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There could be quite a few empty seats at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer. With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil’s new minister of sports, Richardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales. He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets […]

On so little do the two countries concur. Not just now but historically as well. Azerbaijan says Armenia instigated the latest conflict when it shelled civilian settlements and attacked Azerbaijani forces. Armenia paints a starkly different picture, saying that Azerbaijan provoked the fighting when an Mi-24 attack helicopter opened fire on Armenian military positions. It’s […]

Need a primer on the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game? See below for a quick guide: The teams No. 2 seed Villanova (34-5) will face No. 1 seed North Carolina (33-6) in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game Monday night. On Saturday, Villanova beat No. 2 seed Oklahoma 95-51 in a prolific shooting […]

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called for rival John Kasich to pull out of the race because he mathematically cannot capture enough delegates to win the nomination before the national convention. “Kasich shouldn’t be allowed to run. Honestly, Kasich should not be allowed to run,” Trump told reporters Sunday while visiting a diner in Milwaukee, […]

Arthur Thomas “Pap” Winters Jr., 92, of Curwensville died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. Born June 12, 1923 in Curwensville, he was the son of Arthur and Violet (Craddock) Winters. Mr. Winters had been a bus driver. He had also worked as a mechanic for Soult Wholesale in Clearfield. Mr. Winters […]

An Amtrak passenger train crashed into a backhoe on the track near Philadelphia, killing two construction workers for the railroad service, a source close to the investigation said. The crash Sunday morning also left 35 people injured, the Chester Fire Department said. It’s unclear why the backhoe was on the track near Chester, just south […]

[Breaking news update at 2:46 a.m. ET] Two Amtrak construction workers were the ones who were killed Sunday when an Amtrak train crashed into a backhoe on the track near Philadelphia, a source directly connected to the investigation said. [Previous story, published at 2:28 p.m. ET] An Amtrak passenger train crashed into a backhoe on […]

William T. Tuma, 82, of Monaca, founder of Tuma Lawn Service and Landscaping, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley Beaver. Born Nov. 25, 1933, he was the last surviving child of Andrew Sr. and Mary (Baxa) Tuma. An industrious individual with a strong work ethic, he started his business […]

American soccer star Abby Wambach, who recently retired, was arrested early Sunday on a driving under the influence charge in Portland, Oregon. Wambach, 35, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m., according to the Multnomah County Jail in Portland. She was released on her own recognizance. In Oregon, the offense is called driving under the influence […]

Ted Cruz’s campaign is opening the opposition research book on John Kasich, launching their first negative ad against him before the primary in Wisconsin. In a new spot that began airing on Wisconsin television on Saturday, Cruz’s campaign is taking aim at a company, Worthington Industries, and suggesting unsavory ties to the Ohio governor. The […]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants abortion outlawed — but he wouldn’t say Sunday who should be punished for the procedure. In the wake of Donald Trump’s controversial remark that women who undergo abortions should face punishment — which Trump quickly reversed — Kasich wouldn’t call for penalties for anyone involved in the process. His comments […]

Donald Trump could be poised for a rare bit of good news in North Dakota, with the possibility he secures the support of at least a handful of the state’s 25 delegates being elected Sunday. North Dakota’s lone congressman, Rep. Kevin Cramer, is endorsing Trump Sunday, shortly before North Dakota Republicans began selecting the delegates […]

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that no matter the convention-floor machinations, the GOP nominee will be one of its three current presidential candidates. “Our candidate is someone who is running,” Priebus said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” He downplayed the possibility of an alternative like […]

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton say they’re both “confident” that their campaigns will find a workable date for a debate ahead of the New York primary. But the two sides are not in agreement yet. While the Clinton campaign is aiming for the evening of April 14, the Sanders campaign is resisting that date. “I’m […]

Bernie Sanders sharply criticized Hillary Clinton for taking campaign contributions from energy lobbyists on Sunday — but he wouldn’t back a high-profile surrogate’s criticism of Clinton’s email controversy. The Democratic presidential contenders have traded shots in recent days over contributions from those with fossil fuel ties. Sanders said the problem isn’t individual contributions from those […]

An Amtrak passenger train derailed Sunday morning south of Philadelphia while en route from New York to Savannah, Georgia, the company said in a statement. The train struck a backhoe that was on the tracks, Amtrak said. About 341 passengers and seven crew members were on board. Amtrak said some people were being treated for […]

The first passenger jet has departed Brussels Airport since the terror attacks that struck 12 days ago — a symbolic step toward normalcy in the Belgian capital. A moment of silence was observed Sunday at the airport shortly before a Brussels Airlines flight departed at 1:40 p.m. (7.40 a.m. ET) for Faro, Portugal. Two other […]

ERIE — Clearfield elementary wrestler Brady Collins, competing in the 8 & under 75 pound weight class, went 4-1 over the weekend at the Erie Insurance Arena to earn the silver medal at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Youth State Championship. The third grader outscored his first four opponents 29-4 to reach the finals against Gabe […]

In 2011, as the presidential race was gearing up and many were predicting defeat for President Obama, I reminded a reporter, in judging potential opponents, just how exacting the process of running for president can be. “Presidential campaigns are like MRIs for the soul,” I said. Whoever you are, the process will reveal you. And […]

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS said the quake hit at 7:23 p.m. local time (4.23 a.m. ET) off the island of Espiritu Santo, 407 kilometers (more than 250 miles) north-northwest of the capital, Port Vila. It occurred about 81 […]

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS said the quake hit at 7:23 p.m. local time (4.23 a.m. ET) off the island of Espiritu Santo, 407 kilometers (260 miles) north-northwest of the capital, Port Vila. It occurred at a relatively shallow […]

Brussels will take an important step toward normalcy today when the city’s airport reopens to passengers, just 12 days after it was targeted during last month’s terror attacks. But only three flights will depart Sunday, as the airport slowly begins to return to its regular operations in the wake of the March 22 bombings. “These […]

For one group of kids in a small village outside London, an afternoon meant to be spent hunting Easter eggs suddenly turned into a thrilling hunt for burglars. The children and their families had gathered together on Good Friday for an Easter egg hunt in a field in Capel, located in Surrey. But an intrusion […]

CLEARFIELD – A woman stands accused after a young child she was babysitting got out of her apartment and was found without a coat in very cold temperatures near an area of heavy traffic in Clearfield Borough. Jennifer Marie Williams, 29, of Clearfield has been charged by police with endangering welfare of children, M1. Her […]

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