Новости за 25.08.2017

A man was shot after he attacked two soldiers in Brussels, Belgium, the Brussels prosecutor told CNN. The soldiers were slightly injured and the suspect was in life-threatening condition, authorities said. The man was known to police for petty crimes but not for terror links, officials said. The suspect was armed with a knife, public […]

Two London police officers suffered minor injuries to their arms while detaining a man on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace, Metropolitan Police said. Authorities said the man is being held on suspicion of assault of police and grievous bodily harm. A statement from New Scotland Yard said the officers stopped the man around 8:35 p.m. […]

CLEARFIELD – During sentencing court Friday, a Curwensville woman pleaded guilty to attempting to have sex with a dog. Rachael Alexis Harris, 20, pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy/producing an obscene performance, four counts of producing an obscene performance and eight counts of cruelty to animals. She was sentenced to 90 days to one […]

President Donald Trump might issue a major disaster declaration before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall later Friday in Texas, the White House homeland security adviser said Friday. Thomas Bossert, the homeland security adviser, said Friday that Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott requested the disaster declaration earlier Friday, and that the request is currently “being contemplated.” The declaration […]

James Fallows is no doctor, but his prognosis on America is rosy. “The country as a whole, fundamentally, is in better shape than most other countries,” Fallows told Brian Stelter in this week’s Reliable Sources podcast. Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, knows from first-hand experience. He has spent the past four years piloting […]

President Donald Trump is facing down the first major hurricane of his administration well aware of the potential of monster storms to make — or break — a political career. After Trump spent Friday morning tweeting about his frustration with Senate rules, lauding his “fantastic” chief of staff and taunting Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, […]

The US doesn’t anticipate intervening militarily in the Venezuela crisis “in the near future,” national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said he hadn’t ruled out such an option. McMaster stressed that the administration is presenting Trump with “integrated options” to approaching the Venezuelan regime led by […]

When Hurricane Harvey rips through the coastal Texas landscape, it could leave behind nearly $40 billion worth of damage, according to a new estimate from CoreLogic. The analytics firm said that its latest data shows that about 232,721 homes are in the path of the storm, which is expected to make landfall late Friday or […]

Republicans should have no trouble not only holding their Senate majority in the 2018 elections but growing it. The party is defending only nine seats as compared to 24 for Democrats — including 10 in states Trump won in 2016 (and five he won by double digits). And they still might do just that! But […]

BELL TOWNSHIP – A Punxsutawney man, identified as Michael Leonard Lellock, has been accused of identity theft and several Megan’s Law violations. Lellock has been charged with identity theft, access device fraud, receiving stolen property and Megan’s Law Violations, nine counts. According to state police at Punxsutawney, the charges stem from an investigation into Lellock’s […]

ISIS is claiming responsibility for an attack Friday on a Shiite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul that authorities said left 20 people dead. The attack began early Friday afternoon when one of three attackers blew himself up at the gate of the Imam Zaman Mosque as worshippers were attending Friday prayers, according […]

The outer bands of Hurricane Harvey have begun swiping the Texas coast as 35 inches of rain and “catastrophic” storm-surge flooding is predicted following landfall late Friday or early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. The combination of heavy rain, “life-threatening” storm surges, flooding and strong winds could leave wide swaths of South Texas “uninhabitable […]

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled Thailand for Dubai two days before a verdict was due to be delivered in a trial over rice subsidies, a highly-placed source in her Pheu Thai party said Friday. Yingluck left Thailand on Wednesday and is now “safe and sound” in Dubai, the source said. She was due […]

Bill Nye the Science Guy has turned his attention to accounting. The famed science enthusiast filed suit against Disney on Thursday, claiming the media giant hoodwinked him out of more than $9 million in earnings from “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The beloved television series originally aired between 1992 and 1997, gaining a loyal following […]

Deadly clashes have broken out in northern India after a flamboyant spiritual leader was found guilty of raping two of his followers. Police said that at least 12 people were killed as followers of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh clashed with police in Panchkula, a town in the north of the country. Singh, known as the […]

State police at Philipsburg On Aug. 3, state police were placing Brandon J. Koleno under arrest on multiple warrants. However, state police say he fled on foot. He was allegedly ordered to stop running, and warned that he would be tased if he did not. He failed to comply with orders and continued to flee […]

If it wasn’t for the iPhone, Robert Samuel’s business might not exist. After losing his job at an AT&T store in 2012, Samuel posted a Craigslist ad offering to wait in line for the iPhone 5 when it was released. His fee: $100. Five years later, Samuel says his business, Same Ole Line Dudes, has […]

It all started with a tablet computer. A scandal which has re-shaped South Korean politics and rocked the country’s elite — overshadowing even North Korean missile threats — began when reporters at CNN affiliate JTBC found a computer belonging to Choi Soon-sil late last year. On it they found evidence that Choi, a close adviser […]

1. Jackson Hole: Two of the world’s most important central bankers are speaking on Friday at the Jackson Hole economic symposium. Investors will be paying close attention. Janet Yellen will speak at 10 a.m. ET in what could be her final appearance at the summit as leader of the Federal Reserve. President Trump could decide […]

Sporting a fuchsia-colored helmet inside the cockpit of his bright pink Force India car, it’s been hard not to miss Esteban Ocon this year. With a string of top 10 finishes in what is his first full season in Formula One, the Frenchman is fast gaining a reputation as one of the sport’s future stars. […]

CLEARFIELD – All Clearfield Bison Band alumni are invited to return to the field with the current band members for the 2017 homecoming game on Sept. 15. The alumni are invited to perform the Alma Mater, the National Anthem and the team fight song with the band for pre-game music. Alumni are also welcome in […]

HARRISBURG – To combat the use of illegal credit and debit card “skimmers” at gas stations and ATMs in Pennsylvania, four state government agencies have teamed up to raise awareness on the use of these devices. Skimmers are malicious card readers often attached to an actual payment terminal that can gather data from a credit or […]

At a news conference in Harrisburg, Senator John C. Rafferty Jr., (R-44) joined lawmakers, law enforcement, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Parents Against Impaired Driving, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and other advocacy groups to discuss the impact and implementation of Pennsylvania’s new ignition interlock law to further strengthen Pennsylvania’s Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws.  […]

CLEARFIELD – Visit Clearfield County is currently accepting applications for the fall round matching grant.  Fifteen thousand dollars is available for tourism promotion.    In accordance with state guidelines, portions of collected Clearfield County Hotel Tax revenues are allocated each year to support the county’s tourism assets.  Awards are granted on the basis of merit […]

Denver police launched an investigation this week after a video from a high school cheerleading practice surfaced that the superintendent called “extremely distressing.” In the video, a teenage girl’s face contorts in pain as she performs a split by extending her legs in opposite directions while sitting on the floor. An adult appears to be […]