A new helicopter training center has been built in Venezuela, the Russian state arms exporter said, pledging to deepen cooperation with Caracas. The news comes amid US threats of sanctions over Russia’s presence in the country. The training center, built by Russia’s arms exporter, was unveiled on Friday, according to press service Rosoboronexport. The center…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — NFCA Hall of Famer and former Association president Linda Wells was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Hilton Frontenac Hotel. Other inductees included- Lee Smith and Jason Isringhausen of the Cardinals; Mike Liut of the Blues, boxer Michael Spinks; Conrad Dobler of…
OTTAWA — The Bloc is back. The final holdouts from the Bloc Quebecois rejoined the sovereigntist party Monday as Parliament resumed from its summer recess. All 10 of the Bloc MPs elected in 2015 are now back in the fold after leadership turmoil split them apart earlier this year. Earlier: “Are we better off serving…
Warner Bros. Television announced Wednesday that Joshua Orpin has officially been cast as Connor Kent, also known as Superboy, in the second season of DC Universe’s Titans. Orpin will be a series regular for the upcoming season. He is known for his role in the feature film, The Neon Spectrum, along with shorts and having numerous…
INDIANAPOLIS — Chapmanville (W. Va.) Regional High head coach Ronnie Ooten was the softball honoree among 22 high school coaches selected as 2016 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. Ooten, who has been the Lady Tigers’ coach for 36 years, has guided the team…
If you were obsessed with the “Gilmore Girls” like the rest of us back in the day, much of that obsession likely had as much to do with Stars Hollow as it did with the quickfire dialogue and Rory’s relationship drama. The oft-frequented Luke’s Diner serving up large plates of crinkle fries. Sookie and Lorelai’s…
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has gone on record saying that a price cut and successor to Switch are not currently being considered. This news came from an interview with Japanese newspaper The Sankei News (via a translation from Nintendo Everything). In the translation, in response to a question on how Nintendo will reach its 20 million unit sales…
Named after a Russian photographer killed in Ukraine, the Moscow-based international press photo contest saw a surge in popularity as the jury prepares to pick the best shots taken by young professionals across the globe. This year, the contest received applications from a record-setting 80 countries across five continents, the organizers said. The young photographers…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — University of Michigan softball senior Sierra Romero was named a top-three finalist for the 2015-16 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and prestigious Honda Cup during the 40th annual Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) ceremony Monday evening (June 27) at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California. Connecticut’s Breanna…
Click:national clothing asian costume 2018 was a stellar year for Asian representation, but an incident on a Canadian talk show proved we still have a long way to go to reverse harmful stereotypes. Toronto actor Simu Liu appeared on CTV’s “The Social” to promote the latest season of his show, “Kim’s Convenience.” But as the…