Новости за 04.08.2017

Ronald L. Harper, 83, of Clearfield died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Harper was born July 14, 1934, the son of Raymond H. and Eva L. (Moyers) Harper. He was a life-long taxidermist who had learned from his father. He was an owner and employee of the former […]

President Trump’s Justice Department is considering making it easier to subpoena journalists. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that the department was reviewing its existing guidelines for media subpoenas. The announcement drew immediate criticism from reporters and First Amendment watchdogs. The move comes as the Justice Department ramps up efforts to crack down on leaks […]

An ongoing criminal investigation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a major step forward as his former chief-of-staff has agreed to testify against him, a court-issued gag order released by police reveals. American-born Ari Harow, who served under the Prime Minister when he was elected in 2009, will cooperate with investigators in two […]

A Texas emergency doctor hiking with two children at the Grand Canyon died from apparent heat exhaustion while she searched for water and help. Sarah Beadle, 38, an experienced hiker, was reported missing Tuesday after she did not arrive for her reservation at a campground in northern Arizona, according to a Grand Canyon National Park […]

Venezuela’s controversial, newly elected legislative assembly had a fiery message as the body took office Friday: Supporters of leftist President Nicolás Maduro are in control, with a vengeance. More than 530 members of the National Constituent Assembly, the new legislative panel with powers to rewrite the Venezuela Constitution after an election Sunday at Maduro’s behest, […]

A federal appeals court overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a security contractor involved in the 2007 shooting in Baghdad’s Nusoor Square at the height of the Iraq War — a deadly encounter that left 17 people dead. Nicholas Slatten of Sparta, Tennessee, was a sniper working for the private Blackwater Worldwide security company. Originally […]

A federal appeals court judge overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a security contractor involved in the 2007 shooting in Baghdad’s Nusoor Square at the height of the Iraq War — a deadly encounter that left 17 people dead. Nicholas Slatten of Sparta, Tennessee, was a sniper working for the private Blackwater Worldwide security company. […]

One cold February evening, Kristi Goll pulled up Facebook on her computer to post a desperate plea: Please get tested to see if you’re a match to be able to donate one of your kidneys to my 8-year-old son. “This would be the very best gift we could ever receive,” she wrote. Jackson Arneson, her […]

Pauline J. Bennett, 86, of Curwensville died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 at her residence. Born Nov. 26, 1930 in Hepburnia, she was the daughter of William Clyde and Alice Pauline (Spencer) Johnson.  Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker. She had also worked as a secretary for PennDOT and Jim’s Sports Center, and she was the owner/operator […]

A few years ago, Robert Cialdini found himself at a large appliance store, standing in front of a big-screen TV that he didn’t particularly want and certainly didn’t need. That said, it was a great deal on a model that had received high marks from a consumer group. He recalls the salesman coming up to […]

A couple of Democrats are joining Republicans who criticized the leaking of transcripts of the conversations between President Donald Trump and world leaders. “I don’t think the transcripts should have been leaked,” Sen. Ben Cardin told CNN’s John Berman Friday on “New Day.” “We’ve had reports on both … the Australian call was well reported. […]

It’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie day when we celebrate the gooey, melt-y nourish-your-soul goodness of this American staple. What better way to celebrate the day than to bake your own batch of chocolate perfection. But how do you go about it? A Google search for “chocolate chip cookie recipe” yields more than 2.2 million results, […]

President Donald Trump is set to depart the White House later today for a 17-day working vacation at his golf club in New Jersey. Trump’s vacation, as The Washington Post’s Philip Bump notes, is twice as long as the vacation President Barack Obama took to Martha’s Vineyard in his first year in office — and […]

The end is coming. A marvel of this sporting age is one championship away from retirement, 30 seconds or so from consigning himself to history. The age of Usain Bolt is nearly over and so the present must be cherished. Bolt, the fastest man in history, one of the greatest sportsmen to have ever lived, […]

Sun-baked residents of the Pacific Northwest will get a bit of a break from record-setting heat Friday. It’s still going to be plenty hot. Temperatures are expected to remain 10 to 15 degrees above normal through the weekend. Portland, Oregon, on Thursday didn’t quite break its all-time high of 107 degrees (1965 and 1981). But […]

Taylor Swift has been pretty quiet lately, but she will soon speak out about an alleged sexual assault. The superstar singer is expected to testify in a civil case filed by a Denver disc jokey who claims he lost his job after Swift accused him of groping her backstage at one of her concerts in […]

“The Dark Tower” feels like a throwback — a trim, competently executed “B” popcorn movie, adapted from Stephen King’s books with ample action but also lots of clunky exposition. That’s not a great prescription for a would-be summer blockbuster, but more an endorsement to watch when it hits cable. Although King’s name is an obvious […]

David Nipple was riding his motorcycle on a highway in Tennessee when he was hit by a drunk driver. His left leg was severed above his knee. Medical workers didn’t expect him to survive. He was bleeding quickly and had to be airlifted to nearby Nashville for treatment. That was in 2014. Since the accident, […]

It should have been a good-natured exchange between the leaders of two firm allies. But a now-notorious phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned into a diplomatic headache for both sides. A transcript, published by the Washington Post on Thursday, shows Trump and Turnbull battling over a […]

For years, we only had one photo of Chelsea Manning: that iconic black and white mugshot she sent to her therapist. It was made public by the Army in 2013 and remained the only photo portraying her as a woman until her release from prison in 2017 — other photos were prohibited while she was […]

Two weeks after body camera footage purportedly showed a Baltimore officer planting drugs at the scene of an arrest, the city’s public defender’s office claims a second set of videos captured another similar incident. The newest videos, which stem from a November 29, 2016, drug arrest, show “multiple officers working together to manufacture evidence,” the […]

The departure of Neymar from Barcelona to Paris St Germain for a world record fee has it all. A young Brazilian soccer player who came to Europe to seek fame and fortune is offered ludicrous sums to abandon a world-famous club for a Qatari-bankrolled upstart. The deal speaks volumes about the almost insane sums of […]

“Are there any Russians here?” With that mocking cry, delivered from the bosom of an adoring West Virginia crowd, President Donald Trump offered the most explicit glimpse yet of how he plans to cope with the spreading net of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. “Most people know there were no Russians in our campaign, there […]

Twin terror plots, one involving the bombing of a passenger plane and the other a potential poison gas attack, have been described by police as the “most sophisticated” ever attempted on Australian soil. A senior ISIS commander sent parts — including weapons-grade explosives — by air cargo from Turkey with the express aim of constructing […]

Nearly all Americans snack at least once a day, most often to satisfy cravings, according to a recent snacking report. For some, frequent snacking may replace a typical meal or two. Regardless of your health goals, what you choose to snack on matters, especially if you snack often. A healthy nutrient-rich snack can fill in […]