Новости за 17.06.2017

Bill Cosby’s legal team made the right call not to have the comedian take the witness stand during his sexual assault trial, which ended Saturday in a mistrial. Cosby, 79, was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault relating to an encounter with Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, at his home in […]

Just five years ago, 25-year-old Abby Stein was an ultra-Orthodox rabbi named Yisrael. Today, she’s an openly transgender woman. And she’s ready to share her extraordinary story with the world. Stein was born in Brooklyn and brought up in a Hasidic Jewish community, a conservative Jewish sect that shuns the modern world. The sixth child […]

Chris Singleton’s dream of playing major league baseball got a major step closer to becoming reality almost two years to the day after his mother was gunned down in a racially motivated shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The World Series champion Chicago Cubs nabbed Singleton in the 19th round of […]

Women who have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault appeared optimistic Saturday despite their disappointment that a mistrial was declared in the criminal case against the comedian. For them, the public fight in court against the powerful entertainer represented a new era in the battle against sexual assault. “He thought he could bury us,” […]

Responding to President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he is reversing the Obama administration’s steps to normalize relations with Cuba, the Castro government said the US is in no “condition to lecture us.” Trump’s speech in Miami to announce the rollback was “full of hostile rhetoric,” Havana’s statement said, adding that the announced policies will […]

Alexandria shooting victim Matt Mika is showing “positive results” after undergoing additional surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, his family said in a statement Saturday. “While we know there will be difficult and challenging days ahead for Matt and our family, the physicians and specialists at Matt’s side expect a full recovery,” […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May said that support for families in the initial aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster “was not good enough” hours after she met Saturday with some local residents at 10 Downing Street. May, who spent 2½ hours with the group, said members of the community faced “huge frustrations” as they […]

It’s fitting that the Bill Cosby trial ended in a hung jury, for it illustrates the criminal justice system’s inability to adequately deal with the issue of sexual assault and underscores the murky place Cosby’s legacy will forever find itself. Cosby will go down in history among other giants of American history who did great […]

Is it OK for a business executive who wins the presidency to continue to run his business? Legal scholars and critics of President Donald Trump argue that it’s a violation of the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause. But it’s not that simple. Another lawsuit has been filed, this time by the State of Maryland and the […]

If the state can’t pay, you can’t play. Illinois lottery officials are warning that if the state legislature doesn’t pass a budget before June 28, they will halt Powerball and Mega Millions ticket sales in the state. Without a budget, there’s no money earmarked to pay lottery winners. Illinois is years into a fiscal crunch, […]

For those who grew up with Bill Cosby’s comedy, feelings of sadness shouldn’t be confused with sympathy in appraising a legacy that — whatever the eventual outcome of the criminal case against him, in which a jury on Saturday failed to reach a verdict — has already been forever tarnished. Cosby’s accomplishments as a comedian […]

Several US military personnel were wounded and evacuated in a violent “incident” Saturday at Camp Shaheen in northern Afghanistan, the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission said. No US military troops were killed, the mission said in a statement. The number of injured was not reported. A coalition official told CNN that some US military personnel were […]

Several US military personnel were wounded and evacuated after an apparent insider attack Saturday by an Afghan soldier in northern Afghanistan. No US military troops were killed in the attack, the official said. The number of injured was not reported. The NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan said it has opened an investigation, adding no […]

This is a timeline of what is known about President Donald Trump’s actions regarding the Russia investigation — from conversations and comments, to tweets and meetings. CNN has reported that special counsel Robert Mueller plans to interview three top intelligence officials about their interactions with Trump as part of the early stages of what could […]

[Breaking news update, posted at 11:40 a.m. ET] The judge in the Bill Cosby trial declared a mistrial Saturday after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the case. The jurors — five women and seven men — were unable to come to a unanimous decision in a courtroom battle closely watched by the […]

After 52 hours of deliberation, jurors in Bill Cosby’s trial began their six day of deliberations Saturday morning. “We’ve been at this now for 10 days (including testimony). There has been nothing but a supreme effort on your part,” Judge Steven O’Neill told the jury on Friday. “Go through your routines, which have probably become […]

Dad jokes can be cringeworthy at best — and painful at worst. But jokes about being a dad? Now that’s a way to celebrate Father’s Day that we can get behind. Here are some of the funniest dads — telling some of their funniest dad jokes.

The search was on for seven US sailors missing after an American warship and a merchant vessel collided off the coast of Japan, as US forces and Japanese authorities worked to figure out why the vessels struck each other. The 10,000-ton guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal, a 29,000-ton container ship flagged in […]

A day after protesters chastised her near the scene of the deadly Grenfell Tower disaster, British Prime Minister Theresa May met Saturday with victims and local residents at 10 Downing Street. According to police, 58 people are missing and presumed dead in the fire, though they say this number could change. At the moment, police […]

As London mourned the victims of a building inferno that left 30 people dead, Queen Elizabeth reflected on the somber national mood Saturday, a day after she visited the site. The Grenfell Tower erupted into flames Wednesday in a deadly blaze that left 24 people still hospitalized — 12 of them in critical condition. Queen […]

WOODLAND – The Allegheny Spay & Neuter Clinic/Animal Welfare Council will hold its annual plant/yard sale and rabies clinic on July 8. This year, there will also be a fair with more than 20 vendors to support the clinic. The vendor fair and plant/yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The […]

PENFIELD – Parker Dam State Park is again offering DiscoverE programs to youth at the park this summer.  Do you know a child who enjoys exploring the outdoors or who constantly asks questions about nature?  If so, the DiscoverE programs will help these youngsters learn about the natural world around them.  This series of fun […]

HERSHEY, Pa. — The rate of death from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In part, it’s because Americans are living longer — age is one of the biggest risk factors for […]

HARRISBURG – Offering white-tailed deer hunters more hunting opportunities across Pennsylvania, state forestlands and state parks again are participating in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program, or DMAP. DMAP allows landowners to apply for permits to encourage antlerless harvests on their property, enabling DCNR and private landowners to more effectively manage white-tailed deer populations […]

Thousands of protesters gathered Friday night after a jury found a police officer not guilty in last year’s fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castile. Minnesota State Patrol said it arrested 18 protesters following demonstrations on Interstate 94 in St. Paul. They were arrested after they failed to comply with orders to disperse, the agency posted […]