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Something very strange is going on in post-mortems about the 2016 election. On the one hand, the hard evidence is piling up that a combination of factors largely outside of Hillary Clinton’s control were responsible for her loss to Donald Trump. On the other hand, many apparently don’t want Hillary Clinton to talk about any […]

The new iPhone X can be unlocked with your face. But how secure is the technology? The chances of someone else unlocking your iPhone are one in a million with Face ID, Apple’s SVP of marketing, Phil Schiller, said at a Tuesday event. With Touch ID there is a one in 50,000 chance it will […]

ESPN host Jemele Hill’s tweet calling President Trump a “white supremacist” earned a stinging rebuke from Trump’s press secretary on Wednesday. From the White House podium, Sarah Sanders said Hill’s criticism of the president was a “fireable offense by ESPN.” It was a highly unusual moment — a White House official seemingly recommending that a […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced his “Medicare for All” bill Wednesday, marking the latest chapter in a national conversation about the government’s role in health care. Here’s a brief look back at the history of health care legislation, starting with the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, which were themselves the subject of long national debates. Medicare […]

Michael Lynn Mulhollen, 54, of Coalport died at his residence Sept. 11, 2017.  Born Aug. 11, 1963 in South Haven, Mich., he was the son of James and Marge (McCarty) Mulhollen. He was a retired over-the-road truck driver for Estes Express. He loved farming and helping anyone he could. He was a devoted husband, father and pap. […]

One student was killed in a shooting at Freeman High School in Spokane, Washington, Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said at a news conference. Three other juveniles are in stable condition at a hospital. The status of the suspect is unknown. “As Spokane County officials continue their investigation to get the answers to the questions so […]

Prepare to say goodbye to Cassini. In the early morning hours of September 15, NASA’s 13-year mission exploring Saturn and its moons will come to an end as the spacecraft deliberately dives into Saturn’s atmosphere and plunges itself into the planet. Even then, Cassini will transmit new data about the planet’s composition as long as […]

Hurricane Irma’s path through the Caribbean reduced some of the most popular vacation spots in the world to rubble. Now leaders and residents alike must grapple with a daunting economic challenge: How do you rebuild an island paradise? It’s a tough question to answer. The extent of the damage from the storm remains unclear, authorities […]

A bill containing a controversial provision that would make obtaining gun silencers easier passed its first hurdle Wednesday, advancing to the House floor. An initial hearing on the bill was first planned in June but postponed following the shooting of Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the Republican House whip June 14. The House Committee on Natural […]

The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump will “absolutely” sign a resolution condemning the Charlottesville violence and white supremacy. Congress passed the bipartisan joint resolution condemning the Charlottesville violence — as well as “white nationalists, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups”– earlier this week, pushing Trump to sign […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan declined to commit Wednesday to making tax code changes “revenue neutral,” joining other Republicans in leaving the door open to raising the deficit as part of the reform effort. It was another example of Republican leaders signaling they won’t require major changes to the tax code — like closing big loopholes […]

Clearfield Borough Police encountered a male who held an active arrest warrant through Lawrence Township police. During his detainment, police located items that he had allegedly removed from a convenience store and failed to pay for. Police arrested a female because she was found to have an active warrant through the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office. […]

Florida’s airports won’t be back to normal for several days. The state’s airports shut down on Saturday ahead of Hurricane Irma, and remained closed on Sunday and Monday due to the storm. Most of them reopened Tuesday but with only very limited service. The major airports, which are owned by local government entities, reported only […]

After three failed attempts and 12 years after the demoralizing and disheartening loss to the London bid in 2005, Paris has finally been awarded the Olympic Games it has craved. On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the French capital would host the 2024 Olympics, while Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Games. […]

Vince Flynn’s “American Assassin” books and “The Maze Runner’s” Dylan O’Brien have complementary demographic constituencies. Yet however fertile that might be as a marketing formula, the resulting movie plays like “The Bourne Identity for Dummies,” a bland wannabe with a threadbare plot that — the ample violence notwithstanding — mostly misses the mark. Director Michael […]

A 40-year-old woman is under arrest after allegedly trying to break in to the school in south London where Prince George is a student, the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday at Thomas’s Battersea School, an independent fee-paying school with a yearly tuition of £17,604 ($23,000). The woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon […]

The Senate on Wednesday voted against an attempt from Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations the US military uses to fight terrorism across the globe. The Senate voted 61-36 in a procedural motion to kill Paul’s amendment, which would have repealed the two Authorizations for Use of Military Force after […]

President Trump keeps pushing for a 15% corporate tax rate. Cutting the rate that much — from the current level of 35% — would cost north of $2 trillion over a decade, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation and the Tax Policy Center. And senior leaders in the House and Senate, including Senate Finance […]

The number two House Republican leader made a fresh push Wednesday for Senate Republicans to change rules to make it easier to break filibusters of spending bills, echoing a similar call from President Donald Trump for the Senate to set aside long-held precedent that requires at least 60 votes for major legislation to pass. Majority […]

Apple’s new $1,000 iPhone met Wall Street’s high Xpectations, but with one big caveat: It’s not available soon enough. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled new smartwatches, an Apple TV and the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus at a press event. But the showstopper was a premium device called iPhone X, with a starting price of $999. […]

At least six nursing home residents have died in Hollywood, Florida, according to a statement by city officials. The deaths may be due to the loss of the home’s air-conditioning after Hurricane Irma struck Sunday, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. The causes of death are still being investigated, Hollywood Police Chief Tomas Sanchez said. “We […]

As the clock continues to tick for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, Hill leaders and the White House are trying to cobble together a deal that could protect the young undocumented immigrants while still getting enough votes from both sides of the aisle to pass. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority […]

Nordstrom has a bold new idea for how to reinvent itself: a store with personal stylists and booze, but no merchandise. The unusual store concept, called Nordstrom Local, is already unnerving Wall Street, which tends to focus on the short-term. Nordstrom shares fell on Monday after the struggling retailer detailed the new store, slated to […]

Former President Barack Obama will welcome civic leaders from around the world to a summit hosted by the Obama Foundation next month, designed to empower young people to create change, he announced in a video Wednesday. “This October, we’re bringing together hundreds of leaders from all around the world for a hands-on exchange of ideas […]

Their plight no longer commands the nation’s attention, but the victims of Hurricane Harvey are still out there. In neighborhoods throughout Houston, residents are working to pick up the pieces after Harvey’s winds and rain devastated parts of the city. Tosha Atibu’s family had to flee their home in northeast Houston when the floodwaters came […]