Новости за 16.02.2018

The Daytona 500 — what other accolades are there to heap upon it? It’s the most highly regarded race in NASCAR, and even people who aren’t racing fans tune in to one of the world’s most captivating sports events. And it’s finally here.

Born in 1948 as a confederation of moonshiners and roughnecks, NASCAR turns 70 at the drop of a white flag at Daytona on Sunday.

The goal is to have the new educational center launch to coincide with the 400th anniversary and commemoration of the arrival of the first Africans in 1619 to English North America at Old Point Comfort.

An Islamic State affiliate operating under the radar in western Africa now poses a more significant threat to the region than the notorious Boko Haram terrorist group, U.S. military officials say.

Parents and providers say they are facing overwhelming obstacles to sustaining services under Tricare following the Jan. 1 reorganization that included merging Tricare East and Tricare South and changing out contracts for Tricare East and West.

All the students in a tiny village in Kosovo have gathered to celebrate a very special day for Pavaresia Sopi — a 10th birthday with deep significance for her whole Balkan nation.

The third most senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs is stepping down amid findings she misled ethics officials to secure approval for VA Secretary David Shulkin’s wife to accompany him on taxpayer-funded trip to Europe.

The judge in the trial of the man accused of planning the bombing of the USS Cole on Friday shut down the proceedings over his inability to get defense lawyers back to the death-penalty case.

A tipster who was close to Nikola Cruz called the FBI and provided information about Cruz's guns and his erratic behavior, including his expressed desire to kill people and his disturbing social media posts. The caller was concerned that Cruz could attack a school.

Nearly a month into the offensive in Afrin, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are hiding from bombs and airstrikes in caves and basements, trapped in the Kurdish enclave while Turkey and its allies are bogged down in fierce ground battles against formidable opponents.

Only one interior lane in each direction will open Saturday. But when it’s completed by December 2019, the new circle will be what’s called a “turbo circle."

Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu. But that's no worse than last week, and flu activity had been increasing each week since November.

I’d been in Japan for only three days when I first heard about the “Chicken Shack” during an impassioned welcome-aboard brief at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. I made a note in my planner and eagerly awaited my liberty card, so I could try this legendary eatery in the heart of Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Sports are all about putting bodies in motion, and the Olympians competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea, haven’t disappointed.

The 57th Rescue Squadron doesn’t officially move to Aviano Air Base in Italy from its home in England until later this year. But that didn’t stop some personnel from exploring their new digs this week.

Perhaps Democrats and Republicans will have separate police forces before this is over.

President Donald Trump said Friday he's traveling to Florida "to meet with some of the bravest people on earth." He's expected to thank first responders to the horrific high school shooting and also come face-to-face with parents, survivors and others.

Robust state and federal regulations resulted from the crime epidemic of the 1920s and early 1930s. Yet in the past three decades, we’ve seen mostly a reversal of that trend.

Certainly, American and Turkish interests should converge; but if so, why does Turkey imprison American citizens, accuse Washington of fomenting a coup, and violate U.S. sanctions against Iran?

It’s official: Syria has become a war of all against all. The latest proof is the report that U.S. planes killed somewhere between four and 200 Russian “mercenaries” last week.

The Stuttgart Panthers are hoping to fend off the hard-charging Ramstein Royals and extend their Division I dynasty, Aviano is a solid bet to defend its Division II crown and Munich International’s duo of title contenders might be enough to top Division III.

Of Lockheed Martin's $51 billion in sales last year, nearly 70 percent, or $35.2 billion came from sales to the U.S. government. It's a colossal figure, hard to comprehend.

Germany’s defense minister opened a major security conference in Munich Friday by urging Europeans to rally together and become more independent of the United States.

“Basquiat. Boom for Real,” now showing at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, is an extensive exhibit of Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, from beginning to end.

VA Secretary David Shulkin accused other senior political appointees within the agency of working to undermine him and claimed they might have hacked the email account of his chief of staff, Vivieca Wright Simpson, whom the inspector general accused of doctoring a message to justify covering travel expenses for Shulkin's wife.