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The Anderson Creek Sportsmen’s Club would like to announce its annual raffle winners. First prize – Tikka T3 Lite SS Burt Maines of Woodland Second prize – Benelli Nova Shotgun  Bob Lee Jr. of Grampian Third prize – Ruger American 22 LR Jeff Lake of Reynoldsville  Fourth prize – $100 Tom Haney of Allport $50 […]

It’s going to be impossible to gauge how many people exactly attended the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017 as opposed to Barack Obama in 2009. It’s also going to be impossible to gauge how many people exactly attended Trump’s inauguration as opposed to the Women’s March Saturday organized as a direct rebuttal to Trump […]

The Women’s March on Washington started as a trickle, then turned into a wave and then grew into a tsunami. Here’s where it started: On Election Night, thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters at the Javits Center in New York stood cheering, buoyed by the polls, even before the final vote tallies came in. Silence crept […]

A new bill wants to give first dibs on H-1B visas to the “best and brightest” foreign students educated in the U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin, both long-time H-1B reform advocates, plan to reintroduce their bill for revamping the program imminently. The bill was first introduced in 2007. Lawmakers have been debating proposals […]

Ghana danced its way into the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal thanks to a hard-fought win over Mali in the coastal city of Port-Gentil. After heartbreak at the end of an epic penalty shootout against Ivory Coast two years ago, the Black Stars will now have their sights set on ending a 35-year barren run […]

There were mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, husbands, fathers, brothers and sons; their ages ranged from those in strollers to people with walkers and they were united in a message of solidarity with women around the world. On Saturday, thousands demonstrated in London, marching from the US embassy on Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square, to send […]

The Justice Department concluded Friday that Jared Kushner serving in his father-in-law’s administration would not be a violation of federal anti-nepotism laws. “In choosing his personal staff, the President enjoys an unusual degree of freedom, which Congress found suitable to the demands of his office,” wrote Daniel Koffsky, deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ […]

Donald Trump’s inaugural address was less of a speech than a battle cry — an angry denunciation of America’s political elites and a decree that under his leadership, the people will stage a virtual revolution. We haven’t heard anything like this in modern times. The address surely heartened the millions of followers Trump has mobilized […]

After the National Park Service retweeted a few messages that negatively compared the crowd sizes at Obama’s 2009 inauguration to Donald Trump’s inauguration, representatives from the new administration asked the Interior Department’s digital team to temporarily stop using Twitter, according to a message obtained by CNN. The National Park Service Twitter account retweeted this observation […]

Donald Trump sought divine blessings for his new administration Saturday as the forces of resistance to his presidency gathered in mass rallies in Washington and around the world. The President left the White House with his family for an interfaith prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on his first full day in office following […]

For Republicans and Democrats, common ground has been tough to come by since Donald Trump won the presidency in November. But as the new President’s administration begins, a bipartisan group came together and agreed on one thing. “We’re not gonna get together, hold hands and sing Kumbaya,” said Jamie Hammach, a Trump supporter. He and […]

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and around the world are set to join marches Saturday to raise awareness of women’s rights and other civil rights they fear could be under threat under Donald Trump’s presidency. The key focus of the day will be the Women’s March on Washington, which organizers say […]

HUNTINGDON — The Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team was rolling toward a sweep of Huntingdon through two quarters, but the Mountain League game turned into a barn-burner late in the fourth period before the Lady Bison escaped with a 55-52 victory. With three players one foul away from exiting, the Lady Bison saw […]

HYDE — There was no rest for the weary in the case of the Clearfield Bison basketball squad.  Just one night after taking down Clarion-Limestone, the Bison Gymnasium was ready to roar its approval of the home team on a foggy Friday night.  The one-loss Bison welcomed in the Huntingdon Bearcats, a team the Bison […]

Severe storms shattered parts of southern Mississippi early Saturday, damaging buildings in the cities of Hattiesburg and Petal — including parts of a private college and a fire station — and leaving an undetermined number of people injured, officials said. A search and rescue operation is underway in Hattiesburg, a city of about 46,000 people, […]

President Donald Trump had his day of pageantry and night of revelry. He saw the Senate confirm his nominees to helm the defense and homeland security departments, signed an executive order pulling back on the Affordable Care Act and called for a regulatory freeze. Now, Trump begins Day Two. Trump will head to the National […]

As President Donald Trump settles in for his first full day at the White House, tens of thousands of women are poised to descend on Washington to protest his agenda and demand their voices be heard by the new administration. After a day of grandeur, pomp and circumstance for Trump, buses and planes of protesters […]

More people have been found alive under the wreckage of Italy’s Rigopiano Hotel, according to Luca Cari, the spokeman for Italy’s National Fire Brigade. This brings the number of survivors to 11. Four people have been found dead and 20 others are still missing. Hotel Rigopiano, a four-star hotel at the foot of the Gran […]

Rafael Nadal thought he would be tested by Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open. He was right — but the 14-time grand slam winner overcame his younger, bigger-hitting foe in five sets Saturday to maintain his chances of claiming a first major since 2014 at Roland Garros. Matching, or perhaps exceeding, the drama of Denis […]

An explosion ripped through a vegetable market in Parachinar, the capital of the Kurram region in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 40 according to the media wing of Pakistan’s military. The improvised explosive device blast occurred in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, where a […]

An explosion ripped through a vegetable market in Parachinar, the capital of the Kurram Agency in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 47. The improvised explosive device (IED) blast occurred in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, where a large number of people had gathered according […]

Described as a “cheeky chappie” by Andy Murray but better known in the past as the bad boy of British tennis, Dan Evans appears to be on the road to stability — even if he is shopping for items most pros wouldn’t have to worry about. Evans bought 18 tennis shirts for $19.99 at a […]

Turkey’s Parliament approved a controversial package of constitutional reforms that would hand sweeping powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. Known as the “power bill,” the 18-article package was approved by 339 lawmakers early Saturday morning, after almost three weeks of debates, Anadolu reports. The new Constitution will now be […]

Six police officers were injured and 217 protesters arrested Friday after a morning of peaceful protests and coordinated disruptions of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony gave way to ugly street clashes in downtown Washington. At least two DC police officers and one other person were taken to the hospital after run-ins with protesters, DC Fire Spokesman […]

Amid the fanfare and protests around Washington, a passing photographer caught a touching moment of unity shared between Trump supporters and protesters. While Ben Von Klemperer waited for the inaugural parade, he paused to take photos, spotting the protesters and Trump supporters. Von Klemperer said they were just hanging out together, despite what one would […]