Новости за 19.12.2016

China hasn’t returned a US underwater drone that its navy seized in international waters in the South China Sea last week, the Pentagon said Sunday. The incident has emerged as the latest thorn between China and the US, where President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself increasingly willing to confront and challenge Beijing. Trump used Twitter […]

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian beauty whose many marriages, gossipy adventures and occasional legal scuffles kept her in tabloid headlines for decades, died Sunday, said her former longtime publicist Ed Lozzi. She was 99. Gabor died of heart failure, Lozzi said. She had been frail and used a wheelchair since a 2002 car accident, according […]

A former police sergeant, fired for flying a Confederate flag outside her Georgia home, is suing the police department. And she’s doing it with the help of a group with alleged ties to white supremacy. Silvia Cotriss, a nearly 20-year veteran of the Roswell Police Department, was terminated over what the department called conduct unbecoming […]

Dollie Catherine Beckman, 90, of Olanta died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Penn Highlands Clearfield Hospital after a brief illness. Born March 8, 1926 in Curwensville, she was the daughter of Blake and Lyda Rachel (Middleton) Swatsworth.  Mrs. Beckman was a member of the Olanta Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir. She was […]

Gary John Feldbauer, 71, of RD Philipsburg died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at his residence. Born Feb. 7, 1945 in St. Marys, he was a son of the late Alvin Feldbauer and Alice (Groll) Feldbauer Rote and his step-father, Walter Rote. Mr. Feldbauer was a graduate of the St. Marys High School. He was married […]

Robert R. “Bob” Bell, 74, of (South) Philipsburg, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Born Aug. 14, 1942, he was a son of the late Edward T. and Delores B. (Shockey) Bell. He was married April 22, 1962 in Philipsburg to the former Judy L. Buck, who survives at home. […]

Evacuations of civilians and rebels from Syria’s eastern Aleppo resumed late Sunday after several hours of delay. The exodus of thousands of people from besieged areas was set to begin this weekend under a new complex people-swap deal. But the plan was put on hold Sunday after a number of buses were set on fire. […]

Ten people were killed and 34 were wounded Sunday in what a Jordanian official called a “cowardly terrorist attack.” After firing at police officers at two locations, gunmen moved into an ancient castle popular with tourists in the city of Karak, Jordan’s Public Service Directorate said. Security forces surrounded the castle and an hourslong standoff […]

Randall M. Schurr Jr.,   74, of Bells Landing died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born July 8, 1942 in Curwensville, a son of the late Randall M. and Margaret (Clark) Schurr, Sr. Mr. Schurr was employed at Berg Electronics and later at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center. […]

Donna E. McCartney,   69, of Clearfield died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born March 13, 1947, a daughter of the late Ted and Iva Bell (Barrett) Swatsworth. She was a homemaker, devoting her life to raising her children and grandchildren. She also loved animals and always had a pet […]