The people on this South Island of New Zealand were still recovering from the massive 2011 earthquake, when on Sunday night, another earthquake -- with a 7.5 magnitude -- shook their lives.
FBI Agent Seeley Booth is full of rage. Last season of Fox series “Bones” ended on a bleak note. Booth (David Boreanaz) discovered that his wife, Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), has been kidnapped by former squintern Zack Addy (Eric Millegan). It seemed like Zack is the notorious serial killer known as The Puppeteer, but no confirmation or explanation was provided in the final moments of the season finale.
CLEARFIELD – The Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home recently held its 16th annual Holiday Celebration of Memories at the funeral home in Clearfield. The Rev. Charles Swenson provided thoughts for reflection and encouragement for the upcoming holidays. “We continue our commitment to the community, and it is our pleasure and honor to share this service,” […]
Pennsylvania’s black-bear population has jumped from about 18,000 to about 20,000 bears. The number of hunters buying bear licenses is on pace to break the previous record. And the red-oak acorn crop statewide is one for the ages. All of the pieces are in place for a historic bear season in Pennsylvania. And things have […]
The supermoon made for some super photos.
A branch of Al Omgy Brothers Money Exchange, in Sana, Yemen. The United States designated the company as having provided support to Al Qaeda.
Donald J. Trump’s election night party last week in Manhattan.
John Greenleaf Whittier: “Somehow not only for Christmas, but all the long year through, the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing the poor, and lonely and sad, the more of your heart’s possessing returns to make you glad.” The Clearfield […]
CLEARFIELD – On June 30 CNB Bank hosted its fifth charity golf tournament and successfully raised $19,000 to benefit the local American Cancer Society (ACS) chapter. The money raised was used to purchase a 2016 Kia Soul, which has been donated to the ACS Road to Recovery program. Not alone in this endeavor, customers and […]
Community Nurses Home Health and Hospice is pleased to announce that it has been named a Top Agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite™. It is a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies each year. Winners are ranked by an analysis of […]
BAGHDAD — The Latest on Iraq’s Mosul offensive (all times local):
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Iraqi officials say bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50.
Police say Tuesday’s attacks targeted outdoor markets, Shiite pilgrims and anti-Islamic State Sunni tribal fighters.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
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Leonard Cohen, it turns out, died the day before Donald Trump was elected president. A beloved poet who personified thoughtful humility, Neil Macdonald writes that one can suspect Cohen's passing provoked indifference, if anything, in Trump nation.
German authorities have banned an Islamist organization that they say is responsible for inspiring 140 youths to join the Syria conflict. Germany Interior minister Thomas de Maiziere announced the ban on Tuesday after police carried out dawn raids on around 200 targets connected to The True Religion, a Salafist organization, across 10 states. “As a […]
The Kennedy family visiting Cannes, 1939. Jean Kennedy is at front right.
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The corporation is suspected of forcing customers to use its antivirus
Acting on a complaint from Kaspersky Lab, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened an investigation against Microsoft for violating the Competition Protection Law. The complaint says that the American digital giant is forcing customers to use its Windows Defender antivirus program.
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Police, Power and Privacy is a special 5-part investigative series that looks at why police across the country want new powers to track tech-savvy suspects, and why privacy advocates say they should be denied.
Retired Canadian art history professor Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov made the discovery of a lifetime when she authenticated a lost sketchbook containing 65 drawings by the post-impressionist master Vincent van Gogh.
With less than four months to move potentially thousands of Yazidis from conflict zones and refugee camps to Canada, MPs will learn from officials this week about the complex security and operational hurdles ahead.
Throwing sunshine and shade at the same time, Turkey starts a new courtship with the U.S. and president-elect Donald Trump.
Canada was hoping to continue in its role as honest broker between the U.S. and Cuba, a role that helped bring a warming of relations between the two nations after decades of rancour. But the election of Donald Trump raises questions just as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to visit the island.
Police, Power and Privacy is a special 5-part investigative series that looks at why police across the country want new powers to track tech-savvy suspects, and why privacy advocates say they should be denied.
Donald Trump wants to have it two ways, creating what appear to be rival centres of power in dual advisory roles and introducing an element of reality-TV competition to his White House.