President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Jeff ‘Snowman’ Monson, a distinguished MMA athlete known for his strong anti-capitalist stance and promotion of Soviet legacy. The decree with which the Russian president granted citizenship to the 47-year-old Jeff William Monson was published on the government portal for legal information on Tuesday. The Russian law…
OTTAWA — Repaying hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans and their survivors for a calculating error that deprived them of some of their pensions for seven years will cost $165 million, the federal government says. Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan revealed the error and compensation package Monday, on the eve of Remembrance Day, even as…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Joel Barlow’s (Redding, Conn.) Briana Marcelino, Erie (Ill.)-Prophetstown’s Ashley Davis, Huntsville’s (Ala.) Lane Neumann, Southeast’s (Wichita, Kan.) Sydni Hawkins and Durham’s (Calif.) Brielle Stephens were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week winners for their outstanding play during the week of May 1-7. East Region Marcelino was a perfect 10-for-10…
The head of a psychiatric clinic in Russia’s Urals says he’s ready to resign after a disturbing video of nurses abusing an elderly patient surfaced online. Meanwhile, the internet demands a harsh punishment for the perpetrators. Two young hospital attendants are seen throwing a slipper at the man and kicking him in the backside in…
Toronto police have made an arrest in the death of a woman whose body was found by her six-year-old son 25 years ago. Det. Sgt. Stacy Gallant says 63-year-old Charles Mustard of Toronto was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of Barbara Brodkin, who died in March of 1993 when she was 41….
Aliens could have been developed into a TV miniseries by Legion show-runner Noah Hawley, but the pitch was declined by Fox. Deadline (via Bloody Disgusting) reports that Hawley, creator and writer of Fargo and Legion, wanted to bring an Aliens miniseries to the now Disney-owned FX channel in the “recent past,” but the proposal was…
The Russian Defense Ministry is considering the plan to create several units, engaged in research and development of new weapons and hardware, which are manned by professionals on a contract basis, a senior official has said. Acting head of the ministry’s directorate for research and development and modern technologies, Roman Kordyukov, told Interfax news agency…
The Missing Children Society of Canada opened its doors in 1986. The Calgary-based group’s mission is to provide crucial support for families going through a traumatic search for their children while also ensuring the investigation into the disappearance keeps its momentum, long after the media and public attention dissipates. A year after the MCSC’s founding,…
Update 3/5: Former head of Sonic Team and lead programmer of 1991’s Sonic the Hedgehog Yuji Naka has commented on the alleged leaked images of the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film, and he appears to be less than impressed. Naka reacted to the images on Twitter, and said (via translation) “When the unofficial image of the…
Thousands took to the streets of the Moscow region town of Volokolamsk on Sunday as locals continued protesting against a leaking waste depot nearby, blaming authorities for not doing enough to solve the crisis. Around 6,000 people took part in the rally in the center of Volokolamsk, Mayor Petr Lazarev said. The turnout was considered…