Новости за 28.10.2017

President Donald Trump said Friday night on Twitter that he would release all documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a pledge that comes despite national security agencies’ last-minute requests to keep some of the records secret. The President said he came to the decision after consulting with his chief of staff, John Kelly, […]

Hot tip for anyone running out to buy Apple’s new $1,000 smartphone: Don’t drop it. The iPhone X, which hits store shelves November 3, is Apple’s most expensive phone yet. But the higher price tag isn’t reserved just for the phone. Repairs are more expensive, too. A broken screen will set you back $275, according […]

It appears President Trump is zeroing in on a choice for next Federal Reserve chair. Two sources told CNN on Saturday that Trump will likely name Jerome Powell to lead the central bank. Powell, a Republican, has been a governor on the Fed’s board since 2012, and he was assigned to lead the bank’s Wall […]

Police in West Virginia are searching for an inmate who disguised himself as a civilian and walked out of a jail, giving himself at least a 36-hour head start. Todd Wayne Boyes, 44, was able to get his hands on khaki pants and a dark green or grey zip-up jacket, and walked out of the […]

English football is suddenly experiencing that feeling of waiting ages for a bus and then two come along at once. The full international side last won the World Cup over 50 years, but in 2017 two England youth teams — at Under-17 and Under-20 level — have won World Cup finals. The latest success came […]

Amid a growing partisan gap between Democrats and Republicans, a new poll shows that 71% of Americans believe the country’s politics have reached a dangerous low point in the Trump era. According to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released Saturday, only 29% said they believed this period in American politics is “similar to most […]

At least 10 people were killed Saturday when a car bomb was set off outside a hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace Saturday — two weeks after the deadliest car bombings in the nation’s modern history. The blast, outside the Nasa Hablod Two Hotel, near the Villa Somalia presidential palace, was followed by a second car […]

Dana Boente, a career federal prosecutor who has worn many hats in the Trump administration, including most recently serving as the acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division and US attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia, has resigned and is retiring, according to sources with knowledge of his departure. Boente was first […]

During a Thursday afternoon event in the White House’s East Room, first lady Melania Trump stood at the podium and closed her remarks by saying something she has not often said — and certainly not said lately — about her husband: “I am so proud to support him today, as he sees this commitment through.” […]

The Cuban government apparently named for the first time some of the US diplomats who suffered health problems as a result of a series of mysterious incidents in Havana that US officials have described as attacks on their personnel. The names of nine people identified as US diplomats were shown briefly on Cuban state-run TV […]

She failed to qualify for the second run in the opening race of the World Cup season in Austria, but Lindsey Vonn was just pleased to be back on skis in as she gears up for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Vonn’s first run in the giant slalom, which is not her strongest discipline, was not […]

“I was on the way to winning until a combination of Jim Comey’s letter, on October 28th, and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off. And the evidence for that intervening event is, I think, compelling, persuasive, and so we overcame a […]

KARNS CITY — The month of October, at least when it gets closer to the end of the month, is one where so much changes.  Daylight seems to dwindle every day, the temperature goes down, the fall foliage colors are seen across the forest, and the spookiest of holidays gets celebrated. For high school football, […]

CURWENSVILLE – The Curwensville Area High School Golden Tide football team ended its regular season Friday night at home against an old foe, Philipsburg-Osceola. In the end the Tide picked up the 48-19 win over the Mounties, improving to 8-2 on the season and waiting for the upcoming District 9 playoffs next weekend. For Philipsburg-Osceola, […]

A few years after President Richard Nixon resigned, Attorney General Griffin Bell gathered Justice Department lawyers in the department’s elaborate Great Hall to address their independence in the post-Watergate world.        “The partisan activities of some attorneys general … combined with the unfortunate legacy of Watergate, have given rise to the understandable public concern that […]

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been a lightning rod since taking office in February. But little has been known about her behind-the-scenes work to reform the way American education is delivered. Newly released schedules obtained by the government transparency group American Oversight through a Freedom of Information Act request publicly reveal who DeVos met with […]

One US service member was killed and six other US crew members were injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan’s Logar province Friday evening, according to a statement from the NATO-led coalition in that country, Operation Resolute Support. Logar province is just south of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The six US crew members injured in the […]

Barack Obama has fulfilled his civic duty as president. Now comes another role as a citizen: jury duty. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told county commissioners Friday that Obama has been summoned for jury duty next month in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS. Obama plans to serve as juror, according to WLS. CNN […]

CLEARFIELD – On Oct. 16, eighth grade students had another opportunity to participate in the Exploring Program at the Clearfield Area Junior-Senior High School. The Exploring Program is designed to give students insight about the job opportunities that are available in Clearfield after their high school graduation. Area businesses joined with the Clearfield Chamber to […]

READING – FirstEnergy utilities, including Pennsylvania Electric Co. (Penelec), remind customers having difficulty paying their utility bills that they may be eligible for special financial assistance or other programs that could reduce the amount of electricity they use. Assistance programs available to Pennsylvania residents include: Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP) – PCAP helps residential customers maintain electric […]

HERSHEY, Pa. — Dr. Ann Rogers could list 100 reasons why new numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rates of obesity have increased by at least 30 percent in both adults and children the past 15 years. As director of Penn State’s Surgical Weight Loss Program, she sees, hears and experiences those reasons each time she […]

CNN Library     (CNN) — Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October 31. In 2017, Halloween is on a Tuesday. Facts: The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallows’ Evening. Halloween comes from an ancient pagan festival celebrated by […]

The mayor of Tampa is urging officers to intensify their hunt for a killer who’s left three people dead and a Florida neighborhood shaken. The three killings in 11 days have baffled investigators and prompted fears of a serial killer in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. “I’m mad because those three families had a huge hole […]

The Houston Astros won Game 3 of the World Series 5-3 to take the lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven series. Of the three games played so far, the Astros have won two games and the Dodgers one. Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel got the scoring started with a second inning home […]

A district attorney in Pennsylvania has refiled charges against 11 members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity in connection with the death this year of a Penn State sophomore. Aggravated assault and involuntary manslaughter charges were resubmitted Friday against eight of the men. “Today we refiled the previously dismissed charges for Tim Piazza’s unnecessary death,” Centre […]