Новости за 19.03.2016

South Florida has a huge python problem. Following the monthlong Burmese Python removal competition designed to remove as many of the snakes from the Everglades as possible, there still remains an inordinate amount of pythons. Researchers who have been tracking Burmese pythons captured more than one ton over the last three months in southwest Florida. […]

Less than three weeks after Scott Kelly returned from his record-breaking space expedition, three astronauts docked at the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin, replaced Kelly and two cosmonauts from the Russian Federal Space Agency, who completed their mission on March 1. The trio will conduct hundreds […]

Less than three weeks after Scott Kelly returned from his record-breaking space expedition, three astronauts docked at the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin, replaced Kelly and two cosmonauts from the Russian Federal Space Agency, who completed their mission on March 1. The trio will conduct hundreds […]

Neanderthals may not have been as lucky as our human ancestors in the long run, but that doesn’t mean the two subspecies didn’t get lucky. Scientists have discovered that Homo sapiens — that’s us — made more babies with archaic humanlike species than initially thought. That sexual history has left a mark on the human […]

In some places, politics is a battle of ideas. In Chicago, it’s a contact sport. A candidate for the Illinois state legislature said he was attacked by campaign workers for his opponent held him on the ground, smacked him in the head with a beer bottle and popped a staple into his forehead. Bob Zwolinski […]

Spring officially starts on Sunday, but you may want to wait to pack up those winter coats. As spring rolls in, the Northeast is bracing for winter weather to make a harsh comeback. The culprit for the ongoing wintry weather is a nor’easter brewing off the Atlantic coast. The storm is expected to drop snow […]

A day after being captured in a fierce gun battle with authorities, Salah Abdeslam has been charged with participation in a terrorist murder — last fall’s horrific attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead. Abdeslam was also charged with taking part in the activities in a terrorist organization, according to a statement Saturday from […]

Perhaps resting John Stones was not the greatest strategy by Everton manager Roberto Martinez. Without the England center back manning the back line, Everton’s porous defense was lucky to concede only two goals to Arsenal in the first half. Stones’ second half introduction plugged the gap, but the 2-0 result was already in the cards. […]

Two U.S. citizens charged by the United Arab Emirates with supporting terrorist groups go on trial Monday in a case that has drawn criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups that say their confessions were coerced by torture. Real estate developer Kamal Elderat and his 34-year-old son Mohamed, who runs a Subway sandwich […]

Pope Francis hit 100,000 Instagram followers within an hour of launching his account. Pope Francis’ new account was christened on Saturday with a photo of him kneeling in prayer. The accompanying message said “pray for me” in 9 languages. It was not a selfie. The Pope’s Instagram handle is “Franciscus.” While the account will be […]

An American service member was killed in an indirect fire rocket attack on a base at Makhmur in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told CNN Saturday. The base is located where the U.S. conducts advise-and-assist activities. The service member was on security duty there for force protection. A small number of other American troops were […]

Four months after the Paris terror attacks, suspect Salah Abdeslam was captured on Friday in Belgium. The search for the world’s most wanted man ended with no additional harm to citizens or first responders, thankfully. And it ended in minimal harm to Abdeslam himself, who is alive and relatively well. A terrorist captured alive is […]

As one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans seeking re-election, Sen. Rob Portman wants to spend the two-week congressional recess home in Ohio touting a just-passed bill he authored to combat heroin and opioid addiction as well as rare Senate approval of a subpoena for an investigation he’s leading into online sexual trafficking. The two […]

Expect to see a whole lot of President Barack Obama this campaign season as he works to spell out what he sees as the stakes in the 2016 election and tries to defend his legacy. As he approaches the end of his term in the midst of an election year that has been defined by […]

A most-wanted suspect in the Paris terror attacks was released from a Belgium hospital Saturday, a day after a fierce gun battle with authorities during his capture. Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam was detained Friday in the Brussels’ suburb of Molenbeek, then sent straight to a nearby hospital for what Belgian federal prosecutor’s office spokesman Eric […]

A suicide bomber hit a busy tourist area in central Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least four people, Turkey’s health minister said. Thirty-six people were injured in the blast, Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu told reporters. Seven are in critical condition and four were undergoing surgery. “Those who kill are killing humanity,” Muezzinoglu said. “I condemn […]

A suicide bomber hit a busy tourist area in central Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others, Turkish media reported. Police cordoned off Taksim square as helicopters flew overhead and multiple ambulances gathered at the scene. Stunned shoppers ran away from the scene, some in tears. No group has claimed […]

A suspect in the Paris terror attacks was released from a Belgium hospital Saturday, a day after a fierce gunbattle with authorities during his capture. Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam was detained Friday in the Brussels’ suburb of Molenbeek. A second man, Monir Ahmed Alaaj — also known as Amine Choukri, was also wounded, prosecutors said. […]

A lion escaped from a park and mauled a man in Nairobi — the latest incident of big cats straying into the bustling Kenyan capital The man is undergoing treatment for his injuries, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service. It tweeted Friday that its units have “taken control” of the lion and returned it to […]

CLEARFIELD – The Central PA Outdoor & Sports Show resumes Saturday at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds. Below is a full schedule of events. 9 a.m., Conceal Carry Seminar, Expo 1 Building 10 a.m., Exhibits Open Expo II; $5 admission 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., NWTF Jake’s Take Aim BB Range, Exhibit Room 2 10 a.m. […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Career & Technology Center was recently nominated for the 2016 Sysco Distinguished Restaurant Award. This award recognizes independent foodservice operators who have had long-standing business relationships with Syso and offer outstanding dining experiences. Sysco recognizes outstanding food service operators: those who have dedicated themselves to delivering the ultimate memorable dining […]

When actor Will Smith plays a forensic pathologist who discovers neurological deterioration similar to Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of a former NFL football player, the world pays attention. “Concussion,” the movie he starred in, which hit theaters over the winter holidays, brought further media attention to a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or […]

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has released its employment situation report for February. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged from January at 4.6 percent, the lowest rate since September 2007. Pennsylvania’s rate remained below that of the United States, which was also unchanged at 4.9 percent. The commonwealth’s rate was down seven-tenths of a percentage point since February 2015 while […]

CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association and the Clearfield County DUI Strike Force on Friday taught Clearfield St. Francis School sixth, seventh, and eighth students about the dangers of drug/alcohol impairment. Students learned the dangers and risks of impairment, and riding with anyone who is under the influence. They were […]

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS, the Justice Department said. Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of Woodbridge, admitted Friday in a federal court in Alexandria. He was one of two men charged with terror-related offenses in January after trying to travel to Syria. The second man, […]