Новости за 06.11.2017

Marjorie M. Murdock, 85, of DuBois died Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at Christ the King Manor. Born Dec. 31, 1931 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late S. Paul and Adelaide (Worrall) Spears. She was raised in Reynoldsville. On May 12, 1951, she married Joseph J. Murdock.  He preceded her in death Aug. […]

21st Century Fox shares jumped by as much as 8.5% on Monday afternoon after a report that the company had recently been in talks to sell most of its assets to Disney. The deal that was under discussion, as reported by CNBC, would have seen Fox selling its movie studio, television production unit and entertainment […]

Massachusetts is the first state to ban the gun accessories used by the Las Vegas shooter last month to increase his rate of fire. Bump stocks became a major source of discussion among lawmakers across the country after the attachments were found on the guns of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 and […]

President Donald Trump, asked about the deadly shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, labeled the incident a “mental health problem at the highest level,” not a “guns situation.” It’s the same point he raised in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last month. But he has yet to suggest any […]

Following its sexual harassment scandal, Uber is pledging $5 million toward sexual assault and domestic violence prevention. The ridesharing company announced the effort on Monday on the heels of sexual harassment and assault reports hitting Hollywood, media and the tech industry. The funds, which will be distributed over the course of five years, will go […]

[Breaking news update, 2:25 p.m. ET] Texas church gunman Devin Kelley killed his grandmother-in-law, Lula White, in the massacre Sunday, multiple friends told CNN. White was the grandmother of Kelley’s wife and volunteered frequently at the church, according to friends and her Facebook profile. The friends asked not to be named as the family has […]

For months, the assumption has been that Ralph Northam would be elected Virginia governor on Tuesday night. Now, with just hours remaining before polls open in the commonwealth, the race suddenly looks like a toss-up between Northam, the Democratic lieutenant governor, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie. “It’s hard to imagine a statewide […]

According to President Donald Trump, the tragic Texas church shooting that left 26 people dead was “a mental health problem at the highest level.” If you ask mental health researchers, such mass shootings are much more complicated than that. On Sunday, 26-year-old Devin Kelley sprayed bullets across the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Sutherland […]

State police at Philipsburg State police received a report about an incident of harassment that occurred Friday in the area of Dike Road in Rush Township. During the incident, a 27-year-old Osceola Mills man allegedly subjected the victim to unwanted physical contact. He was charged through the district court. State police received a report about […]

The teenaged daughter of the pastor was among the 26 people killed when a gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during the Sunday service. Annabelle Pomeroy was 14 years old, said her mother, Sherri Pomeroy, who was traveling with her husband, Frank Pomeroy, when the shooting occurred. “We lost […]

We know a shooting has rocked a church in small-town Texas. Yet, there is so much we don’t know. The questions after an event like this seem unending, and it will take weeks to answer them. First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is a small Southern Baptist church, part of my own denominational family. The […]

One month ago, the worst mass shooting in US history took place at a country music concert in Las Vegas. Fifty-eight people were killed and more than 500 people injured. Bill O’Reilly boiled the massacre down to six words: “This is the price of freedom.” I hate to say it, but he is right. Sunday, […]

One month ago, the worst mass shooting in US history took place at a country music concert in Las Vegas. Fifty-eight people were killed and more than 500 people injured. Bill O’Reilly boiled the massacre down to six words: “This is the price of freedom.” I hate to say it, but he is right. Sunday, […]

The United States has resumed visa processing at its embassy in Turkey on a limited basis Monday following a dispute over the treatment of local US staff members. Turkey reciprocated the move and announced a resumption of limited visa processing at its diplomatic missions in the US via a statement on Twitter. “The United States […]

It’s a business that has plowed cash into everything from top American banks to Chinese tech startups. And now it could be in trouble. Shares in Kingdom Holding, the firm that Prince Alwaleed bin Talal built into a global power, have dropped 12% in two days after the prominent Saudi investor was arrested as part […]

A man in a rented pickup truck mows down people on a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center. Eight people are killed, and the attack is almost immediately called an act of terror. A man armed with a rifle storms into a Texas church during Sunday morning service and starts firing. More than […]

Less than two weeks ago, the lavish Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh was playing host to some of the world’s top executives. Now it appears to have become a detention center for Saudi royals ensnared in a corruption investigation. At least 17 Saudi princes and top government officials were arrested on Saturday after King Salman bin […]