Новости за 13.05.2017

President Trump thinks he can get away with anything. This week’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has greatly intensified the fears that our commander in chief sees absolutely no boundaries to his power. By axing the director of an agency investigating whether there was collusion between members of his campaign and Russians, Trump […]

Earlier this week, Sen. Orrin Hatch, in discussing a proposal for a new monument that had been requested by five tribes native to the United States, said something that should have been reported far and wide. It was something so egregious it should have led those close to him to tell him to sit down […]

Ahead of a highly anticipated briefing to the full Senate next week by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, one Democratic senator says he plans to press him aggressively about the timeline that led to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and whether he plans to call for a special prosecutor to lead an investigation […]

To 15-year-old Rachael Denhollander, Dr. Larry Nassar was a household name, a man who famously treated members of a gold-medal-winning Olympic team. For a mid-level gymnast from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who had back and wrist injuries, it was a special opportunity for her to see someone who was held in high regard by athletes in the […]

A $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who mortally wounded a famous white wolf at Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service announced. Investigators believe someone on Yellowstone’s north side, near Gardiner, Montana, illegally shot the alpha female wolf between April 10 at 1 a.m. and April […]

A former top adviser to President Richard Nixon said Saturday that while he doesn’t think tapes of conversations between President Donald Trump and ex-FBI chief James Comey exist, a “taping device” should always be on hand in the Oval Office. Pat Buchanan’s comments came in response to CNN host Michael Smerconish’s question about a tweet […]

Hospitals, companies, universities and governments across nearly 100 countries were hounded by a cyberattack that locked computers and demanded ransom. It’s one of the largest attacks ever carried out. The number of individual strikes totals more than 75,000, according to cybersecurity firm Avast. The software demands payments of $300 to $600 to regain access. Avast […]

People living in sparsely populated areas who shopped for coverage on the Obamacare exchanges in 2017 frequently had just one or two insurers from which to pick and often faced significantly higher premiums than did people in more urban areas, according to a new study. As insurers finalize plans for participating in the 2018 exchanges, […]

On Mother’s Day, Cornelia Reynolds will remember her “only child, my best friend and my first true love.” Security footage shows her 8-year-old son, Gabriel Taye, falling unconscious at a Cincinnati school in an incident that may have led to the boy’s suicide two days later, an attorney for his family said. Gabriel was found […]

Many have raised the specter of former President Richard Nixon and the “Saturday Night Massacre” in the wake of FBI Director James Comey’s ouster this week, but California Gov. Jerry Brown is careful not to draw too much of a comparison. “I think it was a different period,” Brown said. “But I’ve seen the press […]

Clearfield– New local shopping deals have been added to GANT’s Half-off page. Readers can receive 50% off certificates for dinner at Wildwood II in Grampian and food and drinks at Aegis Coffee Roasters in DuBois. Visit the Half-off Deals page HERE.

Britain’s National Health Service does not have any evidence that patient data was breached following a ransomware attack, the agency said. Tens of thousands of ransomware attacks Friday targeted organizations around the world, including 16 that are part of the National Health Service. “At this stage,” the NHS said, “we do not have any evidence […]

Hospitals, major companies and government offices have been hit by a massive wave of cyberattacks across the globe that seize control of computers until the victims pay a ransom. Cybersecurity firm Avast said it had identified more than 75,000 ransomware attacks in 99 countries, making it one of the broadest and most damaging cyberattacks in […]

I believe I can speak for millions of mothers in America, Republican and Democrat alike, when I say that the 13 men in the Senate drafting its version of the contentious health care bill to repeal and replace Obamacare can skip the whole breakfast in bed thing for Mother’s Day. That’s not what we need […]

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in. Here are some pieces you may have missed in a busy news week: Gasping for life: Syria’s merciless war on its own children In a CNN exclusive report, video footage of the aftermath of the recent chemical attack in Syria reveals the unsanitized view of what happened […]

North Korea would hold talks with the United States “under the right conditions,” a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. Choe Son Hui, director-general of the North America bureau chief of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, spoke to reporters Saturday at the Beijing Capital International Airport in China. She […]

When former teacher Tad Cummins and his student vanished from Tennessee, they threw their phones in a river and disabled their car’s GPS device to avoid detection, an FBI agent said. Cummins and his 15-year-old student went missing on March 13. They were found 1,900 miles away at a remote cabin in Northern California, ending […]

Fans of the annual Eurovision Song Contest gathered in the Ukrainian capital for Saturday’s grand final, when 26 acts will take to the stage in a riot of costume and glitter. The Eurovision Song Contest features singers from the 43 countries that make up the European Broadcasting Union (EBU.) This year’s finalists have been whittled […]

SMP Home Medical recently made a donation of $500 to Children’s Aid Society of Clearfield.  Children’s Aid Society, a private non-profit children and youth serving agency located at 1008 S. Second St., recently had installed two commercial stair lifts to make the facility fully-accessible to all. Pictured are John Cesa, home accessibility manager, Erin Snyder, CSR […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County Fair Queen Rachel Duke and her court will host the sixth annual Queen’s For a Cause Royal 5K Run/Walk along with a Car/Bike Show at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds on June 11. You can come join the fair queen and her court for a day of hot cars, food, music by […]

Retired pastor Horace Sheffield kept the faith and received his diploma nearly six decades after first enrolling in a Georgia college. The 88-year-old may have been the oldest graduate in Shorter University’s class of 2017, but his youthful eagerness to finally earn his bachelor’s degree left university officials, friends and his family in awe. “This […]

Hundreds of miles from home, many work 12 hour days, six days a week, and they’re paid less than the minimum wage. But these women are not victims of human trafficking. They are among the approximately 330,000 domestic helpers from the Philippines and Indonesia who left their homes to find work in Hong Kong, some […]

Helena Wallace, pictured at left, raised more than $4,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clearfield County with her team at Bowl For Kids’ Sake DuBois. The event was held April 29. Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised a total of more than $15,000 at this year’s three events, which also included Philipsburg and Clearfield. Pictured […]

I first tasted this rich fruit salad at my wedding reception almost 40 years ago. The ladies who did the cooking wouldn’t share the recipe at the time, but I eventually got it. I’ve made it for many meals, and our daughters copied the recipe when they married. —Eileen Duffeck, Lena, Wisconsin View the recipe […]

Some FBI investigators are worried the Trump administration could try to interfere with probes, including on Russia, by shifting resources and priorities away from counterintelligence investigations, FBI sources tell CNN. There is a “general fear that the White House will try to interfere with the investigation” into Russian election meddling, one FBI source said. “The […]