecast for high noon Saturday on Okinawa.

There is now a World Series devoid of drama beyond the field itself. But it comes with a cost.

Despite more than 500 cases of serious misconduct – many involving sexual harassment – among its most senior officers and officials over the last four years, the Pentagon maintained Thursday that it has "zero tolerance" for such behavior.

In a reversal not only of the Founders’ expectations but also of their hopes, the presidency is now the sun around which all constitutional bodies orbit. At intervals, that is convenient for either side’s policy preferences.

The balance of power on the Korean Peninsula is shifting in North Korea’s favor more and more every day. That weakens our negotiating position and changes the strategic calculations of allies and adversaries alike.

New Zealand’s South Auckland isn’t what one might call ripe training ground for Hollywood newcomers. To Beulah Koale, the place he calls home “is kind of like the ghetto, the ’hood.” And there, most guys don’t dream of being an actor.

A calendar of events on U.S. facilities in the Pacific.

Officials say Trump will impress upon federal agencies that "only in the rarest cases" should JFK files stay secret after the six-month review.

A calendar of nearby events of interest to people living on U.S. facilities in the Pacific.

Vice President Mike Pence is headed for North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base, the second time in six weeks that a top Trump administration official has visited the nuclear weapons base.