Новости за 04.05.2017

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is fired up over the GOP health care bill. On Thursday, moments before the House passed a bill that would replace Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Health Care Act, the California Democrat called out Republicans who planned on voting “yes.” The bill, which now heads to the Senate, would […]

For many Cambodians, a bar of soap is a luxury they cannot afford. Yet children living in rural areas are vulnerable to disease simply because they are unable to wash their hands. According to UNICEF, diarrheal diseases alone account for one in five deaths of Cambodian children age 5 and younger, largely due to poor […]

A liberal think tank says hundreds of thousands of Americans would be left without coverage under the so-called Upton amendment, the Republican plan to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions under the health care overhaul passed on Thursday. GOP Reps. Fred Upton and Billy Long proposed an amendment that would add $8 billion over five years […]

BREAKING: In a major victory for President Donald Trump, the House has voted to dismantle the pillars of the Affordable Care Act and make sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system. The bill now heads to the Senate where it faces daunting challenges because of the same ideological splits between conservative and moderate Republicans […]

At least 14 students were injured, including one critically, when a school bus crashed with another vehicle Thursday in Las Vegas, officials said. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department called the crash a “fatal accident” but did not say whether the fatality was from the school bus or the other vehicle. Thirteen of the wounded […]

The excitement in the images is palpable. There are beautiful gowns, tuxedos and camera flashes. And at the center of it all, 13 special education students kicking off their prom night. The kids can thank their generous community for the glamorous evening — and their special education teacher, Christian Colonel. At Pocatello High School in […]

Eric Schmidt takes issue with the government limiting the supply of H-1B work visas. “The single stupidest policy in the entire American political system was the limit on H-1B visas,” said Schmidt at an event at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab on Wednesday evening. Schmidt, who is the executive chairman of Google’s parent […]

State police at Philipsburg On April 30, a glass seam bag containing an unknown substance was found at the intersection of North 12th and Clay streets. State police are continuing their investigation at this time. State police at Punxsutawney State police received a report about a theft from a motor vehicle that occurred sometime between […]

The White House Thursday defended the decision to vote on the health care bill without waiting for a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The bill contains too many unknowns for the office to successfully predict its effects, Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said. “I think even if they were to score it, […]

Raven Osborne will walk across the stage at her high school graduation on May 22. But she’ll get her college degree Friday. That’s because the 18-year-old from Gary, Indiana, started taking college courses at Purdue University since she was a freshman. And she just kept going and going. She was in classes year round for […]

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged. The news puts an end to years of speculation about a romance between the MSNBC co-hosts. The engagement was confirmed by two “sources with knowledge of the situation.” Brzezinski and Scarborough aren’t announcing it outright, at least not yet. The couple made no mention of the engagement on […]

The French presidential campaign, watched across Europe and across the Atlantic for its potential impact on the future of a united continent, went screaming into its final 48 hours on the heels of a bitter, 140-minute, nationally-televised debate that at times degenerated into a verbal cage-match, leaving both sides claiming victory and the nation exhausted. […]

House Republicans finally have the votes to try to repeal and replace Obamacare. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote Thursday after some last-minute changes to the legislation convinced enough conservatives and moderates to support it. The bill’s passage isn’t guaranteed, and even if it makes it to the Senate, that chamber is likely to make substantial […]

Three days, three different resolutions, one common trait: white officers killing black males. Just this week, we learned two officers will avoid federal charges in the 2016 death of Alton Sterling, a man pinned to the ground before he was shot. Another officer has been fired for killing Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old honor student. And […]

Canadian health authorities have launched a nationwide recall of Bombay Sapphire gin after bottles containing nearly double the advertised amount of alcohol were discovered. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the bottles were found to contain 77% alcohol by volume rather than the typical 40%. The agency said that a “small” number of 1.1 liter […]

John Kasich may not be planning to run for president again in 2020, but he’s not ruling the possibility. The two-term Ohio governor noted that his “inclination is to say (he’ll) never run for anything again.” However, he is maintaining a political organization, planning on forming a team, and won’t be waiting on the results […]

FLINTON – The Glendale Lady Vikings softball team improved to 10-3 on the season with a 12-8 home win over the Lady Bison of Clearfield on Wednesday evening. Glendale took command of the game from the first inning by putting up seven runs on Clearfield. The Lady Vikings stretched the lead to 10-1 after […]

BROOKVILLE – The Brookville Lady Raider softball team picked up an 8-0 shutout win over visiting Curwensville Wednesday behind the five hit pitching of Carlie McManigle. The Lady Tide did get two hits from sophomore second baseman Keisha Maines and two from left fielder Ariel Zattoni, also a sophomore. Brookville had four players with […]

Beijing’s air quality reached hazardous levels Thursday, as a large sandstorm swept through the Chinese capital, turning the sky a murky yellow and forcing many residents to keep indoors. Sandstorms are common across north east Asia during the spring, with prevailing winds carrying sand and dust particles from the Gobi Desert across the region. But […]

He missed the Masters after falling down stairs on the eve of the tournament, but world No. 1 Dustin Johnson returns to golf this week hoping to resume his domination of the sport. The 32-year-old was favorite for the year’s first major with three straight victories heading into Augusta, but he slipped at his rental […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has a message from prison: he is alive and well. Lopez appeared on video to dispel health rumors after a local journalist tweeted Wednesday night that he had been transported from a prison outside Caracas — where he’s been detained since 2014 — to the hospital. US Sen. Marco Rubio […]

It’s being called Indian cinema’s crowning glory. “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” has taken $65 million in its first five days at the box office, according to independent sales monitors. That makes it the highest-netting movie in India ever, and the film has also taken in an additional $19 million overseas and placed third in the […]

Staff working for the British Royal Family have been summoned to a meeting in London, according to a royal source. These types of meetings are highly unusual, but they do take place a couple of times each year. The meeting was called by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior member of Queen Elizabeth II’s household […]

On the first day back to school since Jordan Edwards was killed, more than 100 of his football teammates gathered early Monday for a meeting in a Dallas suburb. The 15-year-old’s parents and brothers joined them. There were prayers and tears. The players hugged the Edwards family, shared stories about their teammate and scribbled messages […]

It’s not the beginning of the end for the GOP’s bid to repeal Obamacare — but it might just be the end of the beginning. If House Speaker Paul Ryan manages to finally muscle through the GOP health bill on Thursday, he will temper a damaging period of false starts, soul-searching and splits in his […]