Новости за 25.08.2015

The other day when I paid a restaurant tab with cash, I was rewarded for relying on paper instead of plastic.

Institutions of higher education such as Penn State must remember that their first purpose is to be a society for the pursuit of learning. Better understanding is needed to improve…

I question why the historians on the Miles Township Veterans Monument Committee have always placed the blame on others.

On Aug. 11, a three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court heard arguments that could lead to the dismissal of the most serious charges against Tim Curley, Gary Schultz and Graham…

Your front-page article regarding the Nittany Valley Charter School audit would have led the casual reader to conclude that the billing woes were in some way the fault of the…

I am outraged that Mike Tyson has been engaged to appear at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center.

Decades ago, U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell eloquently stated: “The strength of the United States is not the gold in Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction we have, but…

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official will visit China next week to attend a military parade in Beijing marking 70 years since the end of World War Two, a top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.

* IndyCar grieves after "a monumentally sad day" (Adds further reaction, detail)

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos ordered the provincial government to stay on red alert while efforts are intensified for the safety and early recovery of the province from the devastating effect of typhoon “Ineng” over the weekend. On August 22, local officials placed the province under a state of calamity due to the damaged wrought […]

Charleston police arrested a man wanted on a harassment charge Monday night after he posted his location on Facebook.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan Finance Minister Dorval Carias resigned on Monday amid a deepening corruption scandal that has also featured calls for the impeachment of President Otto Perez.

BEIJING — Chinese stocks have plunged again a day after the country’s main benchmark suffered its biggest tumble in eight years. The Shanghai Composite Index fell as much as 6.4 percent to 3,004.13 in the first minutes of trading Tuesday. But the index later trimmed its losses and was down 5 percent to 3,050.10. The […]

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it has turned off loudspeakers broadcasting cross-border anti-Pyongyang propaganda as part of an accord with rival North Korea meant to avert possible military confrontation. Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the broadcasts were stopped at noon local time. The ministry says the North is expected to now tell […]

TOKYO (Reuters) - Volatile global markets showed signs of a respite from the recent blood-letting on Tuesday, as bargain hunters helped Asian stocks off three-year lows hit on fears that China's economy was risking a hard landing, with Chinese shares losing another 5 percent.

Two men from Iowa made online threats against Pokemon competitors — referring to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Columbine High School massacre — then drove 25 hours to Boston, where they were stopped as they tried to register for the World Pokemon Championships, police said Monday. Kevin Norton, 18, of Ames, Iowa, and James […]

On Monday, the State College Area school board discussed the implementation of an interim dean of students at the high school South Building and potential upgrades to the downtown campus.

American tourists and friends Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler didn’t wake up one morning last week with thoughts of becoming heroes.

SEOUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's household credit marked its fastest annual growth in nearly four years in the April-June period, central bank data showed on Tuesday, showing accelerating growth for a second straight quarter amid record-low interest rates.

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The global economy is not at a risk of a recession in spite of recent concerns over China's economy and weakness in commodity prices, Goldman Sachs said, although it lowered its short-term outlook for global stock markets.

President Barack Obama on Monday accused fossil fuel interests and other critics of his energy policies of trying to restrict consumers from accessing solar, wind and other renewable sources in order to protect the status...

A proposal for a 2,400 square-foot tarp-covered structure to store fire safety equipment was shot down by the Centre Region Council of Governments General Forum on Monday following discussion between…

The first day of school’s bus debacle dominated the discussion at the Charleston County School Board meeting on Monday evening.

Jose Pujols hit a two-run home run to highlight Williamsport’s three-run first inning as the Crosscutters beat the State College Spikes 4-1 on Monday night at Bowman Field.

TAIPEI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks climbed 3 percent on Tuesday on hopes the government will soon step in to shore up market confidence after the market plunged to a near three-year low in the previous session.