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Puerto Rico has reported at least 76 cases of suspected and confirmed leptospirosis, including a handful of deaths, in the month after Hurricane Maria, said Dr. Carmen Deseda, the state epidemiologist for Puerto Rico. Two deaths involved leptospirosis confirmed through laboratory testing, and “several other” deaths are pending test results, Deseda said. The 76 cases, […]

DANVILLE, PA (WNEP) — Police say a man stole an ambulance with the crew still on board. It crashed in Danville Monday morning after that alleged hijacking at Geisinger Medical Center. It was business as usual Monday for the Americus Hose Company Ambulance Service from Sunbury. A crew had just dropped off a patient at […]

Ruth Miller, 87, a resident of Country View Manor, Quarryville, and formerly of Morrisdale, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 at the home. Born in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Guy J. and Mildred (Beamer) Rougeux of Frenchville. In 1950, she married the late John (Jack) Miller […]

(As prepared for delivery) Mr. President, I rise today to address a matter that has been much on my mind, at a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined by our discord and our dysfunction than it is by our values and our principles. Let me begin by noting a somewhat obvious […]

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has sparred frequently with President Donald Trump, will not run for re-election, he said Tuesday as part of a blistering floor speech bemoaning the changing tenor of politics in the United States. “If I have been critical, it not because I relish criticizing the behavior of the President […]

The bombshell revelation that former anchor Bill O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle sexual harassment allegations right before Fox News renewed his contract came just days before an important deadline for Rupert Murdoch’s business expansion plans in the United Kingdom. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is in the middle of investigating the 21st Century […]

Two weeks ago, one of Iraq’s top security officials asked a trusted Kurdish intermediary to deliver a message to Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the semiautonomous fief in northern Iraq which has been something of an American protectorate since 1991. “Tell Massoud that war is coming if he doesn’t back off,” Hadi […]

It might not be the Cubs and Indians. But if you want to watch this year’s World Series, it won’t be cheap. The average asking price is $1,863 for a ticket to Tuesday night’s opening game between the Astros and Dodgers in Los Angeles, according to TicketIQ, which tracks prices on the secondary market. The […]

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it won’t hear oral arguments on the legality of President Donald Trump’s travel ban — for now — but the legal fight over efforts to halt entry to the United States from certain countries is far from settled. Justices dismissed the second of two cases challenging the legality of the […]

Just months after Hulu earned some major hardware at the Emmy Awards, the company’s CEO Mike Hopkins is leaving for a new job at Sony Pictures Television. Randy Freer will exit his post at Fox Networks Group, where he served as president and COO, to take over as Hulu CEO. “It has been an enormous […]

For months, Congressional Republicans have watched in a combination of wonderment and terror as President Donald Trump has swerved all over the political world — picking fights, fueling controversies and, generally speaking, making a mess of things. On Tuesday, Republicans finally took some action — doing one of the only things left to them: They […]

3rd – 6th grade Boys October 30 6:00-7:00pm Bison Gym – Clearfield Junior Senior HS (there will be an open gym during this time)   Kindergarten – 2nd grade Boys November 18 10:30-11:45 am Elementary gymnasium (this will be the first practice as well) Please call Coach Nate Glunt 765-5511 option 2 with any questions

The Republican chairmen of two House committees announced Tuesday they are opening an investigation into the decisions made by the Justice Department during last year’s presidential election. “Decisions made by the Department of Justice in 2016 have led to a host of outstanding questions that must be answered,” House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, and House […]

After more than three months of teasing the possibility of a Senate run, Kid Rock said Tuesday he’s not running. His exact words, as told to Howard Stern during an interview on his show: “F— no, I’m not running for Senate. Are you f—ing kidding me? Like, who f—ing couldn’t figure that out?” The musician […]

Police are swarming a Tampa neighborhood where three separate people were killed in the past two weeks, but authorities remain baffled amid fears that a serial killer is on the prowl. Days into an investigation, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said officials don’t have many leads on who is responsible for three fatal shootings that are […]

Some public schools in Puerto Rico reopened Tuesday, a small step toward normalcy almost five weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory. “All of us and all of you are stronger than any hurricane,” Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told students at a San Juan elementary school. “With you, we will build a new […]

Authoritarian leaders do not simply come and go. And when they do go, they rarely go quietly. The test of an autocrat like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an isn’t how he came to power, but how he treats critics, journalists, minorities, and whether his rule can go unchecked by constitutional limits. Ever since April’s flawed […]

There is something the media must remember when it breathlessly reports on prominent Republicans speaking out against President Donald Trump. Sen. John McCain’s recent criticisms, for example, are news, yes, and so were Mitt Romney’s and Paul Ryan’s and others’ in the past. They deserve to be reported. But viewers and readers of this kind […]

House Republicans are launching an investigation into Russia and an Obama-era uranium deal, the intelligence committee’s chairman announced Tuesday. Rep. Devin Nunes said at a news conference that his committee and the House oversight committee are starting the investigation, which will include whether there was an FBI investigation into the matter, and if so, why […]

Two top congressional Republicans unveiled a plan Tuesday that would fund key Obamacare payments, but would strike, for at least a few years, central components of the Affordable Care Act. The plan is a direct competitor to a bipartisan deal that was announced earlier this month by Sens. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee, and […]

President Donald Trump keeps claiming that Sen. Bob Corker supported the Iran nuclear deal. But he didn’t. Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to claim that Tennessee Republican helped “give us” the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by President Barack Obama’s administration. Earlier this month, he claimed that Corker is “largely responsible for the horrendous […]

A little over one week after Billy Joel confirmed that he and his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, were pregnant with their second child, the 68-year-old singer has welcomed their bundle of joy. Alexis gave birth to daughter Reme Anne on Sunday, a representative for the “Piano Man” told CNN. This is the third daughter for […]

President Donald Trump attempted to put a stake in the heart of the idea of capping the amount individuals can place in tax-deferred retirement accounts via tweet Monday. The President wasn’t alone in attacking the idea — 401(k) plans are extremely popular, and also considered pretty important for a country that is already dealing with […]

Just hours before President Donald Trump is set to head to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican senators over lunch, he took to Twitter to attack one. “Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts,” Trump tweeted. “Corker […]

Jen Rubio, one of the co-founders of Away, got the idea for a more thoughtful piece of luggage after she went through a travel nightmare on a trip to Switzerland. Her suitcase broke. “I was at the airport, and all of my clothes just spilled out everywhere,” Rubio told CNNMoney. “I had to find some […]