Новости за 13.06.2018

Texas has about 177,500 female veterans, the most of any state, according to Veterans Affairs. In 2017, state lawmakers created "Women Veterans Day" to highlight women's roles in the military and commemorate their valor and sacrifice.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Tuesday defended austerity measures aimed at reviving the economy, amid fears of public anger that may have motivated the arrests of activists and bloggers in recent weeks.

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After seeing too many tragedies — they’ve spotted people in the river who were already dead — Randy Kohl and the crew said it was meaningful to be able to save someone, though they weren’t expecting to be honored by the Coast Guard and Ramsey County sheriff’s office.

A businessman seeking to run for Congress as an independent is challenging U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor, a former Navy SEAL, to a combination wrestling match/debate. He said if Democratic candidate Elaine Luria wants to participate, he'll wrestle her, too. Luria is a retired Navy commander.

Challenging media coverage of his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that "Our Country's biggest enemy is the Fake News," a claim that was reminiscent of a February 2017 tweet in which he called several leading news outlets "the enemy of the American people."

Officer Marc Henry was off-duty when he rear-ended another vehicle that had stopped on the highway to avoid hitting a pedestrian. Henry was a military police officer in the National Guard, Army and Marine Corps before joining the Concordia Police Department, according to his obituary.

A jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for Andrew Urdiales who was convicted of killing one woman in Orange County while stationed as a Marine at Camp Pendleton and four women in Riverside and San Diego counties while stationed at Twentynine Palms.

An Air Force officer with top security clearance who deserted 35 years ago and was arrested in California last week worked for years as a consultant for the University of California system, former colleagues said.

Depending on whom and what you follow on social media, it’s possible your feed is populated with food porn, puppies, celebrity babies or even poetry. But if your browsing behavior is anything like mine, you’ve noticed an uptick in photos featuring a certain element of the female anatomy, often accompanied by a peach emoji, the new universal symbol for the perfect derriere.

A senior Russian lawmaker advised Russian women Wednesday to be vigilant during any romantic encounters with foreign fans flock

More training time for pilots and newer aircrafts are needed to stem the recent deadly flow of aviation crashes, a panel of military officials told a congressional committee on Wednesday.

Ex-Polish President Lech Walesa and several other former leaders appealed Wednesday to the European Union to help defend the rule of law in their country under a populist government that is overhauling the judiciary.

President Donald Trump will resume military exercises with South Korea if the North stops negotiating in good faith over its nuclear weapons program, the top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs revealed its internal rankings of 133 VA nursing homes nationwide. The VA touted the disclosure of the ratings, claiming it was part of a larger shift toward “transparency and accountability” at the department under President Donald Trump.

Soccer fans serving with the U.S. military overseas will get to watch the World Cup on American Forces Network when it starts Thursday.

As young men, they put their lives on hold and bravely fought on foreign soil for their country in World War II. Now, in their 90s, they faithfully visit one of their own as he nears the end of life.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said a Fact-Finding Mission probing alleged attacks in Syria found that "sarin was very likely used as a chemical weapon" in Hama province on March 24 and that chlorine was very likely used a day later at and near Latamneh Hospital.

It’s been 14 years since the premiere of Brad Bird’s beloved animated superhero film, “The Incredibles,” one of the mega-hit Pixar films that cemented the animation studio’s reputation as the production company for film humor and heart that would satisfy both parents and children. With cool mid-century flair and eye-popping spectacle, “The Incredibles” sent up superhero and spy tropes, but ultimately, it’s a family story. Happily, Bird has pulled it off again, in the long-awaited sequel “Incredibles 2,” which is as good... Читать дальше...

Times and dates for theaters in Belgium, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey and the Netherlands.

Norway will ask the United States to more than double its Marine presence in the country and to deploy them closer to the Russian border.

Wade Vielock's 6-year-old son pointed out the five- to six-foot-long indigo snake poking its body about halfway out of the toilet. "I looked back at the toilet and that snake was about 3 feet out, climbing towards the window," Vielock said. "It took at least six years off my life."

Nike and Undefeated, a Los Angeles-based sneaker boutique, released the logo for their new collaborative soccer apparel. It looks an awful lot like the Naval Academy coat of arms.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Wednesday that the remains of U.S. Army Pfc. John Walker will be buried June 20 in his hometown of Morning Sun, Iowa.

An American teenager killed in a car crash en route to her brother’s high school graduation ceremony at Yongsan was a sophomore and loved to play tennis and travel, her family said Wednesday.