Новости за 03.09.2016

Five months before Saturday’s 5.6 magnitude temblor in central Oklahoma, government scientists warned that oil and natural gas drilling had made a wide swath of the country more susceptible to earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey, in a March report on “induced earthquakes,” said as many as 7.9 million people in parts of Kansas, Colorado, New […]

Rescue workers heard something as they shuffled through the remains a home in Amatrice, Italy, nine days after it was damaged by a 6.2 earthquake. It was barking, coming from beneath the rubble of what a couple once called home. From deep under the debris, the couple’s scared but healthy Golden Retriever, Romeo, was spotted. […]

Growing gun violence has created a sense of hopelessness in Chicago, a prominent priest and community activist told CNN. “I had a child asking me to pray for her, that she would not get shot going to school this year,” said the Rev. Michael Pfleger. “We have more murders here than New York City and […]

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the US heartland, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was also felt in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa, according to the USGS. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a regulatory agency that examines the […]

[Breaking news update, published at 4:58 p.m. ET] One person died Saturday when a tractor-trailer overturned while crossing a bridge in eastern North Carolina amid high winds from Tropical Storm Hermine, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Public Safety, Michael Baker, said. The identity of the truck driver has not been released. [Original story, […]

Scientists have never explored Jupiter’s north pole — until now. NASA’s spacecraft Juno sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole — photographs that reveal storm systems and weather activity unlike anything scientists have ever seen before on any of our solar system’s gas giants, the space agency said Friday. These images were captured […]

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in Rome to witness the canonization of Mother Teresa, the nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor in India. The canonization mass, held by Pope Francis, will take place Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. A number of bishops from both […]

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the US heartland, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was also felt in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa, according to USGS geophysicists. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a regulatory agency that examines the […]

Donald Trump on Saturday directly addressed a largely African-American audience for the first time as a presidential candidate, delivering a warmly received message of unity that focused on fixing economic hardship in the black community. Trump spoke to members of the Great Faith Ministries in Detroit, part of his outreach to what is typically a […]

Police in the Philippines are looking for three people they want to question — one man and two women — in connection with the blast at a crowded market in Davao City that killed 14 people Friday night. Philippines National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa told CNN Saturday the blast was caused by an improvised […]

The FBI’s public release of the report of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, including Clinton’s own FBI interview, provides striking revelations about her private server and her handling of classified information. More significantly, the FBI report includes evidence of the possibility that Clinton, or those acting on her behalf, unlawfully destroyed federal records. At […]

Donald Trump made his case to African-American voters Saturday that he, not Hillary Clinton, is the best candidate for the black community. Trump, for the first time as a presidential candidate, addressed members of a predominantly African-American congregation at the Great Faith Ministries in Detroit, part of his outreach to what is typically a sizable […]

On Labor Day, it’s time to celebrate the contributions of immigrants to America’s bountiful economy. This is not the message you hear from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. During his speech about immigration, in which Trump defied predictions that he was about to make his so-called pivot to moderation, he doubled down on his hardline stance […]

Harrisburg, PA (WPMT) — A recent court ruling overturning an exemption granted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to a school district could prompt taxpayers in other parts of the state to file similar legal challenges, education experts said Thursday. The ruling by a Montgomery County judge overturned a property tax increase exemption that the […]

SPRING MILLS-The signs of fall have started to show.  Apple trees are starting to release their fruits, temperatures are dropping, and most noticeable is the school buses are back on the road taking students to their class.  For Clearfield, their year officially began on Monday, but the team already has one game under their belt. […]

Donald Trump’s highly publicized efforts to woo minority voters aren’t going exactly as planned. In the week and a half since Trump’s advisers touted an aggressive push to make inroads with African-American and Latino voters, the GOP nominee delivered a hardline immigration speech, lost the support of some of his prominent Latino backers and faced […]

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, rattling at least seven states across the U.S. heartland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa, according to USGS geophysicists. Despite the light damage from the sizable quake, the shakeup did set […]

President Barack Obama is embarking on a final bout of delicate overseas diplomacy before his successor is elected in November, arriving in Asia on Saturday for meetings with some of his most nettlesome counterparts. Obama used his first appearance in China to herald newly ratified climate agreements, an area of cooperation with China amid persistent […]

Improved weather conditions will allow helicopters to join the search Saturday for two American climbers missing after an attempt to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan, a family spokesman for one of the missing men said. Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson, from Utah, set out early August 21 to climb the north […]

A top Donald Trump surrogate admitted to falsifying some of his professional accomplishments after a contentious confrontation with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell. South Carolina preacher Mark Burns, who regularly introduces Trump at his campaign events, had listed on his church’s website that he had a Bachelor of Science degree and served six years in the […]

You might say Jillian Katchko was born to hunt. “Hunting was all around me from the time I was born – literally,” the 13-year-old from New Freedom, York County, said. “Dad shot a wide-racked 9-point buck when I was 5 months old, and he took a photo of the buck next to me in my […]

HARRISBURG – The new “Share the Road” special fund registration plate designed to help fund bicycle safety is now in stock and being shipped to interested vehicle owners, according to PennDOT. The new plates were authorized by Act 36, referred to as the David (Dave) Bachman Act, which was enacted in June in memory of a […]

Every minute, someone comes into a hospital emergency department in the United States with sepsis, a life-threatening over-response to infection that damages tissues and organs. The condition can be so severe that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared it a medical emergency. The symptoms, which can be summed up with the […]

DUBOIS – Families and students gathered in mid-August for DuBois Central Catholic’s first family movie night held in the auditorium. Several students posed beside the poster announcing “Minions” – a definite movie hit with all the families in attendance. Students could enjoy treats from the ice cream truck, handed out by Elementary Principal Gretchen Caruso. Both a […]

PENFIELD – Members of the staff at the Parker Dam State Park have announced the program schedule for September. Friday, Sept. 9 Nature Nut—Mushrooms:  8 p.m. – Campground Amphitheater  Come and learn about the large variety of mushrooms that are found in the natural world.  To identify them, you must know their physical attributes; and […]