Новости за 30.08.2017

The Pentagon revealed Wednesday that there are approximately 2,600 more US troops in Afghanistan than had been officially disclosed due to a change in its accounting procedures. The Joint Staff Director, US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie Jr., told reporters at the Pentagon that the total number of US forces in Afghanistan is […]

Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages. Companies have pledged $65 million to relief efforts as of late Wednesday morning, according to an estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But this figure […]

Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages. Companies have pledged $55 million to relief efforts as of Wednesday morning, according to an estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But this figure is […]

Logan Wheat went out on a small boat to check on cattle and ended up capturing one of the most startling photos of flooding from Harvey. What used to be Interstate 10, south of Beaumont, looked like an ocean, with waves lapping. This split-screen shows what that stretch of I-10 looked like before Harvey hit […]

While countless Houstonians are still waiting for rescue, Tropical Storm Harvey has now swallowed another Texas city. “Our whole city is underwater right now but we are coming!” Port Arthur Mayor Derrick Freeman posted Wednesday morning on Facebook. “If you called, we are coming. Please get to higher ground if you can, but please try […]

Pastor Joel Osteen has opened the doors of his megachurch in Houston to evacuees and wants Harvey survivors to know the space is available, he told CNN on Wednesday morning. “We’re housing hundreds of people that have been displaced by the flooding. All day today and yesterday, we’ve been receiving supplies,” Osteen told CNN’s Chris […]

CNN correspondent Drew Griffin and his crew on Wednesday rushed to rescue a man who accidentally drove a truck into a flooded ravine that looked like a street in Beaumont, Texas. “We just literally rescued this guy out,” said Griffin, who missed his live shot to help out. He was reporting from the Texas city […]

The crowd applauded as the official announcement was read out. This was breaking news, Pyongyang style: delivered bombastically, with much fanfare, one day late. While the world learned about North Korea’s latest military test — in which it flew an intermediate-range missile over Japan — shortly after it took place early Tuesday morning, in Pyongyang […]

Investors are going nuts over one of the world’s strangest stocks. Shares in Swiss National Bank are trading at record highs after skyrocketing as much as 45% in August. A single share is now worth more than 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,125). The stock’s performance has flummoxed analysts, many of whom fail to see the rationale […]

Maria Sharapova is well used to the limelight — on and off court — but the stage lights seemed just that little bit brighter even for the five-time grand slam champion at the US Open earlier this week. After Sharapova made a winning return to the slams following a 19-month absence — she defeated Simona […]

A gunman walked into a public library in eastern New Mexico on Monday afternoon and opened fire, killing two employees there. “He just started unloading pretty much the whole clip,” said Sam Nathavong, who told CNN affiliate KRQE that he was in a room studying when he heard the shots. “I threw the table against […]

Harvey made a second landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border on Wednesday, dousing the region with bands of heavy rain that could lead to “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding.” The rainfall that caused a deluge in Texas has ended for the most part in Houston and is moving east, threatening to dump an additional 8-12 inches, the […]

HARRISBURG – A tremendous number of people, businesses and service organizations throughout the country are collecting and donating goods and services to assist storm survivors in Texas. The Department of State, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro want Pennsylvanians to know how they can best help and not hinder rescue […]

CLEARFIELD – Thousands were drawn to the Central Mountains Region Antique Automobile Club of America’s 41st annual Antique and Custom Auto Show on Aug. 20 at the Clearfield Driving Park. This year’s show was sponsored by FORD and Dotts Motor Co., of Clearfield, which had a display of vehicles on-hand for spectators to view. Owners displayed […]

David and Maria Parks sit for hours on a sofa, intently watching news footage of flooding in Houston. This couch is the only place they have left to go for now. The Parks and about 300 other evacuees are taking refuge in the 160,000-square-foot showroom of the Gallery Furniture store just outside of Houston. The […]

At least five people have died in flooding in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai, Wednesday. An unrelenting downpour has battered low-lying parts of the city since the early hours of Tuesday, with some areas receiving almost 12 inches of rain. Weather forecasts suggested that the rain will continue over the next 48 hours before […]

CURWENSVILLE – The Rotary Club of Curwensville welcomed back the 2016 Curwensville High School Rotary Scholarship recipient, Hunter Johnson, at the meeting held Aug. 22.  Johnson is enlisted in the Marine Corp Reserves and recently completed basic training, combat training and MP training.  He is attending Clarion University where he will major in accounting.  During […]

1. Oil under pressure: U.S. crude futures slipped early Wednesday as Gulf Coast refineries braced for a fresh hit from Harvey. The storm has taken 11 refineries offline and flooding has knocked off 18% of U.S. refining capacity, according to S&P Global Platts. Oil was trading 0.7% lower at $46.10 per barrel. That’s more than […]

Centre County Bridge replaced as part of Public-Private Partnership BOGGS TOWNSHIP – Construction for a bridge on Little Marsh Creek Road (Route 1002), in Boggs Township, Centre County, is complete and the bridge is now open to traffic. The bridge spans a branch of Little Marsh Creek, near the village of Yarnell. It’s been under […]

Ask any parent about the top challenges of raising kids, and getting them to eat healthy would probably be high on the list. Countless parents have kids who just want to eat chicken nuggets, or pasta, or macaroni and cheese, or all of the above, and definitely without any vegetables. It’s a problem throughout the […]

We often hear about the importance of stretching, especially after exercise, to improve flexibility. Indeed, studies have found that regular stretching can increase flexibility in as little as four weeks. But getting results requires commitment: You need to stretch at least three days a week, ideally every day. Activities such as yoga and Pilates can […]

Ben Jacobs, the reporter who was assaulted by Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, says Gianforte has reneged on what Jacobs believed was a commitment to grant him an interview. Gianforte, a Republican businessman, was elected to the House on May 25, one day after he body-slammed Jacobs. Jacobs is now going public about the dispute. […]

As his brother tells it, Sammy Saldivar tried to maneuver around Harvey’s floodwaters. Sammy packed his elderly parents and their great-grandchildren, ages 6 to 16, into a van as floodwaters rose Sunday in their northeast Texas neighborhood. As he approached a waterlogged bridge over Greens Bayou, he tried to turn around but his father yelled […]

“Impact location is Los Angeles,” the major says. “We are engaging the threat at this time.” The crew inside Fort Greely homes in on the incoming intercontinental ballistic missile, launched from enemy territory and heading straight for California. This is, thankfully, a drill, declassified so CNN can see a scrubbed-down version of the practice runs […]

Frederick D. Decker, 79, of Edwardsville, Ill., died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Meridian Village Care Center in Glen Carbon, Ill. He owned and operated American Nationwide Freight Forwarding in Troy, Ill.  He was a member of the Navy Reserves, and the Edwardsville Masonic Lodge No. 99 Free & Accepted Masons. At one time, he […]