Новости за 15.09.2017

People are scratching their heads, hard-line conservatives are pulling out their hair and Republican leaders are watching from the sidelines as President Donald Trump negotiates directly with Democrats on some of the major issues facing the nation. What has gotten into Donald Trump? Has the embarrassing failure to fulfill his promise to repeal and replace […]

President Donald Trump and his top national security advisers said Friday there are military options available for dealing with the North Korea crisis, despite some experts and former Trump allies saying that there are no good options for the region. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews, the Air Force installation outside Washington, Trump declared that American […]

President Donald Trump declared multiple times this week that wealthy Americans won’t necessarily benefit from the tax plan that’s still being drafted. While a popular talking point, his comments are putting congressional Republicans in an awkward position, since many feel that lowering tax rates for everyone, including the wealthy, would help spur the most economic […]

First lady Melania Trump highlighted science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education Friday afternoon, visiting with students at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington. Joining President Donald Trump for a speech at the base, the first lady made a stop of her own to the base’s Youth Center, a facility serving approximately 200 children of […]

New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg’s fascination with Russia Today started when he saw several U.S. figures, including Infowars founder Alex Jones and ex-MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz, on the Russian, state-funded TV network. The mixed lineup of U.S. heavyweights piqued Rutenberg’s interest. “It’s always sort of intrigued me,” he told CNN senior media correspondent […]

It seems like every other day we read about a major hack or security breach that exposes our personal or financial information. But last week’s news about a data breach at Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies, was different. The type of information accessed — Social Security numbers, birthdays, addresses — was […]

Obamacare is no longer set to fail in Virginia. Anthem reversed its recent decision to pull out of the state Friday and will provide Obamacare policies in 68 counties and cities, the majority of which would not otherwise have coverage options next year. The move means that roughly 70,000 Virginians won’t be left out in […]

Hillary Clinton has a message for Facebook: the company needs to “own up” to its role in spreading Russian propaganda during the 2016 presidential campaign. “They have a long way to go before they get to where they need to be, in my opinion,” Clinton said on “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Thursday. Clinton’s remarks, […]

A Vatican diplomat in Washington has been recalled to Rome after the US State Department notified the Holy See of “a possible violation of laws relating to child pornography images.” The priest, a diplomatic officer representing Pope Francis at the Holy See Embassy in Washington, has not been named. A Vatican statement says it was […]

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke must revise his master’s thesis or risk losing his degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, according to documents CNN’s KFile obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The school arrived at its decision after a lengthy investigation triggered by a May CNN KFile report. The […]

Florida drivers are having a much easier time finding fuel in the wake of Hurricane Irma. In fact the biggest problem today isn’t gas stations without gas. It’s gas stations without power. “Power is by far the biggest issue there. There’s plenty of fuel there now,” said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst with the Oil […]

Everyone knows the old rule: “Don’t let them see you cry.” But today there are some new rules that make space for women — and men — to show some emotion at work. Sheryl Sandberg infamously admitted that she’s cried at work before (at Facebook! As COO!). And according to Anne Kreamer’s book “It’s Always […]

Multiple top Trump advisers said Friday there are military options available for dealing with the North Korea crisis, despite some experts and former Trump allies saying that there are no good options for the region. Both national security adviser H.R. McMaster and US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley stressed during a White House briefing […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Borough has a new officer on its police force. Police Chief Vincent McGinnis introduced Ethan Fritz to Clearfield Borough Council at Thursday’s committee meetings. “He’s a young buck, but he has a lot of training under his belt. He’s already proven to be a good asset to our police department,” he said. […]

As is often the case after a terrorist attack, President Donald Trump quickly took to Twitter after Friday’s explosion on the London Underground that injured more than 20 people. Trump tweeted, “Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner. The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & […]

Today marks the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month, so we’re taking a #FlashbackFriday look at the first Hispanic person to serve in Congress. Joseph Marion Hernández was born in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1788, when it was still under Spanish rule. He became an American citizen when Florida became a US territory in […]

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have announced the launch of https://crashreports.psp.pa.gov, a Web site that allows the public to search for and electronically obtain copies of crash reports for crashes investigated by PSP. The crash report database can be queried by case number or the date of the crash and last name of an involved […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other power centers in Congress have begun assembling groups to work on immigration as Washington continues to race the clock ahead of a March deadline to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. But even with the activity on the Hill, the President continues to wield a heavy influence […]

The CEO of a $4 billion startup is resigning immediately following sexual harassment allegations against the company. SoFi, a company that provides student loans, personal loans and mortgage refinancing, said Friday that cofounder Mike Cagney is resigning as CEO and a member of the board effective immediately. The executive shuffle marks an abrupt shift from […]

The blast of an improvised bomb Friday on a London Underground train brings the number of terror incidents in the United Kingdom this year to at least five. The explosion, which injured more than two dozen people during the morning rush, is being treated as terrorism, London’s Metropolitan Police said. “My thoughts are with those […]

The right time to talk climate change is now. It might seem premature when people in the Caribbean, Florida and Texas are still mucking out their flooded homes. And no, changes in our planet’s atmosphere did not cause Hurricanes Harvey or Irma. But the consensus among scientists is that the effects of climate change, such […]

Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Marc Lotter is leaving the administration after eight months, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN Friday. “This is a tremendous opportunity to continue to speak on behalf of the President and VP and serve them on the outside of the administration,” Lotter said in a statement. An […]

For weeks, ethics watchdog groups had a countdown clock on Twitter promising the public its first glimpse at who has been visiting President Donald Trump’s “Winter White House” at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. Instead, on Friday the Trump administration turned over a list of only 22 names of foreign dignitaries and staffers related to the […]

Luis Ursua was in between classes at Arizona State University late Wednesday when he heard about a potential deal between President Trump and Democrats over DACA. Ursua should have welcomed the news. Negotiations had begun over how to protect nearly 800,000 immigrants who have sought a safeguard against deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood […]

Almost 100 years ago, the U.S. horse population peaked at about 26 million. There’s been, of course, a steady decline since then, thanks to the growth of machines — most notably, cars. Today, a debate rages over workers and whether we too may become obsolete as society becomes automated. The fear of robots replacing jobs […]