Новости за 04.06.2019

Congress has a duty to ensure the VA is holding up its end of the bargain to the women who have sacrificed so much to keep us safe.

The Justice Department told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that it is willing to negotiate the release of materials from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation — if the committee chairman will back off from holding the attorney general in contempt.

A Marine Raider charged in the 2017 hazing death of a Green Beret in Africa will plead guilty Thursday to negligent homicide and other charges for his role in a “stupid prank that went horribly wrong,” his defense attorney said.

On Tuesday, Noah Song added another highlight to his already sterling resume: The Boston Red Sox drafted him No. 137 overall, the final selection of the fourth round, making Song the highest first-year MLB draft selection in the Naval Academy's history - by a long shot.

Veterans have much better access to care for both addiction and mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder, which is often at the root of a substance use disorder.

Military police and forensics in white overalls deployed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday after a lone gunman went on an overnight shooting spree, killing four security personnel before blowing himself up in an apartment in a residential building.

Eisenhower never lost awareness of the terrible human costs of war, borne primarily by the enlisted ranks. He constantly stressed the fundamentally important role of the combat soldier, and regularly went to see troops in the field.

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a multimillion dollar contract to a Wisconsin company to repair five Mississippi River locks and dams in the region where western Wisconsin connects to southeastern Minnesota.

Charities with less than $1 million in annual revenue are considered small and make up about 7% of the veteran-serving nonprofit world. Yet, they often provide key services.

Virginia Beach employees went back to work Tuesday at their campuslike municipal complex, many girding themselves for their first official day back after one of their colleagues shot and killed 11 co-workers and a contractor who had come to take out a building permit Friday afternoon.

A spiny object that appears wormlike but with a tight crust of ivory-colored thorns washed ashore up along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on June 1, and the National Park Service is asking for help identifying it.

The House Judiciary Committee issued the summonses last month to Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest staffers and longtime aides, and to Don McGahn's staffer Annie Donaldson as part of its expansive probe into potential abuse of power, public corruption and obstruction.

During World War II U.S. Navy meteorologists in the Pacific sometimes informally named typhoons, using the names of wives or girlfriends. Other names were used at times, such as for the typhoon that seriously damaged the U.S. Navy's Third Fleet on June 5, 1945. Some accounts call it Typhoon Connie, while others call it "Typhoon Viper."

Maj. Gen. Jassim Yahya Abd Ali said the area, which houses the U.S. Embassy and Iraqi government offices, is now open "twenty-four hours a day without any exceptions or conditions."

imultaneous ceremonies in three cities will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day through the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation. The day will hold two purposes: To honor those who served but also to further the foundation's educational goals.

Sailors could qualify for alternative petty officer first class promotions if they fill recruiting and recruit training billets, under a new Navy incentive program likely expand to other jobs.

The Air Force general nominated to lead the Pentagon’s newest combatant command that would direct the U.S. military’s space operations told lawmakers on Tuesday that any future conflicts with major powers such as Russia or China would be partially fought in space.

More restrictions on travel from the United States to Cuba were revealed Tuesday in an announcement by the Department of Treasury, including group educational travel and exports of privately owned boats and planes.

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has undergone surgery to amputate her leg and "some fingers" after a shark attack in which her paramedic father fended off the shark by punching it "five times before it let go."

War can be fatal to the victors as well as the vanquished, especially if the conflict is prolonged. For both Sparta and Athens, their failure to set emotions aside and negotiate doomed them to decline.

So please, stop apologizing for living your lives.

The former vice president calls for $1.7 trillion in federal spending over 10 years, with the rest of the investments coming from the private sector. Biden proposes covering the taxpayer costs by repealing the corporate tax cuts that President Donald Trump signed in 2017, while eliminating existing subsidies to the fossil fuel industry.

When the flat-bottomed landing craft stormed the beaches of Normandy, spilling seasick and terrified soldiers into a rain of gunfire, their drivers steered with experience gained during training in South Florida.

President Donald Trump has advocated for the U.K. to leave the European Union and aligned himself with some of its staunchest Brexit proponents. He told May and a group of executives that he sees "a very, very substantial trade deal" between the U.S. and U.K. once it leaves the EU.

A little-known rule — one the VA has never issued any policies or guidance on — makes help on home loans inaccessible to veterans who work in the cannabis industry, according to a group of about two dozen lawmakers.