Новости за 12.08.2017

As thousands of white nationalist and alt-right protesters descended on Charlottesville for the “Unite the Right” rally Saturday, voices from both sides of the aisle have emerged to condemn the gathering’s violence and rhetoric. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to weigh in on the violent demonstration, which has caused Virginia Gov. […]

An artificial intelligence program just annihilated its human competition at a world championship video game contest. The AI win stunned the gaming community, because bots are generally considered inferior to expert human players. This one from Open AI — a nonprofit artificial intelligence research firm known mainly for its backing by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, […]

President Trump plans to get tougher on trade with China. On Monday, Trump is expected to direct U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into alleged Chinese violations of U.S. trade, including forced intellectual property transfers and patent thefts, according to senior administration officials who spoke Saturday. Trump informed Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday night […]

President Donald Trump urged unity and condemned hate in response to violent white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that have played out on national television Saturday. Trump, on his 17-day vacation in New Jersey, urged people to “come together as one” in response to the protests but did not explicitly mention the white nationalist origins […]

Boyd R. “Junie” Shirey, 77, of Morrisdale went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 in Graham Township. Born July 24, 1940, in Lecontes Mills, Girard Township, he was the son of the late Boyd and Pearl Stiner Shirey. On Oct. 12, 1961 in South Carolina, he wed Ruth E. Evans Shirey, […]

[Breaking news update, published at 2:37 p.m. ET] Several pedestrians were struck Saturday in a three-vehicle crash in Charlottesville, Virginia, where police were dispersing demonstrators from a white-nationalist and right-wing rally, the Virginia State Police said on Twitter. There are “multiple injuries,” police said. [Original story, published at 2:10 p.m. ET] Virginia’s governor declared an […]

Guam is a victim of perhaps its greatest asset: its location. Situated between Asia and the Americas, Guam — and all the islands that make up the archipelago of Micronesia — are prime real estate for those looking to traverse the Pacific, for military or commercial purposes. It was an asset to the Indo-Malaysian people […]

[Breaking news update, published at 11:57 p.m ET] The city of Charlottesville has declared Saturday’s gathering at Emancipation Park — site of the scheduled “Unite the Right” rally” of white nationalists and right-wing protesters — an unlawful assembly. Police officers are speaking on bullhorns, directing people to leave the park. CNN video shows police in […]

When Mitch McConnelll told a local group in Kentucky on Monday that President Donald Trump “had excessive expectations about how quickly things happen in the democratic process,” he couldn’t have fully suspected what might come next. It was a Trumpian barrage of tweets and statements suggesting that McConnell not only wasn’t doing his job well, […]

A man arrested over an attack in which a woman was pushed into the path of a London bus has been released without charge; police say they will take no further action against him. The 41-year-old was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after officers searched an address in the affluent […]

States of emergency are nothing new for the United States. President Donald Trump’s declaration on the opioid crisis marks the 29th concurrent active national emergency in America — a state in which the United States has existed for nearly four decades straight. “The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I am saying, officially, right now, […]

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced legislation designed to prevent the firing of the man investigating President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller. In the backdrop is Trump’s consistent denunciation of Mueller’s Russia investigation and the possibility that a Robert Bork would be waiting in the wings. Bork was the […]

Alt-right activists and counterprotesters are expected to flood downtown Charlottesville Saturday as the Virginia city braces for the “Unite the Right” rally. By noon, thousands are expected to gather in Emancipation Park, where barricades have been placed in proximity to the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The rally comes hours after a large […]

Saudi elite forces are in the process of razing the historic quarter of a largely Shia town in the country’s eastern province after months of clashes with gunmen in the area. The move is the culmination of a three-month government campaign to root out gunmen from the 400-year-old Musawara neighborhood of Awamiya. The government considers […]

There she is … I think I see her,” an anxious Anthony Wiggs told Raymond Abreu. “With the sunglasses on.” Raymond was speechless. He glanced at his younger brother, then his eyes darted back to the entrance to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport baggage claim. The woman continued to walk slowly toward them — […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for restraint during a phone call Saturday with President Donald Trump, following a dramatic exchange of threats between the US President and North Korea. Xi made clear in the call he was asking both sides to scale down the rhetoric and stressed the importance of diplomacy, China’s Foreign Ministry said […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield residents made the best of a temporary power outage. At Thursday’s Clearfield Borough Council work session, Borough Operations Manager Leslie Stott said the planned power outage on July 28 went very well. Stott said all departments from the fire department, the fire police, the street department and the police department, worked very […]

Are you over 40 and finding it more difficult to take the stairs, or to get down and up from the floor?  Strength training can benefit you tremendously with your daily activities while protecting you from osteoporosis and losing your balance. Penn State Extension, in collaboration with renowned researchers at Tufts University, continues to offer […]

CLEARFIELD – On Aug. 5, the Clearfield YMCA and Clearfield Fair and Park Board held the eighth annual Fair Fun 5K Run/Walk and 100-Meter Dash at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds.   Participants enjoyed a scenic carnival route through the fairgrounds, riverwalk and West Side of Clearfield.   Overall male winners were: first place, Alec Freeman; second place, Matt Berzonsky; and […]

HERSHEY, Pa. — Many of the 4.7 million dog bites that take place each year in the U.S. happen in the summer, when both dogs and children are outdoors and interacting more often. While minor bites do not require a trip to the emergency department, it’s a good idea to visit your family doctor or […]

Alt-right activists held torches and marched late Friday through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. Chanting “blood and soil” and “one people, one nation, end immigration,” the group rallied around a statue of Thomas Jefferson before they clashed with counterprotesters, CNN affiliate WWBT reported. The march came hours before a Saturday rally that police […]

One down, one to go. There was one winning ticket in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, paying out an estimated $393 million, according to Mega Millions officials. It was the fifth largest jackpot in the game’s 15-year history. The winning ticket was bought in Palos Heights, Illinois, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers drawn Friday […]

Yariel Gonzalez punched a single up the middle in the 11th inning to give the State College Spikes a 5-4, walk-off win over the Vermont Lake Monsters on Friday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Gonzalez’s game-ending hit was the fifth time he reached base in the game, and finished the contest just 14 […]

US President Donald Trump would not rule out the possibility of a military intervention in Venezuela, he told reporters Friday. “We have many options for Venezuela. And by the way, I am not going to rule out a military option,” Trump said following a meeting with US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and […]

President Trump suddenly seems eager to answer questions from the media, even from outlets he demeans as “fake news.” Trump has held four press availabilities in the past two days. And on Friday evening he announced that “we’re going to have a pretty big press conference on Monday.” This is an abrupt change in the […]