Новости за 10.05.2017

President Trump hasn’t given any interviews or held any public events in almost a week. But he is scheduled to sit down with NBC’s Lester Holt on Thursday afternoon. With Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey sending shock waves across Washington, NBC has lucked into the most consequential interview of Trump’s presidency. When the […]

The President of the United States is a notorious tweeter. He has 29 million followers, and has tweeted almost 35,000 times. But he only follows 45 people — largely people that agree with him, such as Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham. Were Trump following his Twitter stream after he fired FBI Director James Comey, he […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Wednesday any calls for a new investigation by a special prosecutor into alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign in the wake of the President’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. McConnell said “too much is at stake” to halt an investigation already in progress, though some […]

Carter Page, one of a handful of top former Donald Trump aides under sharp scrutiny by congressional Russia probes, praised the President’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, saying Wednesday that he had been a victim of civil rights abuses and a “fake” Russia investigation. “Yesterday’s decision to hold Mr. Comey accountable for his well-publicized […]

President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed provides a near-constant window into what he’s thinking at any time. Which is what makes Trump’s tweetstorm Wednesday morning — in the wake of his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey — all the more revealing. Before 7:30 am on the east coast, Trump had fired off three tweets […]

DUBOIS – Nature Abounds was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals (PAEP) for its statewide Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps (SEC).  Accepting the Walter Lyon Award from PAEP for Nature Abounds was President Melinda Hughes and Centre County SEC member Joyce McKay. The PAEP gives out the Walter Lyon Award to an organization, project or […]

Democratic Rep. Al Green said Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey would be an impeachable offense if it was done to stop the investigation into alleged ties between Russian and Trump’s 2016 campaign. Trump fired Comey Tuesday, citing a letter from the deputy attorney general criticizing the FBI director’s […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threw cold water Wednesday on any calls for a new investigation by a special prosecutor, following President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying “too much is at stake” to halt an investigation already in progress. The Kentucky Republican said from the Senate floor such an investigation […]

It doesn’t appear that “Frik” and “Frak” will be back together anytime soon. Those are (were) the pet names bestowed upon “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast members and formerly close friends Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks. Viewers of the hit Bravo reality show watched their epic splinter on a recent reunion special. According to Williams, […]

Fidelity to the Camelot legend shouldn’t be a prerequisite for “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” Rudimentary logic, however, would be nice, in a numbing film seemingly determined to reshape the source into a poor man’s “Lord of the Rings,” proving that tinkering with such familiar origins can indeed be a double-edged sword. Dark, loud […]

Two passengers got into a fight on a Southwest flight shortly after the plane landed in Burbank, California. Southwest flight 2530 had traveled from Dallas and was on a short layover at Hollywood Burbank Airport before continuing on to Oakland. But as the plane taxied to the gate, two men began fighting, Burbank Police said. […]

A little past 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a black Ford Taurus slowed to a stop just outside FBI headquarters in Washington and dispatched a white-haired man in a dark suit. He emerged from the car alone, a manila folder in his right hand, and walked slowly toward the agency’s appointment gate. Passersby paid little notice. […]

An 11-year-old girl on a school trip died after she fell from a water ride at a UK theme park, local police have confirmed. The incident happened at the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park, north of Birmingham, Staffordshire Police said. “It is with great sadness we have to report that a young […]

Late night comedy hosts found themselves surprised by the news that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Trevor Noah had to swiftly respond to the breaking news. For Colbert and “The Late Show,” the news broke during the afternoon taping of the CBS broadcast. “That shows no […]

A little past 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a black Ford Taurus slowed to a stop just outside FBI headquarters in Washington and dispatched a white-haired man in a dark suit. He emerged from the car alone, a manila folder in his right hand, and walked slowly toward the agency’s appointment gate. Passersby paid little notice. […]

There are few road accidents more deadly than when a car crashes into the side of a huge tractor-trailer truck. That danger could be significantly reduced, according to the insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an auto safety group funded by insurers. The group released test results Wednesday indicating that strong side guards on semi trailers […]

GANT News conducted a questionnaire with the three candidates for the office of Magisterial District Judge, 46-3-02, in Clearfield County. Two of the three candidates responded to GANT’s questionnaire under deadline. Warren B. Mikesell II, a local attorney, is seeking election, and below are his responses to a series of 10 questions. Provide a brief […]

James Comey learned he’d been fired by President Donald Trump like most of the rest of the world did — by watching the news break on television. He was at a special FBI event in Los Angeles at the time, law enforcement sources said. The source said he made a joke about it to lighten […]

It was an unusual scene for a church. The Clover Hill Assembly of God was the venue for a town hall here Tuesday night for Rep. Dave Brat, a gathering that erupted into thunderous fits of screaming and yelling among the audience — and pleas for calm from the stage. Brat is one of a […]

Historians may one day remember May 9, 2017 as a fateful day in American history. In firing FBI director James Comey, the 45th President of the United States may well have set in motion a series of events that could lead to more controversy and potentially even his impeachment less than a year after being […]

In his student paper, “The Purpose of Education,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” I echo Dr. King’s sentiments and agree that while academic achievement is an essential component of education, developing the self-esteem, confidence and character of our children is equally important. My […]

Political handicapper Charlie Cook wrote this provocative paragraph in a column earlier this week: “Obviously no one knows what is going to happen in next year’s midterm elections, but analysts who have watched congressional elections for a long time are seeing signs that 2018 could be a wave election that flips control of the House […]

To work for President Donald Trump is to feel his wrath. That the White House — or any White House — would be the scene of internal debate or power struggles is hardly surprising. But while most presidents try to keep their distance from the daily drama, Trump seems to seek it out. Inside his […]

Federal authorities on Tuesday evacuated some workers and instructed others to shelter in place after a tunnel cave-in at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington state. So far, radiation dangers and injuries appear to have been averted, but tests and monitoring are continuing, they say. Soil collapsed over a 20-foot square section of a […]

Boeing thinks it has gotten a step up in its decades-long rivalry with Airbus. But Airbus, the European aerospace giant, has other ideas. Airbus is talking to airlines about possibly upgrading its popular single-aisle airliner, even before Boeing’s plans for a competing plane have gotten off the drawing board. Neither company has any orders for […]