US President Barack Obama welcomed the decision of the US Senate to approve his proposed candidacy of Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense. In a statement issued by the White House almost immediately after the vote, the head of state expressed confidence that “Carter will play a key role...
At least 22 American troops were injured during the exercises at the Tuentine Palms base in California. Presumably, the Marines were poisoned by the poisonous substance as a result of abnormal operation of the fire extinguishing system in the amphibious vehicle. According to the military, some of the victims were hospitalized, their condition is assessed as stable, ...
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, son and brother of ex-US presidents, mistakenly published the personal data of more than 12 thousand people, reports Associated Press. Bush posted the contents of his mail archive from 1999 to 2007, when he worked ...
The latest sociological study showed that Americans are going to the movies less often. They are stopped by high ticket prices and an inappropriate selection of films. Many happily stay home to watch movies through Netflix, a service that allows you to watch documentaries and feature films...
Russia's weak economy poses a threat to both Russian and American national interests, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with BuzzFeed on February 11. “[Weak economy] This is bad for Russia, but at the same time, it is bad for the United States, because ...
In the US state of Florida, a twin-engine Beechcraft 1900 plane crashed, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the CBS Miami TV channel. Four people on board were killed. According to the Miami-Dade County Fire Service, Beechcraft departed from Miami and was heading to ...
A resident of Chapel Hill in North Carolina shot three people, reports The Independent. The victims of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, were a Muslim family - 23-year-old Shaddy Barakat, his wife, 21-year-old Yusor Mohammad, and her sister, 19 ...
On Wednesday, February 11, the US Congress finally approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline for the export of Canadian oil, Agence France-Presse reported. Earlier, Barack Obama threatened to veto the laying of the oil pipeline. In the House of Representatives, the decision was adopted by 270 votes to 152. Thus ...
A $ 1 billion bill to provide military assistance to Ukraine was prepared by Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress. The document provides for the use of these funds to train the Ukrainian military, as well as to provide Kiev with defensive military weapons, various equipment for the Ukrainian army ...
The Twitter account of the American magazine Newsweek was hacked by Islamists, reports Reuters. In the microblogging, supporters of the "Islamic State" published threats against US President Barack Obama. On the splash screen, the hackers posted a photo with the caption "Je suis IS". In one of ...