Новости за 07.02.2017

Getting a book as a Valentine’s Day gift would usually be sweet, but it’s probably not if you’re the Commander in Chief and the book was sent to poke fun at your reading habits. A group of activists have decided to share their love of reading — perhaps folded in with a hefty helping of […]

Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly took responsibility on Tuesday for the quick rollout of President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban executive order, saying he wished he had delayed enacting it. Kelly was testifying before Congress for the first time since being sworn in, speaking at a border security hearing held by the House […]

Katy Perry has been added to the performance roster at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy tweeted confirmation of her appearance Monday night, which Perry then retweeted. The singer joins a star studded lineup for Sunday night’s show — Adele, Bruno Mars, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Keith Urban, A Tribe Called Quest and Metallica are […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that decriminalizes some forms of domestic violence, according to state-run news agency Tass. Dubbed the “slapping law,” it decriminalizes a first offense of domestic violence that does not seriously injure the person, making it a less serious administrative offense. The punishment carries a fine of up to […]

About 150,000 U.S. autoworkers will take home an average bonus of $8,600 each thanks to another strong year for the industry. GM said Tuesday that it will distribute a record profit sharing payment to its 52,000 U.S. factory workers. This year’s maximum payout for eligible workers is $12,000. The bonuses “reward our members’ dedication and […]

Authorities are searching for an armed and dangerous man wanted for three slayings and a separate shooting over the past week in southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. William “Billy” Boyette, Jr., 44, is a suspect in the killings of two women in Northwest Florida last Tuesday as well as the alleged murder of another […]

The United States are more divided than united when it comes to politics. But even in these contentious times, there is something fans of President Donald Trump and his most ardent detractors can agree on: Americans love pizza, and we all probably ate our fair share on Super Bowl Sunday. Domino’s and Papa John’s are […]

Christie Brinkley has made a splash return in the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Thirty-eight years after she first appeared on the cover of the coveted magazine, Brinkley is back in the pages — this time with daughters Alexa Ray Joel, 31 and Sailor Brinkley Cook, 18. The trio were photographed posing on the beach […]

A vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said he was poisoned in 2015, has suffered “full organ failure” and is still in “grave” condition after being hospitalized in Moscow last week, his wife says. Doctors in the hospital where Vladimir Kara-Murza, 35, is being treated say they still “have no real idea” what […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden will split his post-White House time between a foreign policy institute at the University of Pennsylvania and a domestic policy institute at the University of Delaware, the two universities announced on Tuesday. Biden has been named the Benjamin Franklin presidential practice professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where the former […]

MEN’S BASKETBALL NEW KENSINGTON — Freshman center Trey Rauckhorst (Curwensville) scored a career-high 12 points, joining five teammates in double figures as Penn State DuBois buoyed its Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference playoffs hopes with an 87-74 win over Penn State New Kensington Saturday. He also had two rebounds, a steal and two of the […]

Big American airlines have been crying foul over subsidies they say benefit their Middle East rivals for a long time. Will President Trump listen to them? U.S. airline chief executives will bring their grievances directly to the White House on Thursday, when many will meet for the first time with Trump. The CEOs of Delta […]

CLEARFIELD – Two people allegedly involved in a robbery that was an attempt to recover naked photos were in Clearfield County Court Monday. Michael Jerome Irby Jr., 26, Altoona, is facing felony counts of criminal conspiracy/burglary, burglary, conspiracy/robbery, robbery, conspiracy/theft, theft by unlawful taking and misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering […]

Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts Co-Author Brief Outlining Order’s Impact on Residents, Economies and Institutions HARRISBURG — On Monday 16 Attorneys General announce the filing of an amicus brief in support of Washington and Minnesota in the federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s executive order on immigration. In a 23-page amici curiae brief filed with […]

HARRISBURG – On behalf of Gov. Tom Wolf, State Fire Commissioner Tim Solobay has announced that $30 million in grants will be available to fire and volunteer ambulance companies, which applied for the funds through the Fire Company/Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program. Volunteer Emergency Medical Services will receive $3.6 million and Volunteer and Career Fire Companies will receive a total of $26.4 million in […]

CLEARFIELD – On Sunday the Cub Scouts of Pack 2 joined the congregation of the Clearfield Presbyterian Church for Scout Sunday.  Scout Sunday is the recognition of those boys and adults and their contributions to scouting.

By: Eileen McNulty, Secretary of Revenue Over the next few months, Pennsylvanians will file approximately 6.4 million personal income tax returns with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. Nearly 85 percent of those returns will be filed electronically using several options, including the state’s free padirectfile system, commercial software and no cost software for income-eligible Pennsylvanians. […]

DUBOIS –  The DuBois Area Historical Society has announced its program schedule for 2017. Feb. 7 – DAHS Historian Todd Thompson will be the guest speaker at the Bennetts Valley Senior Center, Weedville. It will be held at 11 a.m on  DuBois’ Great Fire. Feb. 21 – Dining for a Cause will be held at […]

PENNSYLVANIA – Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 2.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.54/gallon Feb. 5, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,269 gas outlets in Pennsylvania. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.26/gallon, according to gasoline […]

1. GM drives into earnings season: General Motors’ quarterly earnings report will put the automaker front and center on Tuesday morning. The U.S. company has been under scrutiny recently after President Trump criticized its investment in Mexican plants. Michael Kors and New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange are also on the morning results docket. […]

Britney Spears is asking for prayers for her niece who was injured in an ATV accident on Sunday. The pop star posted a photo of 8-year-old Maddie on Instagram Monday and wrote, “Need all the wishes and prayers for my niece.” Maddie is the daughter of Spears’ younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears. The child was […]

During Indian elections, voters usually go home with an ink-stained finger — a measure that was introduced to prevent voter fraud. In the coastal state of Goa, however, some voters went home with an extra gift: a pink teddy bear. In a bid to encourage women to vote in the state assembly elections, some polling […]

A senior US military official told CNN Monday that intelligence collection wasn’t the only objective of the recent military raid in Yemen but the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula had also been targeted. if the leader, Qassim al-Rimi, wasn’t there, the US military believed it would find intelligence that would help lead […]

Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, employed an undocumented immigrant for years, the business magnate said in a statement Monday. It’s an admission that in the past has sunk other Cabinet secretary nominees. Puzder’s nomination has been stalled in Congress after a series of delayed hearings from the Senate Committee […]

A Democratic senator from Michigan said Monday public pressure may have swayed enough of her Republican colleagues to bring down the nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary. “We may, in fact, have an additional Republican colleague voting ‘no,’ which would stop her tomorrow,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told CNN’s Erin Burnett “OutFront” Monday. Last week, […]