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Going into the weekend, Baltimore activist Erricka Bridgeford had a simple hope and request: Nobody kill anybody for 72 hours. It was too much to ask for in a city on pace to record its highest annual homicide toll, a place still reeling from the racially-charged riots that followed the 2015 death of Freddie Gray […]

“I’m telling your dad,” said Angela and marched out with a fistful of foil and methamphetamine pills. Rafi watched his bedroom door swing shut and wondered why he wasn’t trying to stop her. Rafi was only 24, but his skin was gray and each ragged eye was Martian red. His head jerked an involuntary tick; […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday praised Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ plan to combat leaks of classified information — a rare show of support for the man Trump recently called “beleaguered.” “After many years of LEAKS going on in Washington, it is great to see the A.G. taking action!” Trump tweeted. “For National Security, the tougher […]

A sea search off Australia’s east coast for three missing US Marines was called off early Sunday, the military said. The three Marines have been missing since what the Marine Corps calls a “mishap” with an MV-22 aircraft on Saturday. Twenty-three of the 26 personnel on board the aircraft were rescued, the Marine Corps said. […]

Democrats aren’t the only people in Washington who have stood in the way of Donald Trump’s agenda over his first six months in office. Even members of the Republican President’s own party haven’t been the easiest to work with at the beginning of his term, disagreeing on everything from the Russia investigation to health care […]

Patricia J. Schmuck, 82, of DuBois died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 at Penn Highlands DuBois. Born April 16, 1935 at Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Sarah (Erichson) Hutchinson. In 1970, she married Jesse T. Schmuck. He survives and lives in DuBois. She loved music. She and her husband […]

Vivian “Jerri” Moline of Treasure Lake, DuBois, passed from life Aug. 5, 2017 at Christ the King Manor after several years of illness. She was born in Clearfield County on Sept. 25, 1935, the daughter of Mae Frances Robbins and was later adopted by William Isaac Shaffer. She spent her entire life in the DuBois […]

There was to be no triumphant end to Usain Bolt’s final individual race. The great Jamaican will retire after the IAAF World Championships in London, bringing the curtain down on an incomparable career. But in the 100m final on Saturday he had to settle for bronze as the controversial American Justin Gatlin secured a surprise […]

When it comes to shocking developments in the winding probe into President Donald Trump’s campaign, the 2016 election, the Russians, hacking, allegations of collusion, and who-knows-what-else, the revelation on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller had issued grand jury subpoenas somehow managed to feel like an anticlimax. Mueller’s particular concern in this case appears to […]

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called newly approved sanctions on North Korea “a gut punch” to that country Saturday and warned of possible military action should the regime continue its aggressions. “What I will tell you from the United States’ perspective, we’re prepared to do whatever it takes to defend ourselves and […]

Fox News said Saturday that host Eric Bolling will be suspended from air “pending the results of an investigation” into whether he sent lewd photos to co-workers, a network spokesperson confirmed to CNNMoney. The show Bolling typically hosts on Saturdays, “Cashin’ In,” did not air. News of the suspension came one day after HuffPost published […]

There was to be no triumphant end to Usain Bolt’s final individual race. The great Jamaican will retire after the IAAF World Championships in London, bringing the curtain down on an incomparable career. But in the 100m final on Saturday he had to settle for bronze as the controversial American Justin Gatlin secured a surprise […]

Was it “really disgusting” or “right on the mark”? Those show the range of reactions in New Hampshire to President Donald Trump’s characterization of the state as a “drug-infested den” while speaking to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in January. Trump’s remarks came to light this week when The Washington Post published a transcript of […]

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to roll back environmental regulations and change the playing field for the fossil-fuel industry. His administration’s actions over its first six months have followed that lead, including what many scientists say is a full-fledged battle against research and facts. Last week the twitter account for […]