Новости за 25.09.2017

During Hurricane Harvey, the Goose Creek Memorial High School in Baytown, Texas experienced severe flooding. “Many of the students have lost literally everything,” says Clearfield teacher Tangi Borden. Together, the Clearfield Helping Hands and Key Clubs have adopted a ninth grade classroom. Members are currently collecting donations to purchase school supplies, toiletries and snacks to […]

Stadiums across the US — and even further afield — became the focus of an unprecedented show of defiance against US President Donald Trump Sunday, as some NFL players locked arms or refused to stand for the national anthem, saying that they are protesting racial and social injustice. Players from 25 teams in the league […]

CURWENSVILLE – The Rotary Club of Curwensville welcomed guest speaker, Pat Domico, to the weekly meeting held Sept. 19.    Domico presented Nov. 5 as the day that the river will be stocked with walleye in memory of Dick Kolbe.  Donations continue to be received from the community for the stocking of the fish.  There […]

Thousands of people on the Indonesian island of Bali have been evacuated amid fears volcano Mount Agung could erupt for the first time in over 50 years. A 12 kilometer (7.5 mile) exclusion zone has been set up around the volcano, on the northeastern side of Bali. More than 42,000 people have been evacuated from […]

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria continues to cripple Puerto Rico, with fears a damaged dam in the island’s northwest may break. The Guajataca Dam is “releasing water” after suffering “infrastructure damage” following the Category 5 storm, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told CNN late Sunday. “Right now, as it stands, a couple of hours […]

The biggest question in the NFL this year, isn’t who will win Super Bowl 52. It’s what you think of Donald Trump. The President’s decision to use the bully pulpit to start calling political plays from the sidelines has brought the all-Trump, all-the-time mania that has raged through Hollywood, late-night talk shows and the arts, […]

With President Trump taking aim at the NFL and its players who protest during the national anthem, the league has broadcasted a message of unity. The NFL dusted off a one-minute ad that it produced for the Super Bowl earlier this year. It was originally made to “demonstrate the power of football to bring people […]

The East Coast is bracing for high winds and treacherous surf from Hurricane Maria, days after the storm caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean. North Carolina may bear the worst of the storm, as current forecasts show Maria brushing its coast Wednesday morning. Although it’s not currently predicted to make landfall along the coast, Maria […]

Iraqi Kurds have started casting their ballots in a controversial independence referendum Monday as tensions between Iraq’s largest ethnic minority and the Iraqi government in Baghdad intensifies. Voting got underway at 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) and will end at 6 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET). The first results should be known […]

I always have leftover chicken broth on hand and use it for many things, including this comforting family favorite. You can bake your own biscuits, like I do, or buy them at the store. I like to bake extra biscuits to eat with butter and jam. —Liliane Jahnke, Cypress, Texas View the recipe at TasteofHome.com […]

Donald Trump may be the American President, but he doesn’t understand the importance of American values — particularly freedom of expression, pluralism and tolerance. In fact, he is a threat to them. We saw yet another example of this on Friday, when Trump denounced NFL player Colin Kaepernick and others like him who have taken […]

As the Republican Party’s last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare hangs by a thread, a revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill was circulated to Senate Republicans on Sunday with the aim of winning over key votes. Even with the changes, leadership has an uphill climb — two senators, Rand Paul and John McCain — have already […]

Two concerts held Sunday highlighted America’s current political climate. The “Concert for Charlottesville” at University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium, headlined by The Dave Matthews Band, was held to help the college town heal after white supremacists violently clashed with counter-protesters there last month. The night was billed as “an evening of music and unity.” Matthews […]

Two concerts held Sunday highlighted America’s current political climate. The “Concert for Charlottesville” at University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium, headlined by The Dave Matthews Band, was held to help the college town heal after white supremacists violently clashed with counter-protesters there last month. The night was billed as “an evening of music and unity.” Matthews […]

A man who was arrested near the White House Sunday morning was found to have nine guns and three knives in his car, according to a police report. The man was initially stopped by law enforcement for allegedly urinating in public. Secret Service Uniform Division officers approached the man outside an art gallery in the […]

Former US attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein might have a conflict of interest over special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Speaking with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, Bharara called it “odd and unusual” that Rosenstein could serve as a […]

The Trump administration has unveiled new travel restrictions on certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen as a replacement to a central portion of its controversial travel ban signed earlier this year. Chad, North Korea and Venezuela are new to the list of affected countries. The new restrictions on […]

Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, has occasionally used a private email account for correspondence with fellow administration officials, his lawyer Abbe Lowell, confirmed to CNN on Sunday. “Mr. Kushner uses his White House email address to conduct White House business,” Lowell said in a statement. “Fewer than a […]

The state of Georgia is set to carry out its second execution of the year on Tuesday, when it plans to put to death Keith Tharpe, who was sentenced in 1991 for murdering his sister-in-law. But Tharpe, 59, and his attorneys are seeking a stay of execution, based in part on racist comments a juror […]

Major commercial airlines are still struggling to fly to Puerto Rico after last week’s hurricane. Hurricane Maria’s destructive path through the U.S. territory left at least 10 people dead. The storm also razed buildings, flooded streets and cut off power and communications for millions of people. Residents who are looking to escape the devastation, meanwhile, […]

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Sunday that NFL owners should decide on a rule on how to handle players who kneel in protest during the national anthem. “The owners should meet and decide on this rule the way they decide on any other rule,” Mnuchin said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The NFL has […]

Just as Iraq prepares to turn the page on ISIS, a new chapter in its turbulent history appears to be unfolding. This time centering on the country’s largest ethnic minority: the Kurds and their push for independence. On Monday, millions of Iraqi Kurds will head to the polls to vote in an advisory referendum on […]

Vice President Mike Pence is set to tour NASA and Army facilities in Alabama before taking the stage to campaign for Republican Sen. Luther Strange on Monday. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, will give Pence an update on the progress of the Space Launch System, which NASA calls “the […]

President Donald Trump responded to protests across the National Football League on Sunday over his remarks about players taking a knee during the national anthem, expressing approval for those who locked arms, but not those who knelt. “Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country. Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is […]