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New York Magazine has published a new report in which it suggests that Fox News chairman Roger Ailes could be manipulated by Donald Trump. In an article published Monday, New York’s Gabriel Sherman claims that Trump is holding onto private and potentially damaging information about the Fox News chief and could use it as leverage […]

“Is Donald Trump screwing with us?” “Maybe he actually wants to lose the GOP nomination?” “Is Trump trying to help the Democrats?” These are the types of questions people were posting on social media after the Republican presidential front-runner’s latest string of gaffes, including his comments last week that he favors punishing women who have […]

Two companies have issued voluntary recalls because of possible glass contamination of their products. The separate recalls are unrelated. Emerald brand 100-calorie packages of roasted and salted cashew halves and pieces are being recalled “due to the possible presence of small glass pieces.” The recall was issued out of an abundance of caution following a […]

Amazon has taken its popular voice-controlled Echo speaker and decapitated it. The squat new Echo Dot lost a built-in music speaker, but added the ability to commandeer your existing sound system. Amazon’s Echo is a speaker crossed with a Siri-like voice assistant named Alexa who’s always listening, waiting for your spoken commands. Since being released […]

FIFA might have hoped that the election of a new president would have drawn a line under the swathe of negative headlines soccer’s world governing body has had to endure. But just over a month after Gianni Infantino’s election, FIFA has been caught up in a massive leak of documents — dubbed the Panama Papers […]

Donald Trump claims America is on the verge of a “very massive recession.” But don’t worry, Trump says he can save the economy and get America out of debt. Just give him eight years in the White House and he’ll make America’s $19 trillion debt go away. How? Trump wants to slash taxes and fix […]

The number of U.S. Special Operations forces fighting ISIS could increase in the coming weeks, two defense officials told CNN. As the Pentagon looks at trying to accelerate its campaign against ISIS in Syrian and Iraq, one idea under consideration is sending several dozen additional U.S. Special Operations forces into Syria, the officials said. But […]

Backstreet’s back, all right. The all-grown-up boy band is headed to Las Vegas for a trial run of a residency, joining the likes of Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, who have also mounted productions there. Backstreet member Nick Carter told CNN that new music and a world tour are also happening. “We signed a deal […]

Game of Thrones” is getting its own post-game show, and it’s coming from Bill Simmons’ production company. “After the Thrones” is a weekly series hosted by two of Simmons’ colleagues, Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan, from Simmons’ new web site The Ringer. It will appear on HBO’s video-on-demand sites and sometimes will appear on the […]

A key section of the Keystone pipeline has been shut down due to an oil spill in South Dakota, TransCanada said on Monday. TransCanada, which operates the pipeline, reported a spill of about 187 gallons of crude oil to the Coast Guard’s National Response Center on Saturday afternoon. The company said in a statement it […]

The Supreme Court handed conservative challengers a loss Monday in a key voting rights case. In a unanimous result, the Court said a state can draw legislative districts based on total population. At issue in the case was the “one person, one vote” principle dating back to the 1960s, when the Court held that state […]

State police at DuBois State police investigated a DUI that occurred Saturday on Route 219 in Washington Township. Further, state police stopped a St. Marys man for several traffic violations and allegedly detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. He was subsequently arrested for DUI and other summary traffic charges, which are pending […]

Digital disruption is turning finance on its head — and destroying tons of traditional banking jobs along the way. A wave of innovation has made it possible for people to get their banking done without walking into a branch if they don’t want to. People can now deposit checks using a smartphone or digitally fire […]

April 4, 1968. This was the day that changed the life of a little girl growing up in the segregated South. Coming home that day from school, we learned the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. “Why would anyone shoot Dr. King?” we asked. We were baffled, saddened, and in shock. He was […]

There are two things rapper Lil Dicky doesn’t care for: how politics is covered and unsafe sex. And Dicky, or David Burd (as he’s known to his friends and family), talked about both in an interview with CNN before his recent performance at the music festival South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. “I’m actively uniformed […]

For the fourth year in a row, Virgin America is tops in airline quality among the biggest U.S. airlines. That’s according to the 26th annual national Airline Quality Rating report, which was released Monday. The report comes the same day as Alaska Airlines announced that it will buy Virgin America for $2.6 billion. Although the […]

The suspect, clad in black fur, was desperate to get away. The police officers chasing him were just as determined to make the collar. He zigged. He zagged. He panted. And in the end, the California Highway Patrol got their man — er, dog. The agency posted video of officers chasing down an errant Chihuahua […]

Google has removed an app made by the Taliban from its Play store. The Taliban app was first discovered on Friday by SITE Intel Group, a website devoted to tracking jihadists online. The propaganda product was taken down shortly thereafter. A Google spokesman declined to comment on the app disappearing from its store, citing a […]

War-torn Syria has entered the race to sign the world’s most high profile unemployed manager — Jose Mourinho. The 53-year-old Portuguese has been reportedly linked with a move to Manchester United, but Syria wants Mourinho to coach a team currently ranked 123rd in the world. “After a meeting including the president of the Syrian Football […]

Singer Kesha has been embroiled in a battle to make music outside her contract after she claimed sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of her producer, Dr. Luke. On Sunday, she posted on Instagram that she “got offered my freedom IF i were to lie.” “I would have to APOLOGIZE publicly and say that […]

CLEARFIELD – Bridge replacement work on Route 879 in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, will get under way Wednesday, April 6, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The bridge spans Trout Run, in the village of Shawville. Replacing the bridge will remove it from Clearfield County’s structurally deficient list and provide area drivers with […]

The Animal Welfare Council/Allegheny Spay & Neuter Clinic will hold its fourth annual T-Shirt design contest for youth. If you love animals, are creative and between the ages of 6 and 17 years, you can create a design that will be printed on the Animal Welfare Council (AWC)/Allegheny Spay & Neuter Clinic T-shirts. The theme […]

BROCKWAY – Superior Energy Resources LLC hosted an open house March 31 for companies engaged in various facets of the shale industry, including matting, fabrication and servicing for oil and gas operations. Representatives from companies in Pennsylvania and New York attended and included National Fuel and SWN. The event featured a demonstration of the newest drying […]

Shirley Jean Litz, 79, of Clearfield died Friday April 1, 2016 at Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Clearfield. Born Nov. 19, 1936 in Sanborn, she was the daughter of Irvin Nathaniel and Vera Eleanor (Yarger) Litz. Surviving are a sister, Joyce Irene Baker of Sanborn and a brother, Bradley Irvin Litz of Clearfield. […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Area Junior-Senior High School is proud to announce the March Students of the Month. Students are selected by their teachers and guidance counselors, on a basis of performance in class, participation, helpfulness, kindness, attendance and academic achievement. Pictured, from left to right, are Principal Tim Janocko, seventh-graders, Micah Climie and Madyson Gillen; […]