Новости за 31.01.2016

It’s a day Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters have been waiting for for more than two decades. The Nobel peace laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) will finally take her seat at the head of Myanmar’s government when the new parliament sits on Monday. It comes 26 years after […]

The percentage of Latino voters in Iowa, the largest minority the state, has increased over a 14-year span — but not by a lot, according to a new report. Just 3.1% of eligible voters in Iowa in 2014 were Latino, which is steady growth from 1990 when less than 1% of the voting population was […]

Donald Trump on Sunday repeatedly slammed his chief presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz as a “total liar” as the Texas senator and his allies have claimed in the final stretch to the Iowa caucuses that Trump favors government-run, universal health care. Cruz, meanwhile, pressed forward Sunday with the line of attack, proclaiming: “A vote for […]

ISIS claimed responsibility for a triple bombing Sunday that killed at least 45 people and injured more than 100 others in a Damascus suburb, according to a statement circulating online from supporters of the terrorist group. Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi reacted to the carnage on the southern outskirts of Damascus. “The aim of this […]

Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness and Equinox — three brands that share an industry, but little else. Equinox has Kiehl’s products in the bathrooms. Planet Fitness has pizza on the first Monday of the month. Equinox is headquartered in New York City, where paying the $170 to $225 monthly membership fee is a status symbol. Planet […]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Hillary Clinton’s email controversy raises “very serious questions about judgment” and thus her ability to be president of the United States. “It’s pretty serious stuff,” he told CNN’s Jamie Gangel in an exclusive interview. “I do think it raises very serious questions about judgment. I’ve never heard her really […]

Marco Rubio, trailing both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in Iowa polling, charged Sunday neither of his rivals are “unbeatable” ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses. While he disparaged Trump’s campaign “the greatest show on Earth,” he saved his most pointed criticism for Cruz. “This whole notion Ted has that he’s the only conservative, I think […]

Sonny Bill Williams was the center of attention at this weekend’s Wellington Sevens, but the All Blacks rugby star admits he is still learning his way in the shortened version of the game. While the 15-a-side World Cup winner made a big impact in his sevens debut on Saturday, he finished the tournament in awe […]

Donald Trump said Sunday that despite living a very different life from working class Americans, he has drawn their support because he is a job producer and has worked in construction his entire life. And while he may not need to ride several buses to get to work, Trump said he has “the ultimate bus.” […]

MORRISDALE — The Clearfield Bison wrestling team made the first Ultimate Warrior wrestling tournament at West Branch High School a huge success by having nine place winners and winning the team title. The Bison’s 185 points was enough to hold off Brockway (160.5 points) and the host Warriors (158 points). Leading the way for the […]

The GANT weekly reload gives readers a look back upon the most noteworthy stories of their work week.  It contains the big headlines, as well as a few stories you might have missed. It might even include a story or two of the lighter side. The GANT reload will be posted each weekend for your perusal. For most […]

PHILIPSBURG – The Penn State Hershey Medical School will collaborate with Cen-Clear to provide a free Health Fair on Feb. 4 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Cen-Clear facility located at 1633 Philipsburg Bigler Hwy., in Philipsburg. Twelve Penn State Hershey medical students, as well as Dr. Kristie L. Kaufman, M.D. from Mount […]

DUBOIS – DuBois Central Catholic is joining schools from across the country this upcoming week in celebration of National Catholic Schools Week. This week-long event began in 1974 and local Catholic schools have been acknowledging this event since its inception. Pennsylvania is one of the Top 10 states with the highest Catholic school enrollment in […]

CLARION – The Northwest PA Grazing Conference will be held March 17 at the Zion Church, just three miles south from Interstate 80 at the Clarion No. 62 exit.  Registration is now open. “Options Equal Opportunities” is this year’s grazing conference theme.  Keynote speaker is Kathy Voth, who will teach you how to get your […]

HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf has announced the launch of “It’s On Us PA” – the first statewide campaign to address the crisis of sexual assault in schools and on college campuses. Building on the national “It’s On Us” movement launched by President Obama and Vice President Biden in 2014, “It’s On Us PA” will engage education leaders […]

A cross-border raid by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials resulted in the arrest of 24 Sinaloa cartel members, authorities said. The sting occurred around the Arizona border with Mexico on Friday, local media reported. It also netted “assault-type weapons” and hundreds of pounds of narcotics, said spokeswoman Gillian M. Christensen of the U.S. Immigration […]

Dueling sides of Syria’s gruesome civil war are meeting in Geneva in hopes of ending the bloodshed. But they’re not meeting with one another. Instead, a U.N. special envoy is trying to find common ground between the parties before thousands more people are killed. On Sunday, special envoy Staffan de Mistura will meet with members […]

Francisco Flores, the former President of El Salvador, has died, the government said Sunday. He was 56. Flores suffered a stroke last week that caused irreversible brain damage. At the time, he was under house arrest battling corruption charges. Current Salvadorian President Salvador Sanchez offered his condolences to Flores’ family on Twitter. Flores, who was […]

A woman was found dead in a motel in Florida, with a note and two live monkeys in the room, police said. Authorities found the capuchin monkeys contained in a crate, the North Port Police Department said in a statement. Police identified the woman found at the Budget Inn on Friday as Linda Marie Smith, […]

“Spotlight” took the limelight at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night, winning the top prize: outstanding cast in a motion picture. A breathless Mark Ruffalo thanked the creative team, particularly writer-director Tom McCarthy and writer Josh Singer for not taking shortcuts and honoring the survivors of the Catholic church sexual abuse […]

Saturday night’s SAG Awards were unusual for an awards show. The brisk broadcast ran just over two hours and didn’t play off a single winner. Here are five of the top moments from the honors: Don’t mess with Queen Latifah. The actress and singer, who won for the HBO biopic “Bessie,” started her speech with […]

A Virginia Tech freshman was charged with murder Saturday night after the body of a 13-year-old girl who disappeared from her home was found in North Carolina, said police in Blacksburg, Virginia. Nicole Madison Lovell was last seen between 7 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, police said. The family found a dresser pushed against the […]

Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. offered a glowing affirmation of Donald Trump’s character and generosity Saturday night — serving as a critical character witness for the real estate mogul 48 hours before voters head to the Iowa caucuses. The surprising decision by Falwell, the president of Liberty University, to endorse Trump this week sent shockwaves […]

“Spotlight” took the limelight at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night, winning the top prize: outstanding cast in a motion picture. A breathless Mark Ruffalo thanked the creative team, particularly writer-director Tom McCarthy and writer Josh Singer for not taking shortcuts and honoring the survivors of the Catholic church sexual abuse […]

A British helicopter pilot was fatally shot by elephant poachers while flying an anti-poaching mission in Tanzania, a member of Parliament and a conservation fund said Saturday. Roger Gower was working with Tanzanian wildlife authorities when the poachers fired on his helicopter and fatally wounded him Friday, said Dan Friedkin, chairman of the Texas-based non-profit […]