Новости за 21.12.2016

Donald Trump is receiving the President’s Daily Brief on Wednesday even as his practice for frequently skipping the PDB is coming under fire amid heightened global tensions and terror attacks. Bucking precedent, Trump is averaging about one PDB a week since he began receiving the briefings after becoming President-elect, CNN has learned. Trump has also […]

The latest series of evacuations from eastern Aleppo have restarted after a brief delay, according to Syrian state television. No reason had been given for the delay. The International Red Cross says snow has been falling and many are struggling to keep warm. According to Syrian state TV, a number of buses with armed persons […]

Europe’s top court ruled Wednesday that new British surveillance powers are illegal and infringe on people’s privacy. The surveillance legislation, enacted last month, gives British authorities broad power to access information about phone calls, emails, texts and browsing history. It also requires telecom and tech companies to collect and store a year’s worth of user […]

Europe is proposing new gun control laws in response to recent terror attacks and mass shootings. The European Union has agreed to ban sales of the most dangerous semi-automatic firearms, and to make it much harder to legally buy other weapons in the EU. People across the EU will now have to go through medical […]

Wilbur Duane Martell, 69, of Wallaceton died, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born May 16, 1947 in Clearfield, he was the son of Calvin and Gloria Hunt Martell, who survive in Goshen. On Nov. 20, 1982 in Winburne, he wed Mary Jane Maines Martell, who survives in Wallaceton. Along with […]

This market has become a graveyard. A day ago, families wandered through rows of stalls at the San Pablito market north of Mexico City, searching for fireworks to launch during the holiday season. Now forensic teams are combing through the charred rubble, searching for victims’ remains. At least 31 people were killed and dozens more […]

Kanye West’s fans won’t get to see him perform in Europe anytime soon. The rapper has canceled the European leg of his Saint Pablo tour, CNN has confirmed. The tour was set to include stops in Paris, the UK and Germany, although no dates had been set and no tickets had gone on sale. The […]

North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill” could be repealed Wednesday after months of intense criticism and economic losses. House Bill 2, signed into law in March, bans people from using public bathrooms that don’t correspond to their biological sex. The state law was passed in response to a Charlotte city “non-discrimination ordinance” that allowed people to […]

As Christmas draws close, over 2 billion people who identify as Christians — by far the largest religious group in the world — prepare for the happiest celebration of the liturgical year. This season is about the coming of Jesus, that miraculous moment known as the Incarnation, which quite literally means the “putting into flesh” […]

State police at Philipsburg State police received a report about an incident of harassment that occurred Dec. 17 on North High Street in Port Matilda Borough. During the incident, a Mill Hall man allegedly attempted to contact the victim after being told not to do so. Lawrence Township Police received a report about an alleged […]

CLEARFIELD – Discussion about the proposed consolidation of Lawrence Township and Clearfield Borough topped last night’s township supervisors meeting with representatives of the joint committee speaking and a representative of the township fire companies expressing concerns about the proposal. Brian Lytle, Randy Lemmo, Alan Walker and Jim Moyer came to address any questions or concerns […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Municipal Authority held a brief meeting yesterday with two major topics discussed: a recent water event and awarding backhoe/dump truck bids for 2017-19. Engineer Jim Balliet of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman Inc. said the new wastewater treatment plant handled 8 million gallons of flow this past Saturday when between 1-2 million is […]

UNIVERSITY PARK – If you are considering running for local elected office, you can get helpful advice by attending a workshop to be offered by Penn State Extension early next year. The “Toss Your Hat in the Ring” workshop will be offered both as a web-based seminar on Jan. 17 and Jan. 24 and as […]

PENFIELD – Penfield Elementary School fourth and fifth graders were recently visited by Penn State DuBois wildlife students who presented information on invasive species in Pennsylvania. Penfield students learned about feral cats and were able to touch and hold two, small kittens.  During the visit, they completed activities to see how quickly cats can multiply. […]

BOSTON – As millions of Americans take to the road to celebrate the holidays, many are being forced to dig deeper in their wallets. Nationally, gas prices have seen their largest December rise in six years and are likely to continue rising through the holidays as oil producing countries agreed to cut production, boosting oil […]

BE Tram Motorsports of Drifting was lauded recently by the Clearfield Area United Way after it donated proceeds from a go-kart motor drawing to help the fall drive. Matt Hagen pulled the name of the recipient who was a Philipsburg resident. Shown, from left, are Michael Eminhizer, Brent Eminhizer and William Haywood.   Michael Eminhizer […]

Explosions ripped through a fireworks market north of Mexico City on Tuesday, killing at least 29 people. People in neighboring towns reported that they could feel the ground tremble beneath their feet as fireworks stalls exploded in Tultepec, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Mexico City. The series of blasts sent huge plumes of […]

Members of Indonesia’s elite anti-terrorism squad killed three terror suspects in a firefight during a raid Wednesday on a house south of the capital Jakarta, police said. Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Rikwanto said the suspects hurled explosives at agents from the country’s anti-terrorism unit, Densus 88, during a raid on a rented home in Tangerang, […]

Snapchat may be banned in China, but that isn’t stopping the messaging app’s parent company from building a toehold in the world’s most populous country. Snap Inc. says it has opened a technology office in the southern city of Shenzhen to focus on Spectacles, the startup’s camera-equipped sunglasses that can send footage to users’ Snapchat […]

For Russia, the assassination of its ambassador in Turkey may only be the beginning of a new chapter in a long, gloomy book. He shouted his support for the traumatized people of Aleppo, but exactly who the killer represented is still unknown — or if he simply acted on his own. Ghastly, theatrical and public, […]

Helen L. Rubly, 86, of Clearfield died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 at Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Rubly was born Dec. 29, 1929 in Woodland, the daughter of August and Margaret (Hendershot) Stucke. She had been a private home health aide and a laborer in many local factories. Mrs. Rubly was Methodist by […]

When soccer player Noriana Radwan raised her middle finger at an ESPNU camera in 2014, she was celebrating a big win. But the University of Connecticut saw the act as misconduct and took away her scholarship. On Monday, she filed suit against the university. The lawsuit — which also names Radwan’s former coach, UConn’s former […]

Ruby A. Barquist, 89, a guest at Windy Hill Village of Presbyterian Homes and formerly of Glassflat, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 at the home. Born March 4, 1927 in Munson, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. Sr. and Cecilia Havran Williams. She wed the late Walter W. Barquist Sr., who preceded […]

Just like many of their peers around the world, students in the Middle East want to work for Google. A new survey by Universum, a research and consulting firm, shows that business and engineering students think Google, Microsoft and Apple are the three best places to work. For business students, Google came in first place […]

The NYPD is after him and his lucky charms. The suspect caught on camera stealing a pot of gold in midtown Manhattan is Julio Nivelo, a 53-year-old believed to be in the Los Angeles area, police said Tuesday. Video of the alleged theft, which shows a man grabbing the 86-pound bucket of gold flakes out […]