Новости за 23.09.2017

In a desperate search for 50 votes, Republican leaders are trying to convince Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to support a health care bill he’s spent the last week railing against. There’s little evidence it will work. Both Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump have reached out to the junior senator from Kentucky […]

Even with his chief legislative promise again stalled, the FBI’s special investigator inching closer to his inner circle, and a nuclear crisis brewing in Asia, President Donald Trump’s return to campaigning Friday after a week of diplomacy was an upbeat affair. Trump still lashed out at his favorite foils: the media, Hillary Clinton and North […]

Human remains found in Pennsylvania belong to a Cleveland plane crash victim, according to the Erie County Coroner’s Office.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said, rattling a country still coming to grips with the devastation from two other major temblors earlier this month. Saturday’s quake was centered in Oaxaca state, about 275 miles southeast of Mexico City. Roughly speaking, the epicenter was between […]

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said, rattling a country still coming to grips with the devastation from two stronger temblors earlier this month. Saturday’s quake was centered in Oaxaca state, about 275 miles southeast of Mexico City. Roughly speaking, the epicenter was between the centers of […]

Nine nuclear-capable states exist in the world, but only eight of them — all but North Korea — are believed by experts to have weapons mature and developed enough to be readily incorporated into the arsenals of their armed forces. That is, of course, a rapidly developing situation. A North Korean official threatened this week […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump’s criticism of NFL players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem in remarks the President made at a rally in Alabama Friday night. Goodell called Trump’s comments “divisive” and said they show a “lack of respect” for the league and its players. “The NFL and […]

As if Uber’s new CEO didn’t already have his work cut out for him, now he has to deal with losing one of the company’s biggest markets. On Friday, London’s transport authority said Uber is not “fit and proper” to operate in the city. The city opted not to renew the company’s license — a […]

Seismic activity was detected Saturday near the site of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear site, but it is not known whether a nuclear test caused the development. The first sign Pyongyang has conducted a nuclear test is usually seismic activity. North Korea has one nuclear test site — Punggye-ri. A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck at 4:29 […]

Melania Trump is Canada-bound for her first solo foreign trip as first lady, traveling to Toronto to lead the US delegation to the Invictus Games on Saturday. During a whirlwind day trip, Trump is expected to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Great Britain’s Prince Harry, and attend the opening ceremony of the […]

All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. I’m singing that old Beatles song in my head and trying to wrap my mind around a beautiful love-fueled relationship between members of Black Lives Matter and the most passionate Trump supporters. Had you told me even a week […]

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, early Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was located 4 miles from Lázaro Cárdenas in southern Oaxaca. USGS puts the depth at 32 kilometers. Developing story – more to come

New Zealand’s ruling National Party is set to begin talks to form a new government, CNN affiliate Radio NZ reported, after preliminary results show it leading the main opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election. The results may put Prime Minister Bill English’s National Party in a position to remain in power for a fourth […]

MILL HALL — After having to deal with the heartache of back-to-back losses thanks to Central and Huntingdon, head coach Tim Janocko and his Clearfield Bison squad had to figure out a way to rebound in a big way with the midpoint of the season beginning the same day the Autumn equinox would begin. They […]

For 17 hours, Martin Mendez was trapped under the wreckage of a Mexico City building, praying to see his 3-year-old daughter again. “I had to get out alive for her,” he said. Mendez and three others were rescued Wednesday morning from the ruins of a six-story building in the city’s Roma neighborhood. The structure collapsed […]

KANE – Over the first four weeks of the 2017 high school football season road trips have been very good to the Curwensville Golden Tide football team. The Tide, who won three of three on the road so far, had a far different outcome on Friday night, losing to unbeaten Kane on the Wolves’ home […]

Seismic activity was detected Saturday near the site of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear site, but it is not known whether a nuclear test caused the development. The first sign Pyongyang has conducted a nuclear test is usually seismic activity. North Korea has one nuclear test site — Punggye-ri. A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck at 4:29 […]

HARRISBURG – Citing the Wolf Administration’s Blueprint for a Hunger-Free Pennsylvania and first-ever support for an innovative program that is connecting farmers with those facing hunger, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently accepted the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s Hunger Heroes Advocacy Partner Award. “I’ve often said that you cannot have a charitable food system without a […]

HERSHEY, Pa. — More and more often, we see “gluten-free” food options on store shelves and restaurant menus. But what does “gluten-free” mean and why have such products become so popular? Gluten is a type of protein that is stored, along with starch, in many common types of grain, such as rye, wheat and barley. […]

DUBOIS – There are few times in life where one can walk into a room and leave making someone’s life better.  The Pastoral Care Department at Penn Highlands DuBois is offering just that, though. It is seeking volunteers to serve as chaplain assistants.  Chaplain assistants visit hospital patients who have asked for clergy or someone […]

CLEARFIELD – Staff members at the Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library wish to thank the following donors for their generous support to its 20/20 Capital Campaign. The following is a list of the donors: The Walker Foundation Kevin and Ann Beardsley Mary Helen Gates Charitable Trust Fund John Lutheran Church Garry and Peg Barton […]

Iran tested a new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads, the nation’s state-run broadcaster announced Saturday. Iran unveiled the ballistic missile Friday at a military parade in Tehran and successfully tested it the same day, Press TV reported. It said Iran released footage of the test-launch. Called the Khorramshahr missile, the […]

Iran tested a new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads, the nation’s state-run broadcaster announced Saturday. “Iran has released footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in the capital city of Tehran,” Press TV said. “The […]

A giant gold Goliath. Mentally deranged. A pusher of pipe dreams. World leaders pulled out the stops, and perhaps a thesaurus or two, to review President Donald Trump’s first appearance at the UN General Assembly, the multi-day pageant of meetings known as the Super Bowl of Diplomacy. Some of the more colorful trash talk came […]

With Anthony Weiner’s sentencing set for Monday, the big question is: Will he go to prison? In their sentencing memorandum prosecutors are seeking 21-27 months imprisonment for Wiener, the former US congressman and estranged husband of Hillary Clinton’s former adviser Huma Abedin. Prosecutors back up their request by stating, “Weiner, a grown man, a father, […]