Новости за 30.10.2017

The Senate intelligence committee has not interviewed George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign foreign policy adviser who has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The House intelligence committee also has not spoken with him, CNN reported earlier Monday. The Senate panel had made an […]

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were both ordered to home confinement Monday and ordered to surrender their passports after pleading not guilty to charges stemming from Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Judge Deborah Robinson agreed to Justice Department requests to set bond at $10 million for Manafort and $5 million for Gates. They […]

“House of Cards” will conclude after its sixth season, which is currently in production, a source close to production tells CNN. The announcement comes less than one day after star Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct by an actor who says he was a minor at the time of the alleged incident. The decision […]

US forces captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya for his alleged role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, the White House announced on Monday. “Yesterday, on my orders, United States forces captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya,” President Donald Trump said in a statement. “To the families of these fallen […]

On Monday, surrounded on all sides by news of indictments and a guilty plea, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders made a very bold claim. “There’s clear evidence of the Clinton campaign colluding with Russian intelligence to spread disinformation and smear the President to influence the election,” Sanders said. [Record scratch] There is? That’s a […]

Stanley F. Solarczyk Jr., 72, of Clearfield died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at his home. He was born May 11, 1945 in Lilly, a son of the late Stanley and Phoebe (Sweeney) Solarczyk. Mr. Solarczyk retired from West Branch School District as an elementary physical education teacher for 30 years.  He coached girls’ basketball at […]

Harold James Muir, 88, a resident of Windy Hill Village P.S.L., Philipsburg, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 at the village. Born Dec. 1, 1928 in Philipsburg, he was a son of the late Ernest and Ruth (Emigh) Muir. He was a 1946 graduate of the Philipsburg High School. He worked as a lineman for the […]

CLEARFIELD – A donation of more than 200 new and gently-used books for children and teens will benefit the Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, Clearfield. The books were delivered to the library in conjunction with “Make A Difference Day” as part of the Clearfield Area United Way’s Reading Ripples Project.  More than 5,200 books […]

Relief is taking hold in Spain. The country’s benchmark stock index added 2.5% on Monday as Madrid moved to assert its authority over the wealthy region of Catalonia. The Ibex 35 was the top-performing stock index in Europe, where most major markets were little changed. The rally was helped by positive economic data. The euro […]

Luxury cars: Roughly a quarter-million dollars. Landscaping in the Hamptons: More than $820,000. An antique rug store: About $1 million. Plus millions more for clothes, condos and home renovations. A federal indictment released Monday alleges that Paul Manafort, the former chairman of the Trump campaign, laundered more than $18 million in hidden overseas wealth by […]

It took barely an hour for President Donald Trump’s first, and best, defense to crumble after special counsel Robert Mueller’s charging spree. And in a cascade of developments, it quickly became clear that the Russia cloud engulfing the White House is only thickening — and may not be disbursed until deep into the President’s term, […]

President Trump is expected to announce his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair on Thursday, a White House official told CNN. The frontrunner: Jerome Powell. Two sources told CNN on Saturday that the Republican is Trump’s most probable choice to lead the central bank, but that Trump could also still change his mind. Powell […]

Former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos’ guilty plea for making a false statement to the FBI brings the conversation surrounding Justice Department Robert Mueller’s probe into actions taken during the campaign. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making a false statement “about the timing, extent and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals […]

Even as President Trump was on Twitter insisting that the indictment of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was meaningless because it involved activities unrelated to Trump or the campaign came news that former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos had pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with, wait for it, Russia. […]

President Donald Trump will not call for the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller, two officials said, despite his repeated attempts to discredit the escalating Russia investigation. White House lawyers met with the President Monday to explain the federal charges leveled against two former top campaign officials. As officials scramble to respond, the administration is […]

Rick Gates’ fate has long been tied to the fortunes of Paul Manafort. Gates and Manafort, longtime business associates who served together on the Trump campaign, were the first two officials indicted Monday in connection with Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, on 12 counts that included conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to […]

The White House is seeking to distance President Donald Trump from the indictments of two former campaign officials, claiming that the charges have nothing to do with Trump’s campaign or his presidency. These claims, which track with the Trump administration’s earlier attempts to inoculate the President from his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former […]

A Danish inventor has admitted to dismembering the body of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his privately build submarine but continues to deny killing her, Danish police said. Peter Madsen, who is accused of murdering Wall, now claims she died of carbon monoxide poisoning while he was on deck, police said. Madsen had previously claimed […]

On Monday morning former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted on charges of money laundering and filing false foreign lobbying reports, among other counts. The indictment, which was long expected, is the first example of charges filed by special counsel Bob Mueller, who is investigating Russia’s attempted meddling in the 2016 election and […]

The 31-page, 12-count indictment against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates focuses on their years as political consultants and lobbyists working with Ukraine. It alleges that they received tens of millions of dollars for their Ukraine work, and to hide that income, they laundered the money through “scores of United States and foreign corporations, partnerships, and […]

Seth MacFarlane is starting to look like the man in the know in Hollywood. The actor/writer/director/singer drew both laughs and groans in 2013 with a bit about Harvey Weinstein during a nominations announcement at the Academy Awards. Now MacFarlane is making headlines again for a joke about Kevin Spacey that appeared in a “Family Guy” […]

State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an incident of criminal mischief that occurred Oct. 22-24 at the West Branch Dairy Diner in Morris Township. During the incident, someone allegedly used unknown instruments to damage a heat/air inverter ($150) and wooden trim work around the entry door (100). Anyone with information is […]

Spain’s state prosecutor is seeking charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against Catalan leaders involved in the region’s disputed independence bid that has thrown the country into political turmoil. The prosecutor, Jose Manuel Maza, said he was seeking charges against a range of senior Catalan figures, including deposed President Carles Puigdemont and […]

Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia knows all about the complexity of Spain’s regions. Born in in Borriol, a town on Spain’s the east coast near Castellón, Garcia is a keen supporter of the Real Madrid soccer team. Following his Masters triumph earlier this year, Garcia was even invited to take part in the ceremonial kick-off ahead […]

Premiums for the benchmark silver Obamacare plan will soar 37%, on average, for 2018, according to federal data released Monday. But in a strange twist, policies could actually become more affordable for many people buying on the exchange. That’s because the price spike means many enrollees will receive more generous premium subsidies, so they can […]