Новости за 26.04.2016

CLEARFIELD – A Houtzdale woman has been accused of taking more than $56,000 from her employer by writing herself extra payroll checks. Mary Jean Miller, 52, 253 Juniata Ave., Houtzdale is facing 10 felony counts each of theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and receiving stolen property. The charges were filed with District Judge […]

Bernie and Jane Sanders won’t release their back tax returns until Democratic rival Hillary Clinton releases the transcripts of her Wall Street speeches, Jane Sanders said Tuesday afternoon. Bernie Sanders has repeatedly called on the Clinton campaign to release her speeches in an effort to show she’s aligned with powerful Wall Street interests. But he […]

The U.S. has adopted a unique Israeli battlefield tactic in its fight against ISIS: exploding a missile above a building to warn civilians inside that it’s about to be bombed. Israeli forces have widely used the so-called knock-on-the-roof operations in Gaza attacks in recent years to try to get civilians out before they are hit. […]

Here is a look at the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. Facts: The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as “an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and […]

An administrative complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleges negligence and demands more than $220 million in damages for its role in the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. The discovery of high levels of lead in Flint’s tap water has unleashed a floodgate of lawsuits on behalf of aggrieved residents in the two years since […]

The list of Mediterranean diet benefits is getting even longer. A new study found that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods is linked to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke in people who have heart disease. The latest research builds on previous evidence that your health might benefit if […]

HARRISBURG – More than $1.26 million in state funding has been approved for fire company and volunteer ambulance service grants in Cambria, Clearfield and Bedford counties, state Sen. John N. Wozniak said. “The grants are important financial resources that fire, ambulance and rescue companies can access for a number of purposes,” Wozniak said.  “The funding can be […]

Television actress and producer Lena Dunham says she’s planning to move to Canada if GOP front-runner Donald Trump becomes president. “I know a lovely place in Vancouver, and I can get my work done from there,” Dunham said Monday at the Matrix Awards, which honors women in the communications industry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. […]

Representatives for the wrestler and entertainer Chyna confirmed that her brain will be donated for research into the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE. Police in Redondo Beach, California, said Joan Laurer, who went by the name Chyna, was found dead in her apartment April 20. She was 45. CTE can result […]

CLEARFIELD – A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) roadway improvement job got under way in March on Route 153 in Clearfield County, and the project will reach a new phase this week with the installation of temporary traffic signals at one of the bridge replacement sites. The bridge spans Wise Run about two miles north […]

Bernie Sanders acknowledged Tuesday his path to winning the Democratic nomination is narrowing, as front-runner Hillary Clinton is poised to extend her lead among pledged delegates. Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island — dubbed the ‘Acela primary’ after the high-speed Amtrak train that extends through the Northeast […]

The situation at Mitsubishi Motors just went from bad to much, much worse. The Japanese automaker admitted Tuesday that it had falsified fuel efficiency tests for the past quarter century, the latest revelation in a scandal that has rocked the company. Investors responded by pushing Mitsubishi shares down by 10%. The fuel test scandal has […]

This could be a nasty one. Lots of strong tornadoes, big hail and severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday across a large part of the country from the Great Plains east, but especially in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and north Texas. More than 3.6 million people are in the area of greatest risk for severe […]

Trash bags and boxes fill Joe’s mobile home in a Philadelphia suburb. This isn’t spring cleaning. Joe is about to become homeless. Unless “a miracle happens,” Joe will likely live in his 2001 Chevrolet Venture minivan by the summer. He removed the seats in the back to make space for a sleeping bag, his laptop […]

Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato have become the latest performers to cancel North Carolina gigs to protest the state’s “hateful” anti-LGBT law. Jonas and Lovato, who are touring in tandem, posted a joint statement on Twitter saying they decided to cancel their Raleigh and Charlotte shows “after much thought and deliberation.” “We know the cancellation […]

Turner, the owner of the Turner Classic Movies cable channel, is developing a streaming video service for movie buffs called FilmStruck. The product will launch sometime in the fall. It will include exclusive access to the Criterion Collection of classic films, which is moving off of Hulu. FilmStruck is Turner’s first streaming service — the […]

Ant Financial, the owner of China’s Alipay, is now worth a whopping $60 billion. That makes it bigger than rival PayPal. The valuation is based on a huge new fundraising round Ant Financial has just completed. Investors committed $4.5 billion in what Ant Financial said was the largest ever private placement by an Internet company. […]

I’m so grateful that God chose me to be James’ mom. He was my first born, the eldest of five, and he was a beautiful child. He was a wonderful son; very kind, very generous, very helpful to his brothers and sisters. Anybody would have been proud to be James’ mum. He came home one […]

People with schizophrenia often say the disease is an isolating one. They can struggle to connect with loved ones or to find people who understand what they’re dealing with. But a new app might help them find the support they need to improve their lives. For Rhiannon Crandall-Martin, the voices and hallucinations started during her […]

CURWENSVILLE – Playing flawless defense and cracking out nine hits along with some good pitching all led to the Curwensville girls softball team down visiting Purchase Line Monday afternoon, 11-1. The game was called in the bottom half of the sixth inning when the Lady Tide pushed run number 11 across home plate which […]

The Sydney teenager charged with plotting a lone-wolf terror attack on Anzac Day will plead not guilty, according to reports in Australian media. His lawyer, Zamarai Khatiz, added outside Parramatta Children’s Court that the minor did not apply for bail. The defense will defer that application until the end of the week, he said, after […]

Tuesday afternoon could prove dangerous for parts of the Midwestern and Southern United States. Large parts of the regions will see particularly severe weather starting Tuesday afternoon, with the possibility of strong tornadoes and hail larger than baseballs in the worst-affected areas. “This is not just a tornado or two,” said CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar. […]

Billy Paul, the Grammy-winning soul singer of the 1970s hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” has died, a statement on his official website said. He was 80. Paul died at home Sunday after a “serious medical condition,” the statement read. The song about an affair with the mysterious “Mrs. Jones” reached No. 1 and earned Paul […]

The upcoming presidential election in the Philippines is arguably the country’s most consequential in recent memory. In coming weeks, the world will discover whether the Southeast Asian country’s recent impressive political and economic gains mark the beginning of a new chapter or, alternatively, represent a fortunate yet short-lived deviation. Under the stewardship of President Benigno […]

HYDE — It was a case of too little, too late for the Clearfield Area High School softball team in Monday afternoon’s 11-5 Mountain League loss to Huntingdon at the Bison Sports Complex. Shut out on two hits through five innings by hard-throwing Catherine Miller, the Lady Bison scored two runs in the sixth to […]