Новости за 23.02.2018

Despite Trump’s repeated promises to provide relief for up to 1.8 million illegal immigrants covered by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, he prefers using immigration as a political issue.

Hot-shooting Kaiserslautern is too much for Stuttgart in semifinal, while Ramstein edges Wiesbaden to reach title game yet again.

If you watched the ads for the Super Bowl, and especially during the Winter Olympics airing on NBC, you’ll have witnessed how quickly and completely Madison Avenue has surrendered to a self-actualizing reality.

Bill Koch was the only American — man or woman — to own an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing until Wednesday night. Jessie Diggins hopes her image inspires the next generation of skiers, just as Koch did for her.

The Masters looms 42 days hence. The gentlemen of the PGA Tour played their first competitive round of the calendar year in the same time zone as Augusta on Thursday, so it must be about time to get serious.

Eteri Tutberidze had seen enough. Alina Zagitova was crying too much and training hard with too little at her Sambo 70 figure skating rink in Moscow, and she wasn’t putting up with it any more. So she told Zagitova to leave.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Taryn McLean, a transgender sailor who was born female but identifies as a male, recently re-enlisted for six years. Ever since President Donald Trump tweeted in July that the government would "no longer accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity" in the military, McLean has been trying to navigate an uncertain future.

While nobody opted for anything as crazy as Smash Mouth's "All Star" — a missed opportunity, if you ask me — many of the chosen tunes did stand out from the rest. Here are the most memorable figure skating routines ranked from worst to best song choice, complete with scores on a scale of 1 to 10.

The very first Oscars were held on May 16, 1929. They were only 15 minutes long, watched by only 270 people at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Guest tickets cost $5 and statuettes were handed out by Academy President Douglas Fairbanks, the first host. Here’s a look at memorable shows and Oscar hosts through the years:

The three-day, bicoastal blitz typified the experience of many American gold-medal winners, who have a limited window capitalize on sudden fame. What Red Gerard did next was atypical: He flew back to South Korea to compete at the Olympics again.

Deployed National Guardsmen and Reservists may achieve parity in pay and benefits with active-duty troops under bipartisan bills introduced in Congress last week.

The National Guard Bureau expects the Army and the Air Force to increase their use of the new authority, mobilizing more than 13,000 guardsmen total over the next two years.

The National Guard Bureau expects the Army and the Air Force to increase their use of the new authority, mobilizing more than 13,000 guardsmen total over the next two years.

The Senate Historical Office explains that there are no hard and fast rules on this, but "lying in state" ceremonies are usually reserved for deceased presidents and other elected officials. "Lying in honor" has become the phrase used in recent years to describe ceremonies for those who didn't serve in elected office.

The U.S. Coast Guard says two tugboats collided off the Maine coast and one of the vessels sank as it was being towed back to shore.

A former police officer with the Washington, D.C. Metro system will spend 15 years in prison after getting caught in a terrorism sting operation, even as he continues to argue that he is not an Islamic State supporter but a misunderstood patriot.

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will pursue one of the most aggressive sanction efforts against North Korea yet, with plans to disrupt the country’s shipping companies and vessels to force Kim Jong Un’s regime to rein in its nuclear weapons program.

An unidentified Marine held in connection with a fatal stabbing of a fellow Marine at the School of Infantry will face charges of murder and obstruction of justice at an Article 32 hearing scheduled for March 5 at the base.

It seems a brazen choice, even for North Korea. As South Korea's liberal president seeks to use the Olympics to improve ties, North Korea has chosen to send the alleged mastermind of two attacks that killed 50 South Koreans in 2010 to the games' closing ceremony.

Nobody does oversight of the Pentagon's budget like Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Nobody holds the brass accountable with the same vigor and, at times, vitriol. But now that President Donald Trump has proposed a massive Pentagon spending plan, a $716 billion whopper that is a 13 percent increase over this year, McCain, 81, is sidelined by illness.

A Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island trainee was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital after being found “unresponsive” at the depot on Feb. 4, according to a Marine news release.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Friday he will work to raise the minimum age for purchasing weapons in his state to 21 years old, marking his first major break from the policy priorities of the National Rifle Association.

While head boxing coach Jim McNally said women have participated in Brigade Boxing for more than a decade, Friday night’s fights will include 10 women facing off in five bouts, the highest number ever.

Charles Patterson remembered attending a boxing orientation meeting during plebe summer at the U.S. Naval Academy and decided to channel his athletic energy in that direction. So the youngster made his way up to the top floor of venerable Macdonough Hall where the boxing gymnasium is located.

One of two suspects in the gruesome death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in an apartment in Kuwait has been arrested in Lebanon, the Philippine foreign secretary said Friday.