LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Berry College is the unanimous No. 1 team in the NFCA Top 25 softball rankings, strengthening its spot one week after earning its first top ranking in program history. The (21-1) Vikings received all eight first-place votes this week after suffering their first loss — 2-1 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps last Tuesday — but…
TORONTO — A rabbi says one of the 11 people killed in a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue grew up in Toronto. A statement from Rabbi Yael Splansky shared on Facebook says 75-year-old Joyce Fienberg grew up in the Holy Blossom Temple community. Splansky says Fienberg was married at the temple, and her confirmation photo…
New character posters from Marvel highlight who is dead going into Avengers: Endgame and who is left to avenge them. With a few exceptions, each image was released by its corresponding actor on social media, always with the same caption: “1 month.” Ultimately, 32 posters were shared by the official The Avengers Twitter account with the…
The Russian Supreme Court has ruled that municipal authorities cannot deny a request for a protest rally because of inconveniences it could bring to non-participants, but noted that protests should not obstruct traffic. On Tuesday, the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court passed a statement concerning the practical application of the updated law on street…
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Softball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will participate in the 2017 NCAA Division II Softball Championship. Four teams will participate at each of the 16 regional sites in double-elimination tournaments, held May 11-13. Winners will advance to the super regionals, slated for May 18-19. The finals will be…
MONTREAL — The Coalition Avenir Quebec’s resounding election victory could clear the way for the party to make good on its vow to cut immigration, a position that worries Quebec businesses and experts who nonetheless see the party’s fiscal conservatism as a plus. Leader Francois Legault, a former businessman, pledged during the campaign to chop…
Update: The Joker trailer has now arrived. Watch it below! Warner Bros. screened the first footage from Joker at CinemaCon on Tuesday, presenting the press and attendees with an early look at the new trailer before it drops Wednesday. And the trailer isn’t what you might expect from a comic book movie trailer. In fact, Joker…
Three members of the extremist group “Christian State” have received prison sentences for setting cars on fire in a protest over a 2017 film about a romance between the last Russian emperor and a ballet dancer. All three members were sentenced to two years in prison by the Khamovniki District Court in Moscow, Interfax news…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kirtland’s (Ohio) Lindsay Ward, Deatsville’s (Ala.) Haley Walker, Bauxite’s (Ark.) Bailey Buffington and Coalinga’s (Calif.) Linnay Wilson were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of March 6-12. North Region Ward keyed Kirtland to a season-opening win over Mayfield. She struck out 13…
ETOBICOKE, ONT. — Superfans of the Ford family — and a few of their more skeptical fans — packed a banquet hall to celebrate Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s first 100 days in office on Tuesday night. The premier was greeted with a standing ovation and chants of “Doug! Doug! Doug!” in his home borough of…