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The internet doesn’t have an off switch. While it’s interesting to imagine pressing a big red button and — poof! — the internet goes out around the world, it’s actually much more complicated than that. It is possible, however, for people, companies and governments to turn off certain parts of the internet. There are countrywide […]

Richards Simmons is alive and well, according to a spokesperson for the celebrity fitness trainer. Simmons, who built a fitness empire in the 80s and a reputation as a gregarious health advocate, has remained out of the public eye in recent years. But his longtime publicist Tom Estey told CNN in an email Sunday that […]

DUBOIS — What a game, one that will be talked about for a long, long time by Clearfield Area High School boys basketball followers. What probably was the greatest fourth quarter rally ever by a Bison team, unfortunately, fell one possession shy of a miracle comeback in their PIAA Class AAAA opener against McGuffey in […]

Sen. John McCain said Sunday that President Donald Trump should either retract or substantiate his claim that President Barack Obama wire-tapped him in the final weeks of the presidential campaign and added he expects more to come on Russia’s meddling in the US election. McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he had […]

The Anderson Creek Sportsmen’s Club would like to announce the winners of the 100-yard group match held March 11. The winners are: First place,  Jeff Gates of Altoona, .420 aggregate Second place, Steve Brennen of Ridgeway,  .500 aggregate Third place, Craig Meyers of Altoona, .540 aggregate

Henry A. Turik II, 47, of Karthaus died at his residence Saturday, March 11, 2017. Born Jan. 13, 1970 in Johnstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Henry Turik Jr. and Glenda Etterling, who survives in Johnstown, Ohio. On March 1, 2007, in Kylertown, he married Tracey L. Yost Turik, who survives at […]

President Trump’s budget director claims the Obama administration was “manipulating” jobs data. Mick Mulvaney told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that he has long thought the previous administration framed data to make the unemployment rate “look smaller than it actually was.” “What you should really look at is the number of jobs created,” Mulvaney said […]

Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since the operation to liberate western Mosul began last month, according to Iraq’s Ministry of Migration And Displaced. The number has continued to grown since the fighting began on February 19. Jassem Mohammed al-Jaff , Iraqi minister of Migration and Displaced, made the announcement in a statement Sunday. He […]

Roger Stone, the flamboyant political adviser who has been connected to President Donald Trump for years, is defending his contacts with “Guccifer 2.0”– the online persona who claims responsibility for hacking the Democratic National Committee — as an innocuous “brief exchange” of a few direct messages that he says amount to nothing. Any suggestion otherwise, […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused the Netherlands of “sacrificing Turkish-Dutch relations,” and warned, “you will pay the price.” It was the latest in the ongoing escalation of tension between the two countries leading up to Dutch elections Wednesday. Erdogan was also critical of Germany last week, making accusations about Nazism in Germany […]

[Breaking news update at 7:32 a.m. ET] (CNN) — Impeached former South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she is “sorry that I couldn’t fulfill my duty as President until the end,” a congressman said on her behalf Sunday in front of Park’s private residence. “I thank people who have supported and believed in me,” Park’s […]

South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-hye left the executive mansion Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court voted to remove her from office. Park left the mansion known as the Blue House, and is headed to her private home in southern Seoul, according to her spokesman Kim Dong-jo. She left office after a Constitutional Court […]

Step away from the T-shirts and sunny dresses, Northeast. It looks like spring snowflakes, not flowers, are headed your way. Another massive storm is marching toward the Northeast, with snow and powerful winds expected to hit New York City and Boston on Monday and Tuesday, forecasters say. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard watch […]

British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been given additional funds to continue their search for the girl who vanished a decade ago. The UK Home Office gave police $103,000 ( £85,000) to extend the search for six more months between April and September. Madeleine was a few weeks shy of her fourth […]

CLEARFIELD – Creative Safety Products is proud to present its 2016-17 Officer Phil Program to the Clearfield Area Elementary School. The Officer Phil Program’s topics this year are respect, bullying and stranger awareness. With 41 years of experience and more than one million students taught, the program’s presenters have learned that along with a little […]

The Clearfield County 4-H Teen Council has been keeping busy this winter with various activities throughout Clearfield County. On Feb. 19, the council co-hosted a 4-H Day at the Ritz Theater along with Penn State Extension in Clearfield County to see the movie, ‘The Secret Life of Pets.” More than 30 4-H members, leaders and […]

North Korea praised the removal of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, describing it as a “destructive end” for the nation’s first female head of state. The South Korean President is due to leave office after a Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a vote by lawmakers to impeach her over allegations of corruption and cronyism. In […]

The GANT weekly reload gives readers a look back upon the most noteworthy stories of their work week.  It contains the big headlines, as well as a few stories you might have missed. It might even include a story or two of the lighter side. The GANT reload will be posted each weekend for your perusal. For most […]

A three-judge panel in a Texas redistricting case has ruled that the Texas Legislature’s 2011 congressional redistricting plan discriminated against minority voters. The judges in a San Antonio federal district court concluded in a 2-1 vote late Friday that the drawing of some of the state’s congressional districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act or […]

US attorneys are charged with the power to “prosecute for all offenses against the United States” in their respective federal districts. They may be Department of Justice employees, but they are supposed to maintain independence and discretion within their jurisdiction. Not every US attorney shares the prosecutorial and other goals of the attorney general and […]

Donald Trump Jr. made his first political public appearance since his father’s inauguration, taking an election victory lap and growing nostalgic for the campaign trail. “I thought I was out of politics after election day,” Trump said Saturday, speaking at the Dallas County Republican Party’s Reagan Day Dinner, where he recalled his father’s unpredictable path […]

Tackle gatherings to go with a bright pasta salad. This tricolor toss-up with broccoli, tomatoes, olives and a hardworking dressing is the easiest one you could take. —Amanda Cable, Boxford, Massachusetts View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>

By the narrowest of margins, a bill expanding Utah’s anti-bigamy law passed the state Senate just before a midnight deadline Thursday. The bill changes the wording of what makes someone a bigamist in the state and adds penalties for cases that involve abuse, fraud and human trafficking, according to the text of the bill. Kody […]

Joni Sledge, a founding member of the vocal group Sister Sledge, was found dead Friday in her home in Phoenix, publicist Biff Warren told CNN on Saturday. She was 60 years old. The Sledge family was shocked by her death as she had not been ill, Warren said. The cause of death was unknown. The […]

Joni Sledge, a founding member of the vocal group Sister Sledge, was found dead Friday in her home in Phoenix, publicist Biff Warren told CNN on Saturday. She was 60 years old. The Sledge family was shocked by her death as she had not been ill, Warren said. The cause of death was unknown. The […]