Новости за 10.12.2016

At least 20 people were injured on Saturday evening after twin explosions rocked Istanbul near Besiktas Vodafone Arena football stadium, according to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. The explosions, one large blast followed by a smaller one, occurred after a football game, reported CNN Turkey. “A car bomb” was the source of the explosions, according to […]

As many as 50 people were killed after a church in Uyo, Nigeria, collapsed on worshippers, officials said. Akwa Ibom Gov. Udom Emmanuel was at Reigners Bible Church when it collapsed Friday and narrowly escaped injury, his press secretary, Ekerete Udoh, said in a statement. Authorities did not provide any reasons for the church’s collapse […]

The final Senate race of the 2016 election cycle comes to a close Saturday night, as Louisianans choose between Republican state treasurer John Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell. Saturday’s contest comes after no one candidate captured a majority of the votes in November, a requirement of state law to avoid a runoff. The field originally […]

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Friday rejected the results of the December 1 election and called for his country to vote again — a week after initially accepting his defeat. Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia with an iron grip since a 1994 military coup, suffered a shocking loss after running for his fifth term. In […]

From indoor grills to 3D printers for pancakes, these are our favorite kitchen gadgets for the 2016 holiday season.

France’s Parliament is to vote next week on a six-month extension of a state of emergency to ensure the protection of upcoming presidential and general elections, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Saturday. The extension would be the fifth since the extraordinary provisions came into place in the wake of the Paris attacks in November 2015. […]

Republican National Committee communications director Sean Spicer said Saturday reports that the RNC was hacked by the Russians are not true and cast doubt on the Intelligence community assessments of Russia’s attempts to influence US elections. “If (US Intelligence communities are) so certain it happened, why won’t they go on the record and say it,” […]

In the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump focused more on politics than policy, but his few policy speeches suggested the direction he would go in if he won the White House. In May, from North Dakota, Trump delivered a major energy speech. If you listened to the whole thing, you would not only have heard that […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Saturday of the need for the world to stand firm against authoritarian populism and for the rule of law as he received France’s highest decoration. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault presented Kerry with the insignia of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor at a ceremony in Paris […]

Half his country may not support his efforts at peace, but Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos now has a Nobel Peace Prize for pursuing a deal to end the longest-running war in the Americas. Santos accepted his award Saturday after brokering a deal to stop the fighting in the 50-year conflict with the leftist rebel […]

More than a month since last tasting victory in La Liga, Barcelona finally ended its winless run with a comfortable three points over struggling Osasuna. Luis Suarez broke the home side’s resistance 15 minutes into the second half, before Lionel Messi hit a late double to add gloss to the scoreline. “We have been patient […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win. In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump’s camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will […]

Late Thursday night as briefs and orders ricocheted through the clerk’s office, the Supreme Court struggled again, at the last minute, with the death penalty. Two times an execution was temporarily delayed by Justice Clarence Thomas in order to give the justices more time to consider the case. Ultimately, the execution of Alabama inmate Ronald […]

CURWENSVILLE – The Clearfield Bison boys basketball team got off on the right foot Friday night in Curwensville, defeating the Golden Tide 81-38 in the first game of the season for both squads. The mercy rule came into effect mid-way through the third quarter in a game that was ugly in the first half […]

Four people are dead and more than 20 injured after a cargo train carrying propane-butane derailed and then exploded early Saturday in northeast Bulgaria, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Emergency teams have rescued 12 people from the rubble of buildings that were damaged in the blast in the village of Hitrino, a ministry statement said. […]

The impeachment by the South Korean national assembly of President Park Geun-hye has not only sent shockwaves through Korea and its neighbors, but also caused great confusion. Nothing quite like this has ever happened in South Korea before. The scandal that toppled her is the stuff of B-movie plots. President Park Geun-hye, daughter of the […]

FLINTON – The Curwensville Area High School girls basketball team traveled to Flinton Friday night to open the 2016-17 season in a Moshannon Valley League (MVL) contest against the Lady Vikings of Glendale. It was game one for Lady Tide new head coach Jocelyn Bash, and although victory didn’t come Curwensville’s way the Tide […]

Over 20 million Americans are under some kind of winter weather warning, watch or advisory this weekend — thanks in part to a swath of cold air pushing into much of the country. Snowy weather already has caused major damage in the Midwest. In Fowlerville, Michigan, a 40-car pileup on Interstate 96 killed at least […]

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared his “total rejection” of the results of his country’s December 1 election and called for his country to vote again — a week after accepting his defeat. Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia with an iron grip since seizing power in a 1994 military coup, suffered a shock loss after […]

Music may not seem as potent as a pill, but in many cases, it’s just what the doctor ordered. Jan Stouffer has spent the last 25 years working as a board certified music therapist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Working with Therapy Services, she uses music to help control patients’ pain […]

Are you a grandparent raising your grandchildren or other relative raising children related to you? If so, the Relatives as Parents Program of Children’s Aid Society is here for you. RAPP is an opportunity for grandparents and relative caregivers to meet with others who are parenting a second time around. The support group meets the […]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new Penn State project will use telemedicine technology to enhance access to sexual assault forensic exams in underserved populations. Backed by a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime grant, Sheridan Miyamoto, assistant professor of nursing, along with Janice Penrod, professor of nursing, and Lorah Dorn, […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win. In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump’s camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win. In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump’s camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will […]

The best part about dessert from the slow cooker is that when dinner’s done, a hot treat is ready to serve. In this case, a chocolaty, gooey, minty treat you can’t get enough of! —Terri McKitrick, Delafield, Wisconsin View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>