Новости за 18.02.2017

Chicago police say a Catholic priest helped them obtain information as they investigated the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy. ...

SpaceX halted the countdown with just 13 seconds remaining. The second-stage steering issue actually cropped up several minutes earlier. But with just an instant to get the unmanned Falcon rocket airborne, flight controllers could not resolve the problem in time. ...

The National Weather Service predicted drying weather through Sunday followed by the return of wet weather in the region. But while flash flood watches for Southern California were canceled, Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area were facing a weekend return of heavy rain and winds that lashed them earlier in the week before the storm moves out. ...

Trump faces skeptical Democrats whose support he'll need and resistance from fiscal conservatives opposed to repealing a 2011 law that set firm limits on military and domestic spending. Unless the president figures out a way to mollify the disparate camps, he'll have a tough time delivering on a signature campaign promise to rescue the armed forces from a festering financial crisis. ...

Roughly 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to desolate camps that dotted the West because the government claimed they might plot against the U.S. Thousands were elderly, disabled, children or infants too young to know the meaning of treason. Two-thirds were citizens. ...

At a stunning pace, Trump has riled world leaders and frustrated allies. He was dealt a bruising legal blow on one of his signature policies. He lost his national security adviser and his pick for labor secretary to scandal. He's seen forces within his government push back against his policies and leak confidential information. All of this has played out amid a steady drip of revelations about an FBI investigation into his campaign's contacts with Russian intelligence officials. ...

Mustafa Akinci says Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades needs to publicly admit that legislation making the annual commemoration of a 1950 vote to unite the island with Greece compulsory in Greek Cypriot schools was erroneous. ...

No injuries were reported from the Torrance Refining Co. near Los Angeles and there were no evacuations or damage to any buildings outside the refinery, Assistant Fire Chief Steve Treskes said. ...

Aerocivil Colombia published the preliminary report on the accident involving an Aerosucre Boeing 727 that hit the perimeter fence on takeoff from Puerto Carreño.

The current near-equilibrium in the oil price is likely to last a while longer with bearish and not bullish market fundamentals lurking in the background.

ALMELO - Heracles Almelo versloeg zaterdagavond op eigen veld Excelsior Rotterdam met ruime cijfers (4-0). De Almeloërs staan hierdoor in elk geval tot zondagmiddag in het linkerrijtje van de eredivisie.

RAALTE - Borhave heeft in Raalte een ruime overwinning behaalde op Kwiek. De handbalsters uit Borne zegevierden met 23-32.

Another miserable trip to Grimsby and managerial milestones are among five things you may have missed in the EFL on Saturday.

Daniel has vowed never to go back to TGI Fridays

MUNICH (AP) — America's commitment to NATO is "unwavering," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union and other international organizations.

MUNICH (AP) — America's commitment to NATO is "unwavering," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union…

MUNICH (AP) — America's commitment to NATO is "unwavering," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union…

Built in 1878, Gruene Hall is quintessentially Texan and also the oldest dance hall in the state. Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn and Townes Van Zandt, have also performed there.

ENSCHEDE - De brandweer is zaterdagavond uitgerukt voor een autobrand op de oprit naar de A35 bij Enschede. Ter plaatse bleek het te gaan om een brand in de motor van een touringcar.

A boom that sparked panic in South Florida Friday night was caused by two military jets racing from Homestead to intercept an "unresponsive" plane over Palm Beach County, where President Trump is staying for the weekend.

A woman has died after being stabbed in the chest in a domestic violence-related incident in Sydney's west, police say.

Sen. John McCain slammed President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media this week by noting dictators “get started by suppressing free press.” It was a startling observation from a sitting member of Congress against the President of the United States, especially considering McCain is a member of Trump’s party. “I hate the press,” the Arizona […]

Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill into the State Assembly aimed at increasing voter turnout by making Election Day a paid holiday, according to local reports Friday. Private businesses would not be required to halt operations, but the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Evan Low, said he hoped that employers give their workers the day off.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas election officials have acknowledged that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the November presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID.

Follow along for updates from Saturday's finals of the Nebraska state wrestling championships at CenturyLinkCenter Omaha.