Новости за 23.04.2016

Anthony Martial scored an injury time goal to give Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 victory over Everton Saturday and with it a place in the FA Cup final for the first time in nine years. The French striker latched onto a loose ball 25-yards from goal as full-time approached at Wembley Stadium before striking confidently […]

Kentucky Republicans selected a group of 25 national delegates Saturday, dominated by top party leaders and insiders. Saturday’s event largely left the Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich campaigns sidelined. It was a flash mob of a state convention, lasting just a few hours in comparison to the sometimes days long affairs in other […]

At least nine people were arrested Saturday at a “pro-white” rally in a suburban Atlanta park known for a landmark that pays tribute to Confederate leaders. Eight of those arrested were counter-demonstrators, Stone Mountain Park Department of Public Safety spokesman John Bankhead said. Representing different groups, they appeared to outnumber demonstrators wearing “White Lives Matter” […]

The Amazon River, known for its array of wildlife from pink dolphins to flesh-eating piranhas, has revealed a new treasure — a massive coral reef that stretches for some 600 miles, scientists say. A team of scientists from Brazil and the United States discovered the reef in the muddy waters at the mouth of the […]

Maine Gov. Paul LePage is accusing the Ted Cruz campaign of going back on a promise to back a “unity slate” of the state’s delegates, a move that the Donald Trump supporter is portraying as “stabbing us in the back.” In a statement, LePage said, “We reached a deal with Cruz’s national campaign to put […]

A marine supply store sticker and engine serial number helped authorities identify the boat of two Florida teens who went missing at sea last summer. The discovery of the single-engine vessel on which Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, both 14, got lost at sea during a burst of severe weather on July 24 was confirmed […]

Most of the commercial-grade fireworks stolen from a CSX train in the Midwest this week have been recovered, federal officials said Saturday. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said a tip led them to recover 30 out of the 32 cases taken from the train Wednesday. Authorities have made no arrests […]

Secretary of State John Kerry made history earlier this month by becoming the first sitting cabinet official to visit Hiroshima, where he paid his respects to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on the Japanese city at the end of World War II. Kerry’s visit was rich in symbolism, but […]

Paris has plenty of world-famous landmarks but it can now add a Formula E race to its list of attractions. The first Paris ePrix electrified the chic surrounds of the seventh arrondissement, home to the Eiffel Tower and Hotel de Invalides, Saturday. A sell-out crowd of 20,000 came to watch the newest addition to the […]

Donald Trump defended Saturday his method of striking a different tone at rallies than he does behind closed doors with party officials. “When I’m in a room, talking, you’re one way, when I’m out here talking to you people, I’ve got to be different, alright. I mean I can say basically the same thing,” Trump […]

Phoenix prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to dismiss charges against the man accused in a string of highway shootings in 2015. Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. was charged with 16 felonies stemming from 11 shootings around I-10 between August 29 and September 10. No one was killed in the shootings. Police said Merritt was “forensically […]

A long simmering feud between two powerful Hispanic business lobbies has finally boiled over, sparked by a division over Donald Trump. On Friday, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce terminated the membership of its New York state chapter. “The board discussed it and ultimately decided that it wasn’t a good fit,” USHCC President Javier Palomarez […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border Saturday, one month after helping finalize a controversial EU plan to cope with the largest migration crisis since World War II. Merkel’s visit to the Nizip camp — a sprawling complex where migrants are housed in tents and […]

Michelle McNamara, the crime writer who founded the website TrueCrimeStory.com and the wife of popular comedian Patton Oswalt, died Thursday, her husband’s publicist confirmed. The 46-year-old passed away in her sleep at her Los Angeles home. “Her passing was a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly,” Kevin McLaughlin of Main […]

Maine Gov. Paul LePage accused the Ted Cruz campaign Friday of going back on a promise to back a “unity slate” of the state’s delegates, a move that the Donald Trump supporter saw as “stabbing us in the back.” In a statement, LePage said, “We reached a deal with Cruz’s national campaign to put up […]

ISIS claims it shot down a Syrian air force jet east of Damascus on Friday and captured the pilot, according to Amaq, the media agency affiliated with the terrorist group. The claim appeared to be at least partially corroborated by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is opposed to both ISIS and the […]

Maine Gov. Paul LePage accused the Ted Cruz campaign Friday of going back on a promise to back a “unity slate” of the state’s delegates, a move that the Donald Trump supporter saw as “stabbing us in the back.” In a statement, LePage said, “We reached a deal with Cruz’s national campaign to put up […]

A gunman shot five people dead at two residences in eastern Georgia, then turned the gun on himself in his home, authorities said. Authorities first discovered two women and a man fatally shot Friday night at one address in Appling, said Capt. Andy Shedd of Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly thereafter, police got a call […]

DUBOIS – Farmers National Bank has contributed $3,500 in support of Penn State DuBois youth programs through a Pennsylvania state tax credit program. The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development, and allows businesses to contribute to specified educational institutions in lieu of regular state tax […]

CLEARFIELD – In the final Books Sandwiched In event at Shaw Public Library, local author Judy Ann Davis gave her audience an insider’s view of writing and becoming published in the 21st century. Davis opened her presentation entitled “The Passionate Writer and the Indispensable Reader” with the following quote by scientist and author Carl Sagan:  “What […]

DUBOIS – Penn Highlands DuBois Hospice Program will hold its second Butterfly Release on June 4 at 2 p.m. in the DuBois City Park Edward V. Cherry Amphitheater. Hundreds of butterflies are released at these events.  The butterflies are sponsored to honor and remember loved ones. When released, some butterflies flutter away immediately, while many […]

DUBOIS – On May 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Marietta College Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Monek, will be performing in the DuBois Central Catholic High School auditorium as a part of its annual spring tour. Admission to the concert is free. According to Monek, the concert choir is one of four […]

With the growing number of patients who self-inject medications at home, the number of needles that need to be disposed of is growing, as well. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that these items be placed in an approved container and be taken to a facility with the ability to properly destroy them. Unfortunately, […]

A gunman shot five people dead in two locations in eastern Georgia before killing himself at his home, authorities said. Authorities first discovered two women and a man fatally shot Friday night at one address in Appling, said Capt. Andy Shedd of Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly thereafter, police got a call of another crime […]

Assailants hacked a Bangladeshi professor to death early Saturday near his home in Rajshahi city, authorities said. Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was an English professor at Rajshahi University. He was waiting for a bus to take him to campus when two or three people attacked him from behind and stabbed him in the neck , […]