Новости за 14.02.2017

Sara Jane Stricek, 87, a guest of Knickerbocker Villa in Clearfield and formerly of Curwensville, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at Knickerbocker Villa. Born May 2, 1929 in Renovo, she was the daughter of Harry and Rena (Seyler) Miller Bunnell.  Mrs. Stricek was a homemaker and had worked for the former Kent’s Sportswear in Curwensville.  […]

American Girl’s newest doll is a boy. The beloved toy maker known for its 18-inch female figurines that hail from different eras in American history is about to release its first male doll. His name is Logan Everett, and he’s part of a “new series of contemporary” characters that will be up for sale starting […]

Remember when Donald Trump promised to be the Harlem Globetrotters of politics? “We’re gonna win at everything we do!” said Trump. “We’re gonna win, win, win. You people, you’re gonna be sick and tired of winning.” Now he’s president of the United States, and Trump has indeed given us tricks and deceptions worthy of the […]

An 11-year-old girl who was shot in the head while sitting in the backseat of a minivan in Chicago on Saturday has died, according to her family. Takiya Holmes had not regained consciousness since the shooting. She died on Tuesday morning “in her mother’s arms,” according to a Facebook post from her cousin Rachel Williams. […]

President Donald Trump asked for Michael Flynn’s resignation after he lost trust in his national security adviser for misleading Vice President Mike Pence over his calls with Russia’s ambassador, the White House said Tuesday. Trump was also made aware of the Justice Department’s concerns about Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador, according to White House […]

A New York state court jury found Pedro Hernandez guilty Tuesday in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy whose disappearance sparked an era of heightened awareness of crimes against children, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. The conviction brought to a close what Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. called […]

Magic Leap, the mysterious and much-hyped augmented reality startup, is being sued for sex discrimination and knowingly distributing false advertising. In a lawsuit filed in the Southern Florida District Court, Tannen Campbell, former VP of marketing, accuses Magic Leap of having a sexist, hostile work environment. Further, the suit claims Magic Leap ignored Campbell’s concerns […]

The Senate’s second-ranking Republican and other GOP senators are calling for an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s discussions with the Russian ambassador, building on a string of investigations underway on Russian interference in the US elections. Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Tuesday that the Senate standing committees with oversight of intelligence need […]

President Trump recently vowed to “do a big number” on Dodd-Frank. Janet Yellen doesn’t believe that should happen. Point by point, the Federal Reserve chief on Tuesday debunked the core arguments used by the White House to push for rolling back the 2010 Wall Street reform law. Trump has bashed Dodd-Frank as a “disaster” that […]

Ben Neal’s laptop lights up with emergency calls. A paramedic and supervisor with Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Neal activates the siren on his silver SUV and races off, weaving his way through Sunday traffic. Someone is in cardiac arrest and needs immediate attention. Neal pulls into a neighborhood dotted with family homes and playsets […]

1. Roses are red, markets are too: There’s a fair bit of red in the stock markets right now, but losses aren’t so steep that they’ll break your heart. U.S. stock futures are flat. Most Asian markets closed in negative territory. Stocks are mixed in Europe. The lackluster action comes after U.S. stocks hit fresh […]

Donna Coomer raised three children on a minimum-wage job and a lot of prayer. She thanks God daily that President Trump was elected. Her message to him is simple: Bring back jobs and raise the minimum wage. “Have you ever tried to live on $7.25 an hour?” Coomer asks. “It was horrible.” Today Coomer, 52, […]

Donna Coomer raised three children on a minimum-wage job and a lot of prayer. She thanks God daily that President Trump was elected. Her message to him is simple: Bring back jobs and raise the minimum wage. “Have you ever tried to live on $7.25 an hour?” Coomer asks. “It was horrible.” Today Coomer, 52, […]

Rep. Jason Chaffetz blamed his harsh reception at a recent town hall on “a paid attempt to bully and intimidate.” White House press secretary Sean Spicer called anti-Donald Trump marches and protests “a very paid, AstroTurf-type movement.” But the protesters say they’re fighting Republicans for free. As GOP lawmakers prepare for a week of raucous […]

AMESVILLE – The Moshannon Valley Black Knight’s boys basketball team improved to 20-2 on the season with a 68-42 Moshannon Valley League victory over visiting Curwensville on Monday night. The Black Knights also defeated the Tide in early December, in Curwensville, 57-25. After the first eight minutes of action the Golden Tide kept it […]

Turn the clock back to 2009 … Obamacare “death panel” claims are making a comeback. A Republican Party chairman in Florida’s Pasco County was met with jeers last week when he brought up death panels at a town hall. “There is a provision in [Obamacare] that anyone over the age of 74 has to go […]

His face is known to all who work at the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston and familiar to many in the community — but nobody can tell you his name. In the black-and-white image from 1914, an unidentified child pokes his head through a life preserver with the words “The Boston Floating Hospital” around […]

Turn the clock back to 2009 … Obamacare “death panel” claims are making a comeback. A Republican Party chairman in Florida’s Pasco County was met with jeers last week when he brought up death panels at a town hall. “There is a provision in [Obamacare] that anyone over the age of 74 has to go […]

Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Michael Flynn White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night after questions about his contacts with Russia reached a fever pitch. In his resignation letter, he said he had “inadvertently briefed” then-VP-elect Mike Pence […]

Amid an often blistering season on Capitol Hill — where senators have lobbed unprecedented insults at each other and tangled publicly with the administration — Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware appears to be among the few trying to lower the temperature in the chamber. And the White House appears to have noticed. Coons was […]

Seven police officers were convicted Tuesday of assaulting a protester during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014. All the defendants faced one joint count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but in the end the city’s court convicted them with a lesser charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The convicted officers face a […]

Real estate agent Todd Kohlhepp emerged from a garage on his South Carolina farm firing in the direction of the unsuspecting couple waiting for him holding hands. Kala Brown says he calmly shot her boyfriend three times in the chest. Brown didn’t know Kohlhepp well, but she felt she had no reason to fear him […]

Hugh Jackman’s defense against skin cancer continues as the actor posted his latest warning Monday about wearing sunscreen. With a bandage over his nose, the star checked in with his fans on Twitter and Instagram to reveal that he’s undergoing treatment for basal cell carcinoma, again. It’s the most common form of skin cancer, but […]

North Korea’s test of a ballistic missile this week showed new, more dangerous capabilities in its missile program, but the Pentagon says the US and its Asian allies have defenses to deal with threat. When North Korea launched the missile on Sunday, the US Navy had two destroyers in the Sea of Japan with the […]

Michael Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser removes an immediate political headache for the White House but will do little to dispel suspicions about his ties with Russia that now threaten to envelop President Donald Trump’s nascent administration. Flynn quit late Monday as controversy raged over revelations that he misled Vice President Mike Pence — […]