Новости за 09.10.2017

Sen. Bob Corker’s willingness to repeatedly drop a verbal hammer on President Donald Trump’s fitness for office isn’t a strategy likely to spread — or be appreciated — by his colleagues on Capitol Hill, several senior Republican aides and outside advisers told CNN. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t echoing what many of his fellow […]

ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for two weeks due to “a second violation of our social media guidelines,” the network announced Monday afternoon. Hill “previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet,” ESPN said in a statement. “In the aftermath, all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect […]

At President Donald Trump’s instruction, Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game in his home state on Sunday after players from the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the National Anthem before their game versus the Indianapolis Colts. The episode drew scrutiny as an expensive political stunt, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars […]

Late night TV is taking heat from social media and news outlets for its failure thus far to address the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein that came to light in a New York Times story published last Thursday. “Saturday Night Live” excluded mention of Weinstein in its sketches and in its parody news segment […]

Two more former residents of a Florida nursing home have died roughly a month after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning, the Hollywood Police Department announced Monday. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills failed to evacuate residents from the sweltering heat in the days following the storm. One of the newly reported deaths, […]

ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for two weeks due to “a second violation of our social media guidelines,” the network announced Monday afternoon. Hill “previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet,” ESPN said in a statement. “In the aftermath, all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect […]

JPMorgan Chase is the undisputed king of banks after dethroning Bank of America as the biggest holder of deposits. Bank of America had held the bragging rights since it was formed by a merger in 1998, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. But JPMorgan has been gobbling up deposits at a faster clip the past […]

Iraq war veteran Taylor Winston became a hero on the night of the mass shooting in Las Vegas after he used a stranger’s truck to rush critically wounded victims to the hospital. Now Winston has a new truck of his own. An Arizona car dealership rewarded him Monday with a free, customized Ford F-150 in […]

US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley made clear Monday what a bind the US is in when it comes to solving the challenge of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, stating there are “no risk-free options” but said there is also not an “indefinite amount of time” to solve the crisis. “A full-blown […]

George H. Stahlnecker Jr., 88, of DuBois died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Feb. 21, 1929 in Sandy Township, he was the son of the late George H. Stahlnecker, Sr. and Lillian “Madge” (Davis) Stahlnecker. After graduating from Sandy High School in 1947, he married the […]

Spain faces a week of deep political uncertainty as the secessionist leader of Catalonia considers whether to make a unilateral declaration of independence, against the backdrop of a bitter standoff with the central government in Madrid. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont had been expected to make a formal declaration at a specially convened session of the […]

Harvey Weinstein was officially let go from the company he co-founded on Sunday, days after The New York Times published a story exposing nearly three decades of sexual harassment allegations against the film titan. After days of relative silence, Hollywood’s A-listers have started to speak about the controversy. Their full statements, given after Weinstein’s firing, […]

President Donald Trump went golfing Monday with Sen. Lindsey Graham at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. The outing comes as Trump courts Senate support for his tax and immigration plans. He’s currently feuding with GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, and with only 52 Republican-controlled Senate seats, Trump can ill afford to […]

President Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump, called herself “first lady” in an interview Monday ahead of the release of her memoir, “Raising Trump.” Now his current wife, first lady Melania Trump, is firing back, slamming her comments as “attention-seeking and self-serving noise.” Trump boasted of having the “direct number” to her ex-husband at the […]

The Los Angeles Times said Monday that Lewis DVorkin will become its new editor-in-chief, nearly two months after a major shakeup at the newspaper. DVorkin joins the Times from Forbes Media, where he most recently served as chief product officer of the financial news hub after having worked there some years before. He has also […]

Look out, Amazon: Soon you can return items at Walmart in just 30 seconds. The company will allow customers to start the return process on the Walmart app. Then they can take the unwanted product to a physical Walmart store, hop in an express lane, scan a code and hand the item to a Walmart […]

On Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence, former governor of Indiana, traveled to Indianapolis to attend a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers, but he didn’t even make it to kickoff. Pence left after several 49ers players knelt during the National Anthem. Later he tweeted that he would not, “dignify any […]

You may have heard recent promotions for the upcoming 22nd annual Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction happening this Thursday, at the Knights of Columbus in Clearfield.  Did you ever wonder who Anne is? Anne Smith Thacik lived her life to the fullest and in doing so touched many with her determination, her loving soul, her […]

Madaline Duke, 89, of Ramey died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born March 8, 1928 in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Duch) Bungo. She graduated from the Madera High School in 1945.  She owned and operated Duke’s Greenhouse in Ramey for years; she was also […]

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the US embassy’s deputy chief in an escalating diplomatic row that has put both nations’ visa services on ice. State-run news agency Anadolu reported that the Foreign Ministry planned to tell Philip Kosnett of the US mission in Ankara that they expected the US to lift its visa suspension, […]

Yet another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, the 15th named storm of what has been an active and destructive hurricane season. So far, though, Tropical Storm Ophelia doesn’t appear to pose the same threat to battered islands and coastlines as posed by Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria. “Forecasts currently show that […]

Firefighters are facing difficulties battling three fast-moving wildfires north of Napa, California, totaling at least 44,000 acres as of early Monday, officials said. The blazes have become a rapidly evolving crisis as Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday issued an emergency proclamation for three counties and local officials are working up a strategy to confront the […]

When you’re the best, you tend to stay the best.  That is certainly the case in this 2017 season when it comes to Martin Truex Jr. When he swept every stage at Las Vegas in the third race of the season, it was clear this driver has been reinvented since joining Furniture Row Racing.  He’s […]

First lady Melania Trump will embark on a visit Tuesday morning to Huntington, West Virginia, with the specific purpose of visiting Lily’s Place, an infant recovery center that helps families dealing with addiction. It will be the first lady’s first visit to a drug treatment center since her husband took office. Lily’s Place offers medical […]

Popular syndicated-radio host Delilah Rene will temporarily stop doing her show in the wake of her son’s suicide. A spokesperson for Premiere Networks, which syndicates Rene’s show through iHeartMedia, confirmed to CNN that she is on hiatus and pointed to a statement Rene posted over the weekend. “My dear friends, I need to share some […]