Новости за 02.01.2017

At least 60 people died in a prison riot in Brazil over the weekend, state-run media reported Monday. The 17-hour uprising started Sunday afternoon as part of a rivalry between two criminal organizations at the Anísio Jobim Prison Complex in the city of Manaus, Agencia Brasil reported, citing the country’s Public Safety Secretary Sergio Fontes. […]

The Myanmar government has launched an investigation into police brutality against members of the Muslim Rohingya minority after video has emerged that appears to show police beating civilians in the west of the country. The selfie-style video was filmed on November 5, according to the office of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and after […]

A good birth story is an enduring piece of family lore that can be trotted out time and time again for birthdays, embarrassing wedding speeches and any given lull at holiday dinners. Few are as good, though, as this: “Remember when we had twins born in separate YEARS?” Obviously the possibility comes around every New […]

Britain’s biggest supermarket chain has pledged to stop charging more for products that it markets to women. Tesco said Monday that it has cut the price of basic women’s razors to match the price offered for identical men’s razors. The company had come under pressure from British lawmaker Paula Sherriff after it was found to […]

Britain’s biggest supermarket chain has pledged to stop charging more for products that it markets to women. Tesco said Monday that it has cut the price of basic women’s razors to match the price offered for identical men’s razors. The company had come under pressure from British lawmaker Paula Sherriff after it was found to […]

The President-elect’s incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer, clashed Monday with CNN host Alisyn Camerota, casting doubt on a US intelligence assessment that suggests Russia directed hacks on the Democratic National Committee in order to sway the presidential race in favor of Donald Trump. “This report that everyone keeps talking about is not final,” Spicer said, […]

Bitcoin kicked off 2017 with a bang. The value of the digital currency topped $1,000 on Monday, its best level in at least three years. Bitcoin has spiked in recent months following a series of unexpected global events kicked off by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the sudden ban of large rupee notes […]

Rosetta M. Heeman, 85, of Philipsburg RD, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. Born Aug. 7, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Foster S. and Bessie (Gill) Heeman. She first worked as a waitress at the former Black Moshannon Airport and later as a home health aide. She attended Grace […]

SpaceX rockets may return to flight as early as Sunday, according to the company. The news comes following an in-depth investigation into the explosion of a rocket from SpaceX’s September mission. The company said in a statement Monday the botched launch was due to a failed pressure vessel in a liquid oxygen tank. The vessel […]

Mariah Carey’s botched New Year’s Eve performance is turning into an even bigger controversy. Carey’s team is blaming Dick Clark Productions, the production company behind the annual “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special on ABC, saying the company “set her up to fail.” And Dick Clark Productions is firing back. “As the premier producer of live […]

“America’s favorite mischievous gay conservative,” is how publisher Simon & Schuster bills its newest high-profile author, Milo Yiannopolous. The news that the Breitbart senior editor had received a reported $250,000 advance for his book “Dangerous” (to be published in March 2017) has set the publishing and literary worlds aflame (Breitbart itself is already calling it […]

Happy New Year! We hope one of your resolutions is to keep reading about the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Istanbul nightclub attack ISIS says it is responsible for the New Year’s attack on a nightclub that killed 39 people. A gunman burst into […]

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly New Year’s attack at an upscale Istanbul nightclub which left 39 dead. As authorities in Turkey continue their search for the attacker, the terror group offered no further clues about the identity of the assailant. The claim — made in a statement posted to Twitter — cannot independently […]

As Congress returns and Washington readies for a new president, the leader of a children’s advocacy group fears that vulnerable children and other at-risk communities might have the most to lose from Donald Trump’s agenda. Mark Shriver, head of the children’s rights group Save the Children, expressed concerns with the policy priorities of the incoming […]

President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address to the nation on January 10 from his home city of Chicago, the President announced in a statement Monday. “I’m thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you’ve changed this country for the better these past […]

“Buckle up” was the advice Vice President-elect Mike Pence gave Hill Republicans about the hectic pace ahead for Capitol Hill’s first 100 days in 2017. The Republican-controlled Congress returns Tuesday to begin an aggressive push on a range of policies that their new partner — President-elect Donald Trump — can help turn into law. The […]

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in France and Germany, where the same anti-establishment backlash that produced Donald Trump and Brexit could offer an opening to nationalist leaders who oppose Muslim immigration and further erode the European unity that has been […]

A “scorpion” is suddenly a new danger for English Premier League goalkeepers. Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford was the first to experience the venom of a scorpion kick in Manchester United’s 3-1 win at Old Trafford on December 26. Henrikh Mkhitaryan connected with a cross that was behind him but the Armenian still managed to flick […]

Twitter’s top executive in China has flown the coop. Kathy Chen, a managing director at the social media firm, is exiting after spending just eight months on the job. Chen announced her departure on Twitter over the weekend, saying it was the “right time” to leave. She said she was taking “some time off to […]

A pilot who allegedly passed out in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 in Canada was arrested on suspicion of being drunk, police said. Capt. Miroslav Gronych was “behaving oddly before he became unconscious in the cockpit” on Saturday, Calgary police said. The plane, with 99 passengers and six crew members, was scheduled to fly […]

The massacre of New Year’s revelers at a nightclub in Istanbul reverberated around the world, with victims hailing from not only Turkey, but 13 other countries. People from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Canada were among the 39 dead, according to state news agency Anadolu. At least 27 were foreign nationals, the agency reported. A manhunt […]

The young pastor stood in a house filled with mourners ready to minister. His parishioner had been strangled, her body dumped. The Rev. Eric S.C. Manning prayed with the victim’s devastated mother, reciting from Psalms, one of his favorite books in the Bible: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh […]

Finding healthy recipes the family will eat is a challenge. This elegant squash is one we love, and it works with pork, turkey and chicken sausage. —Melissa Pelkey Hass, Waleska, Georgia View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>

Chicago marked 2016 as the deadliest year in nearly two decades, data released by the Chicago Police Department shows. The city saw a surge in gun violence in 2016: 762 murders, 3,550 shooting incidents, and 4,331 shooting victims, according to a statement released by the department on Sunday. There were 480 murders in 2015, the […]

Police have detained the captain of a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 23 people Sunday, amid allegations he was the first to jump ship. Divers are still searching for 17 people still missing. “We have detained the captain of the boat, and are now taking his statement,” […]