Новости за 14.06.2017

A yearbook photo with the N-word in the background led to suspension for a senior at Princeton High School in New Jersey. Jamaica Ponder was suspended Friday, just days before her graduation, after administrators noticed the content in a photo she submitted to the yearbook in January. She and a group of friends posed in […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to address the shooting that occurred at a GOP congressional baseball practice which resulted in five people injured, including a top House Republican. The White House said Wednesday that Trump will deliver a statement from the White House’s Diplomatic Room at 11:30 a.m. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, […]

Members of Congress and Capitol Police rushed to help victims following Wednesday’s mass shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, that appeared to target a GOP baseball practice. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who, along with a congressional staffer and members of the congressional police force, was injured during the shooting. Scalise’s office later said he was in […]

Louisiana’s Steve Scalise is the 9th member of Congress to be shot while in office and one of two dozen to be targeted by attackers since 1789, according to a 2011 Congressional Research Service report. Scalise, the third-ranking Republican in the House, was shot in the hip by a man wielding a rifle at an […]

Instagram wants users to call out when they’re flaunting sponsored content. The Facebook-owned photo app announced in a blog post on Wednesday plans to roll out a “paid partnership with” feature in the weeks ahead. The new tag option will be available for both Instagram posts and Stories. The move addresses the lack of transparency […]

Father’s Day is coming up. So is the NBA Draft. And some of the top prospects are taking a moment to thank Dad. That’s tricky in the case of Lonzo Ball, whose father, LaVar, is known for clashing with reporters and picking fights with NBA stars and sportswear companies. A Foot Locker commercial released Wednesday […]

The massive apartment fire in West London brought death and despair to residents early Wednesday morning. Many families lost everything. Here’s how you can help: Family Action will help set up new homes and provide the basic necessities for victims. The charity says 100% of the money raised will go directly to fire victims. Also, […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson issued the following statement in response to reports that Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), two Capitol Police officers and a staff member being shot this morning during a Congressional Baseball Team practice in Alexandria, Va.: “I was at a speaking engagement early this morning when the shooting took place at the […]

Donald Trump Jr., shortly after Rep. Steve Scalise, a Republican aide and security personnel were shot at a baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday, took to Twitter to connect the shooting to the recent controversy over a rendition of “Julius Caesar” that features the assassination of a ruler that resembles Donald Trump. Trump’s son retweeted […]

At least six people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to […]

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, of Ohio, rushed to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s side Wednesday morning, as a stream of blood trailed behind the Louisiana congressman. Scalise was shot in Alexandria, Virginia, where members of Congress were attending a practice for the GOP congressional baseball team. During the baseball practice, a gunman opened fire and Wenstrup […]

1. Focus on the Fed: Get ready for the third interest rate hike in seven months. The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to push interest rates higher on Wednesday, continuing the central bank’s move toward tighter monetary policy. The Fed raised rates in December 2015 for the first time in nearly a decade, then […]

Kamala Harris has served as freshman senator for only six months, but she’s not wasting time sitting in the shadows. For the second time in a week, the Democratic senator made headlines after she was interrupted by Republican counterparts during Senate Intelligence Committee hearings. Last week, Sens. Richard M. Burr and John McCain of Arizona […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Salary Board approved a request from Sheriff Wes Thurston at Tuesday’s meeting. Thurston requested the creation of two temporary deputy sheriff positions to be effective June 12 and June 19, respectively. The positions are not to exceed 90 days and are to be paid at the contracted rate. Thurston said […]

DUBOIS – The annual return of DuBois Community Days is right around the corner. Jeff Baronick was in attendance at Monday’s DuBois City Council meeting. He asked for the city’s assistance this weekend, so that the family-friendly festival runs smoothly.  “We have a lot on tap, and we can’t do it without the help of […]

CLEARFIELD – A DuBois man accused of having child pornography pleaded guilty Tuesday during sentencing court. Jarrod Andrew Ross, 21, was sentenced to 90 days to one year in jail and three years consecutive probation for a felony count of child pornography and corruption of minors. President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman also ordered him to […]

CLEARFEILD -A DuBois man pleaded guilty Monday to arson for setting two dumpster fires in January.     James Guy Ehrenfried, 22, was sentenced to six months to one year in jail and two years probation after he pleaded guilty to three counts of arson and two counts each of criminal mischief and risking a catastrophe. He […]

CLEARFIELD – Each summer, donations are collected for a different local charity during the Corner Concert Series. This year, Young People Who Care Ministries has been selected to receive donations. For more information about this ministry, go to ypwcministries.org.   The concert series schedule for June is Guitarnia music students, June 16; Hellbent, old school heavy […]

CLEARFIELD – Participants and customers alike have enjoyed CNB Bank wall calendars featuring photography by local residents since 2010, and the 2018 wall calendar will not be any different.  The 2018 CNB wall calendar will feature photos from the western Pennsylvania region. Its theme will be “Americana.”  The Americana theme will encompass all things that […]

It happened by accident. Kathryn Hutchinson, a 52-year-old retired teacher, was accompanying her father to a doctor’s appointment last year when his doctor recommended that Hutchinson make an appointment of her own. Hutchinson was diagnosed with prediabetes at the time and was obese, with severe arthritis and a history of depression. Her father’s doctor knew […]

Traders, tourists and locals will link arms and observe a moment of silence at London’s Borough Market on Wednesday morning before ringing the opening bell for the first time since the terror attack there 11 days ago. The normally bustling marketplace, packed with stalls peddling everything from artisan breads to aromatic curries and British charcuterie, […]

Jurors failed to reach a verdict Tuesday and will begin a third day of deliberations Wednesday in Bill Cosby’s trial for aggravated indecent assault — a case closely watched by the public as well as the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of similar misconduct. Prosecutors say the famed comedian drugged and sexually assaulted […]

In 2004, Mostafa Salameh had a vivid dream: he was praying for peace on the top of a mountain. “I woke up sweating and I saw myself on top of the world,” Salameh tells CNN. Back then, Salameh had no expedition experience, little money and couldn’t have pointed to Mount Everest on a map. Fast […]

Rolling Stone is paying a University of Virginia fraternity $1.65 million to shut the door on its debunked story about campus rape. UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi chapter said on Tuesday that it will settle its defamation claim against the magazine. It’s the final suit to come out of Rolling Stone’s explosive 2014 story about a […]

When former congressman Tom Perriello made his surprise entrance into the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary in January, the stage looked set for an intra-party proxy war — the establishment, in the form of incumbent Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, put to the test by Perriello and the party’s growing progressive insurgency. But while the campaign saw […]