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Donald Trump doesn’t dispute that 25% of Trump University students demanded their money back, but he says that’s not a knock against his real estate school. In fact he said the high refund rate proves the school was “honorable.” “I paid millions and millions of dollars in refunds,” he said in a Jan. 21 deposition […]

A knife has been recovered at the Los Angeles-area estate once owned by former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted more than 20 years ago in the killings of his ex-wife and her friend. It’s not known when the knife was discovered or whether it is related to 1994 deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson […]

Two boys have been charged with failing to report a weapon used in a shooting this week inside an Ohio school cafeteria, authorities said Friday. Both juveniles knew that the shooting suspect — James Austin Hancock, 14 — brought a weapon into Madison Junior-Senior High School in Middletown, Ohio, but didn’t alert authorities, Butler County […]

One consistent criticism of Netflix’s “House of Cards” has been that ruthlessly ambitious Frank and Claire Underwood have never faced a rival worthy of their underhanded, Machiavellian brilliance. Finally, in the fourth season of this soapy political drama, they do: each other. That’s a prevailing theme of the series’ latest run, released Friday. When we […]

We must stop Donald Trump, says one of America’s top businesswomen. Meg Whitman, the CEO of HP Enterprises, calls Trump a “dishonest demagogue” who would “sink this country into a recession.” “I won’t be voting for Donald Trump,” Whitman said Friday on CNBC. “Look at the comments he’s made about women, about Muslims, about reporters, […]

I’ve often told my debate teams that we need more than criticisms of our opponents to win debates. We also need to present reasons for the judges not just to vote against our opponents, but also reasons for them to vote for us. I’m grading the Thursday Republican debate based on both guidelines: Criticisms of […]

It was only a month ago that investors were like a poor teenager in a Hollywood slasher flick — hiding in a closet, silently weeping and praying that the serial killer in the house wouldn’t find them. Intense fear was driving the market. It was almost primal. But not any more! The only fear in […]

Univision, the Spanish language broadcaster, says AT&T is discriminating against Hispanics by failing to reach a new distribution deal for Univision’s stations. Early Friday morning, Univision’s contract with AT&T’s U-verse television service expired and Univision’s stations disappeared in U-verse’s 6 million homes. These types of TV blackouts happen when programmers and distributors can’t agree on […]

Meet the new SAT. High school students around the country will take the redesigned version of the test starting this month. It’s not a total overhaul, but there are some significant tweaks that could change your strategy. While many colleges have made it optional to submit standardized test scores with your application, most students still […]

The mogul and the model are married. Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall were married Friday in London, according to the Press Association, which quoted a spokesman for the Murdoch family. The couple announced their engagement earlier this year. Murdoch, 84, a native Australian, is one of the most powerful media barons […]

John Kasich is home. Well, close to home — just across the border from the state where he sits as governor, traveling around Michigan for a campaign many in his party wish would just end. For Kasich and his team, the Midwest is where they’ll make their last stand. They see a series of states […]

El Chapo’s demands. Kim’s plans. And Trump’s hands. It’s Friday, and here are the five things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. CAMPAIGN 2016 Must-see TV:  Backstabbing. Insults. Secret plots. Yes Amazing Race: GOP Edition is the best show on air, and it had its best episode yet yesterday. […]

A record 1.2 million people registered for asylum in the European Union in 2015, more than double the numbers of 2014, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat says. Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis accounted for for more than half of the first-time applicants, Eurostat said. Of the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers, 362,800 were from Syria […]

A row over golf club fees could become more than just a war of words between the rich and the super rich. The new Chinese owners of one of Britain’s most exclusive golf clubs say a protest by members against higher fees could deter foreigners from investing in the U.K. Members of the Wentworth club […]

German sportswear brand Adidas plans to launch 3,000 new stores in China by 2020, despite a downturn in the world’s second-largest economy. Adidas currently sells its running shoes and activewear in 9,000 stores across China. As a market, the country trails only Western Europe and North America in terms of revenue. Adidas’s growth in China […]

Two people were found guilty of “refugee smuggling” in the drowning case of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi, Anadolu news agency reported. They were each sentenced to four years and two months in prison in the death of Alan and four other refugees, according to the agency. Alan was one of 12 people who drowned after […]

Clearfield Jr-Sr High School standout Christian Rumery has signed a letter of intent to play football for Lock Haven University. Shown with Christian are his mother Cynthia and his father Brian. Standing is Robert Gearhart, Athletic Director and Tim Janocko, Principal and Head Football Coach.

Vacation travel might be a chance to relax, but business trips are too often long stretches of tedium punctuated by tension and frustration. In fact, a 2012 study by corporate travel agency Carson Wagonlit Travel found that travelers lose an average of 6.9 hours to stress on every work trip. Technology might not be the […]

Two Hospitals Among Top in State Penn Highlands Healthcare is once again being recognized for providing safe, high-quality patient care resulting from ongoing efforts to prevent hospital-acquired conditions, according to a recently released report. The report, Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The HAC Reduction Program focuses […]

DUBOIS – DuBois Business College was recently honored by receiving the Visit Clearfield County “Mover and Shaker” Award. Reception of this award was part of the “Visit Clearfield County Inaugural Partner Award and Networking Bash” held Jan. 21. The bash was held at the Race Street Brew Works, located at the Alliance Park, now owned […]

This was no presidential debate. It was a verbal cage fight. There was no winner — only a loser, the American people. Fox News’ Bret Baier started the debate by asking the audience to behave as if they were sitting between a library and Red Wings game. It was a request the audience ignored by […]

Less than 48 hours out from a dramatic Super Tuesday that solidified Donald Trump as the Republican front-runner and reinvigorated Ted Cruz’s campaign, the remaining four GOP candidates gathered Thursday night for another heated debate in front of a raucous crowd in Detroit. Here are a few of the most memorable lines. (For the blow-by-blow, […]

Hanako, Japan’s oldest elephant, has spent most of her 69 years in captivity as the star attraction at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo. Now, she is at the center of a growing campaign which is demanding a better environment for her to live out her final days. “I was shocked and dismayed to see the conditions […]

Donald Trump met his match on Thursday night, and it wasn’t Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz. It was Megyn Kelly. Throughout the Republican debate, the Fox News moderator offered a more aggressive interrogation into Trump’s business failures and shifting positions than any of his GOP rivals. Trump and Kelly’s highly anticipated rematch — their first […]

Ukraine’s prolonged crisis and political stalemate are causing a growing sense of despair and isolation among millions living in the conflict zone, the United Nations warned in a report released Thursday. The fragile ceasefire is pierced daily by violations, while the number of conflict-related civilian casualties keeps climbing. “There is a terrible sensation of physical, […]