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Ford says it plans to cut $14 billion in costs and eliminate unprofitable model lines as it works to prepare for a quickly changing future. Specifically, over the next five years Ford will reduce its spending on materials by $10 billion, and engineering costs by $4 billion. The company plans to focus more attention on […]

Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee, expressed cautious optimism Tuesday over the prospects of striking a deal on a bipartisan bill help stabilize the Obamacare marketplace saying that he and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray continue to work to find a way forward on health care. “What we’re trying to do and I appreciate the […]

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a case with massive political implications for both political parties: Is extreme partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional? “At issue are maps drawn in Wisconsin after the last census that Democrats say were drawn unconstitutionally to benefit Republicans. They argue the maps represent extreme partisan gerrymander and that they prevent fair […]

Jose Diaz hadn’t seen his wife, Lydia Pabon, cry in years. Then Hurricane Maria ripped a massive tree out of the ground and dropped it into their living room. The roof over their bedroom is torn off. Tree branches are resting on their mattress. Paintings have fallen to the floor. Shattered glass covers the foyer. […]

The King of Spain lashed out at Catalan authorities on Tuesday evening following after thousands of pro-separatists took to the streets in Catalonia to vent their fury over the violent police crackdown on Sunday’s contested independence referendum. In a rare televised statement, King Felipe said the referendum’s organizers had jeopardized national stability. “With their decisions, […]

Everyone has an opinion of President Donald Trump — and they’re sticking to it. The President’s approval rating has remained in a narrow 10 percentage point window for his entire first nine months in office, the smallest range for new presidents in almost a half century. Trump kicked off his presidency at a 45% approval […]

A multistate outbreak of campylobacter infections linked to contact with puppies sold through Petland, a national pet store chain, has spread to 55 people in 12 states and is resistant to common first-line antibiotics, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. Campylobacteriosis is a common bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea, abdominal […]

Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday said there’s a stark difference in the lessons young people will learn from her husband’s presidency and President Donald Trump’s. “Many of the young people today, they only know Barack Obama as their president and what that standard felt like and what kind of messages were being talked […]

Semiautomatic weapons are not protected by the Second Amendment. The federal government and the states can outlaw them, a point underscored by none other than the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who emphasized that the Second Amendment protects gun ownership of the types of arms that were “in common use” in 1791, when the Second Amendment […]

Snapchat is bringing pop art to its platform. On Tuesday, Snap announced a new partnership with artist Jeff Koons, known for his stainless steel sculptures of balloon animals. The collaboration is part of Snapchat’s Lens feature which lets users animate videos and photos, such as adding a flower crown to their head. Some of Koons’ […]

President Donald Trump should avoid making comments that hurt the people of Puerto Rico, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz told CNN following a briefing with Trump on the island. “I think his staff understands now and they have all the data they need,” Yulín Cruz said. “But I would hope that the President of […]

While surveying the damage in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump visited with survivors and helped distribute supplies — at one point throwing paper towels into the crowd. Upon entering a multipurpose room at the Calvary Chapel in the Guaynabo neighborhood of the island, Trump was met with cheers and supportive signs welcoming […]

It’s been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. But the island is still a disaster zone. Cell service remains down. Cash is scarce. And virtually no one has electricity. President Trump, who is visiting the U.S. territory on Tuesday, has boasted of an effective and efficient recovery operation. He said […]

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico, much of the island is still at a standstill. But at a defense factory outside San Juan, 330 employees reported for work on Tuesday determined to rebuild and restart. “It’s a wonderful demonstration of resilience. Many of these workers lost everything, their homes and their possessions. […]

A new Showtime documentary series proved uncomfortably timely this week, with the pay channel pulling a repeat of “Active Shooter: America Under Fire” on Monday night, after the mass shooting event in Las Vegas. The eight-episode series, which premiered to little fanfare on September 29, focuses on a different mass shooting in each installment, interviewing […]

Apple has released its latest iOS 11 update in a snap to make a crackle stop. Last week, some iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus users reported hearing a crackling sound during phone and FaceTime calls. Early adopters of the new devices complained on Apple’s support forums and sites like Reddit of a high-pitched buzzing […]

We know that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock assembled a small arsenal in room 32135 of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where investigators found 23 weapons, including multiple rifles and a handgun. What kinds of guns were they? Authorities haven’t told us yet. But the sounds of gunfire from videos of the attacks offer […]

President Donald Trump faced a major test on Tuesday as he traveled to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico: Show the American citizens struggling for survival on the island that he understood their plight, sympathized with them and was doing everything in his power to make it better as quickly as he could. He failed. Hugely. Soon after […]

President Donald Trump faced a major test on Tuesday as he traveled to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico: Show the American citizens struggling for survival on the island that he understood their plight, sympathized with them and was doing everything in his power to make it better as quickly as he could. He failed. Hugely. Soon after […]

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was warned on Tuesday that her retweet of a political message posted by President Donald Trump in June endorsing then-South Carolina congressional candidate Ralph Norman was a violation of the Hatch Act, according a letter posted by a Washington watchdog group. “The Office of Special Counsel issued […]

President Donald Trump squarely focused on one task as he landed in Puerto Rico: portraying his administration’s response to the devastation on the still-recovering island as a tremendous success. During an awkward roundtable with federal and local officials, he touted the federal response and offered praise for those who have been most complimentary to his […]

Mark Cuban, who became President Donald Trump’s top critic from the reality TV and business world in 2016, said that although Trump might have poisoned the well for business leaders to run for office, it won’t stop him from “considering” a 2020 run. “Anybody who knows me, anyone who listens to me, anybody who talks […]

President Donald Trump broke with his own party last month when he struck a debt ceiling deal with Democrats. Would Trump, in response to the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, consider a bipartisan approach on gun control? Not if Steve Bannon has anything to say about it. In his ongoing effort to influence […]

For many years, Pam Giltner and her husband refused to use credit. As a victim of identity theft more than 20 years ago, when several retail cards were opened in her name and checks written from her account, Giltner, 69, spent years rebuilding her financial life. When she learned that she was one of the […]

HOUTZDALE – State police at Clearfield are investigating a reported burglary that occurred Tuesday at the Puff Super Value Store in Houtzdale. According to state police, at approximately 2:28 a.m., a suspect cut wiring to the store and then forcibly pried open the side door. Once inside, they went directly to the Pennsylvania Skills machine […]