Новости за 04.09.2017

Edna J. Krause, 80, of Osceola Mills died Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College. Born Nov. 6, 1936 in Clearfield, she was the daughter of the late Edward Wales Conaway and Virginia Rebecca (Conaway) Conaway.  She married Sherman V. Krause on Dec. 25, 1952 in Osceola Mills. He […]

David W. “Jake” Adams, 40, of Westover died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 in Westover as a result of an auto accident. He was born Aug. 2, 1977 in Spangler, the son of F. Thomas and Anita M. (Ashurst) Adams, who survive in Westover. He graduated from Harmony High School in the class of 1996. Along […]

If I live to be 100, playing handball against the garage door, staying up until the wee hours, drinking the wine from my own grapes, I will have a nice Midwestern boy named Dan to thank. See, back in my ABC days, I became obsessed with the soft science of happiness. How do you measure […]

Kenya will hold another presidential election on October 17 after its disputed vote last month was thrown out, the country’s election commission said. This comes after the country’s Supreme Court on Friday invalidated the results of the contentious August 8 presidential election and ordered a new vote within 60 days. President Uhuru Kenyatta won the […]

Since the unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, historians of the Civil War and the American South have been busy public intellectuals. Like me, some wrote about removing or offered the historical context for the numerous Confederate monuments that exist in the region. Others wrote about Confederate memorialization more generally, in an effort to explain why these […]

President Donald Trump’s expected decision to end DACA, but leave some time to save it, punts the popular program that protects young undocumented immigrants to Congress — but passage of a legislative solution remains a steep uphill climb. Trump is expected to announce Tuesday that he will end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]

The biggest names in business are urging President Trump and Congress to continue a program that protects undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. The CEOs of AT&T, Best Buy and Wells Fargo are among the dozens of business leaders across the tech, retail and financial industries who have added their names […]

Betty Lou Gathagan, of Philipsburg and formerly of Houtzdale, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 at Geisinger Health Systems, Danville. Born Sept. 3, 1930 in Beccaria, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Lois (Johnson) Shoff.  On Jan. 11, 1954, she married James A. Gathagan, who preceded her in death Jan. 10, 2000.  […]

Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday with little time to tackle big-ticket items to avoid a government shutdown and raise the nation’s debt limit. But the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey may actually make it easier to get the bitterly divided Congress to get on the same page to address fiscal challenges, especially when […]

Boeing is cheering a decision by the World Trade Organization to reverse a ruling that the company received an illegal subsidy to build its 777x jetliner in Washington state. Boeing sees the ruling as a victory against its European rival Airbus and the European Union itself. “This was a sweeping and clean win for the […]

Scott Atran and his research colleagues were sitting face-to-face with captured ISIS fighters in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, near the front lines of battle. The researchers handed the fighters a set of cards, engraved with study questions to answer. “They literally threw the cards down and said they refused to respond,” said Atran, […]

Dorothy L. Kelichner, 86, of Stump Creek died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at Penn Highlands DuBois. Born May 25, 1931 in East Branch, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Mary V. (Frantz) Kramer. On Dec. 21, 1948, she married Edward L. Kelichner.  He preceded her in death Feb. 2, 2002. […]

Reaction to reports that President Donald Trump plans to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation sparked a backlash on Sunday. Trump is expected to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects so-called “Dreamers” from being forced out of the country, four […]

A political cartoon of Colin Kaepernick kneeling with his Afro in the shape of a black fist has gone viral. But the illustration — which has been adopted by sports fans, civil rights activists and celebrities — comes from an unlikely artist. Khalid Albaih, a Romania-born Sudanese artist living in Qatar, is renowned throughout the […]

Prince William and the former Kate Middleton are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace announced on Monday. “Their royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child,” the palace statement read. “The Queen and members of both families are delighted with […]

When Congress reconvenes Tuesday following the August recess, one senator struggling with a life-threatening illness will return to Capitol Hill while another facing corruption charges will be forced to miss much of the fall session. Every member’s availability for key votes could end up being consequential as the bitterly divided chamber is set to tackle […]

President Trump risks doing more harm than good with his latest rhetoric over North Korea. After Kim Jong Un’s regime carried out its biggest nuclear test so far on Sunday, Trump fired off a series of tweets, including a warning that he’s considering “stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea.” The […]

Stranded outside in the rising waters of Hurricane Harvey, feverish and in great pain, 14-year-old Tyler Frank tried desperately to think of ways to get herself and her family to safety. Calling 911 didn’t work. Begging for help on Facebook and Instagram failed, too. “I was like — Siri’s smart enough! Let me ask her!” […]

When it comes to odd jobs, Anuar Abdullah’s might top the list. The Malaysian artist and coral conservationist has spent the past few months diving off the coast of Brunei, sketching the skeletons of sunken ships. Last year, Brunei-based Poni Divers hired Abdullah to immortalize the sultanate’s eerie collection of more than 30 shipwrecks. From […]

She won her first LPGA tournament since 2014, but Stacy Lewis wasn’t in a hurry to pocket the $195,000 prize money. Instead, the American golfer, who lives in Texas with her husband, will donate her Cambia Portland Classic winnings to the Houston Relief Fund set up in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. One of the […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her election rival Martin Schulz of “bowing down to populism and prejudice” after both candidates called for an end to Ankara’s European Union membership talks in a live TV election debate Sunday night. In a series of tweets posted Monday morning, presidential spokesperson […]

Ever walked past the open door of a bakery, caught the scent of warm cinnamon rolls, and been transported back to your mother’s kitchen? Our sense of smell is remarkable, and can easily trigger memories and emotions. Recognizing the power of our sniffers, businesses are starting to add a special aroma to their brands. Airlines […]

Firefighters gained ground Sunday in their battle against the La Tuna brush fire near Burbank, California, in Los Angeles County. Crews had the 7,000-acre blaze under 30% containment by Sunday evening — up from 15% containment earlier in the day. And Interstate 210, a major traffic artery in Los Angeles, was reopened Sunday after being […]

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s drafting new sanctions to put economic pressure on North Korea. His words came after the isolated Asian nation carried out its most powerful nuclear test yet. “I am going to draft a sanctions package to send to the president for his strong consideration that anybody that wants to do […]

Hurricane Irma is churning west across the Atlantic, putting parts of the Caribbean on watch and prompting warnings for the US mainland to be prepared should the storm head that way. Sunday evening Irma was traversing the ocean as Category 3 hurricane, with winds nearing 115 mph (185 kmh). It is expected to pick up […]