Новости за 30.07.2017

Vice President Mike Pence spoke forcefully about reining in North Korea’s nuclear program during his trip to Estonia on Sunday, saying that “all options are on the table” in countering the threat. “The continued provocations by the rogue regime in North Korea are unacceptable, and the United States of America is going to continue to […]

President Donald Trump, who is always looking for a quick fix, is hoping that John Kelly, his new chief of staff, will be the magic bullet. But it won’t work. Kelly will find himself extremely frustrated, and there will be limits to the kind of “order” he will achieve. He is working for a president […]

Sporadic street protests broke out as Venezuelans voted on Sunday in a ballot that could mark a turning point for their country. The election will allow President Nicolás Maduro to replace Venezuela’s current legislative body — the National Assembly — with a new institution called the Constituent Assembly that will have the power to rewrite […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Sunday the staff at US diplomatic missions in Russia will be cut in response to a sanctions bill the US Congress passed last week. Russian state media quoted Putin saying 755 out of “a thousand or so” employees will “have to stop their activities in the Russian Federation.” That includes […]

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Donald Trump would make a decision “this week” on whether to continue government payments to insurance companies to help lower costs for lower-income policyholders under Obamacare. “He’s going to make that decision this week,” Conway said of the so-called cost-sharing reduction payments in an interview on […]

An Israeli military appeals court on Sunday upheld the guilty verdict of a soldier sentenced in February for fatally shooting an incapacitated Palestinian assailant. The high-profile manslaughter case sharply divided the country. A lower military court previously sentenced Elor Azaria to 18 months in military prison and demoted him from sergeant to private for killing […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said US diplomatic missions in Russia will be cut by 755 people, according to Russian state media. “As for other possible measures, or whether it is a lot or not, this is quite sensible from the point of view of the work of the diplomatic department, because a thousand […]

British Transport Police say they have charged a 27-year-old man in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl who was subjected to two separate sexual attacks in one night in Birmingham, England. Khurram Rahi, who lives in Smethwick, was arrested Saturday morning in connection with the first incident at Witton station on Tuesday, the […]

Europe’s budget airline EasyJet flew into a storm Sunday after it emerged a member of the ground staff at Nice airport in France had punched once of its passengers in the face while he was holding a baby. The victim was due to travel on EasyJet flight 2122 from Nice to Luton airport outside London […]

More than 22,000 fans were evacuated after a fire erupted on stage at the Tomorrowland music festival in Spain, authorities said. No injuries were reported as attendees fled the concert area near Barcelona late Saturday night, the city’s fire officials said in a statement. “At this time, the fire is totally extinct although very hot […]

As President Donald Trump prepares to sign the Russia sanctions legislation, which easily cleared Congress last week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov threatened further retaliation against the US Sunday morning. “If the US side decides to move further towards further deterioration, we will answer, we will respond in kind,” Ryabkov said on ABC’s “This […]

Two days after Republicans in the Senate failed to roll back Obamacare, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said there should be a government-funded health insurance option “in every state in this country.” “If people don’t like the private insurance that they’re getting, they should have a Medicare-type public option available in every state in this country,” […]

The editors of London’s Sunday Times and the newspaper’s Irish edition have apologized after publishing an article Sunday suggesting that two well-known British TV and radio presenters were paid more than other women because they were Jewish. The column by journalist Kevin Myers, about the public broadcaster BBC and an ongoing debate about gender pay […]

In November, shortly after the election of Donald Trump, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Kelly was at home on a Saturday afternoon with his wife Karen watching college football when the phone rang.  On the phone was Reince Priebus — the man that Kelly would later supplant as White House chief of staff — who […]

Sen. Susan Collins, one of three Republican senators who sunk the “skinny repeal” of Obamacare on Friday, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that it was time to build a series of health care bills through the committee process. “The ball is really in our court right now,” Collins said. “Our job is […]

The United States said it conducted a successful missile defense test in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday amid growing tensions with North Korea. US Forces tested the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in Alaska by launching a ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean, according to the US military. The medium-range ballistic missile was […]

Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a nationwide poll to elect a special assembly with powers to rewrite the crisis-hit country’s 1999 constitution. The voting began at 6 a.m. and is scheduled to end at 6 p.m. Opposition leaders are urging nationwide protests against the vote, even though the government has banned demonstrations through early next […]

One person was killed and three others injured in a shooting at the Grey nightclub in the German city of Konstanz in the early hours of Sunday, the German police said in a statement. The gunman was shot dead by police in an exchange of fire that has also wounded a policeman. “Many guests had […]

CLEARFIELD – Shon Kuta was recently inducted as president of the Clearfield Rotary Club.  Past District Governor David Ford, left, is shown performing the honors. Rotary is also interested in new community-oriented members. Professional- and business-affiliated members of local and neighboring communities are invited to explore membership in any of the area rotary clubs. The […]

CLEARFIELD – The 157th Clearfield County Fair will get under way Sunday, July 30; below is the full schedule of events. The fair will run through Saturday, Aug. 5. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Minted Farmers Market 1 p.m., Reithoffer Amusements 1 p.m., Harness Racing, Grandstand/Track 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., Clearfield Hospice Memorial Service […]

CLEARFIELD — Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania (GSWPA) invites all girls in grades K-12 and their families to celebrate National S’mores Day on Aug. 10 at a free event at the VFW Picnic Grounds, 1102 Industrial Park Rd., Clearfield, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Girls do not need to be current Girl Scout members to […]

GANT’s ICYMI gives readers a look back upon the most noteworthy stories of their work week. It contains the big headlines, as well as a few stories you might have missed. It might even include a story or two of the lighter side. GANT’s ICYMI will be posted each weekend for your perusal. For most […]

One person was killed and three others injured in a shooting in a nightclub in the German city of Konstanz in the early hours of Sunday, the German police said in a statement. The gunman, a 34-year-old male, was shot dead by police in an exchange of fire that has also wounded a policeman. “Many […]

One person was killed and three others injured in a shooting in a nightclub in the German city of Konstanz in the early hours of Sunday, the German police said in a statement. The gunman, a 34-year-old male, was shot dead by police in an exchange of fire that has also wounded a policeman. “Many […]

More than 22,000 fans were evacuated after a fire erupted on stage at the Tomorrowland music festival in Spain, authorities said. No injuries were reported as attendees fled the concert area in Barcelona late Saturday night, the city’s fire officials said in a statement. “At this time, the fire is totally extinct although very hot […]