LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The College of New Jersey’s Alanna Namit and Pfeiffer University’s Vada Blue Sherrill captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. For Sherrill, it is her second Player of the Week award over the first three weeks of the season, while Namit is a…
A private Russian company that certifies foods for Muslims has been suspended by the World Halal Council (WHC) for allegedly greenlighting pork-tainted products, claiming that a little bit of swine DNA was no big deal. A general assembly meeting of the WHC last week was marred by scandal, as a Russian company, the Halal Certification…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Janiece Robles of Cardinal Spellman (Bronx, N.Y.), Maddie Peace of Regina Domincan (Wilmette, Ill.), North Augusta’s (S.C.) Karly Heath, Bentonville West’s (Centerton, Ark.) Hallie Wacaser and Yelm’s (Wash.) Drea Schwaier selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of March 12-18. East RegionRobles was 2-0 with…
Unable to move and completely alone in the middle of a vast icy lake in Siberia, a large dog was facing certain death when its fur froze into the cold surface – until the stranded animal was rescued by a team of first responders. The tough Siberian weather can be cruel not only for humans,…
BURNABY, B.C. — The federal Liberals have named a new candidate to run against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the Burnaby South byelection. They say former provincial legislator Richard T. Lee will replace Karen Wang on the ballot on Feb. 25. Wang stepped aside Wednesday after she urged Chinese people to vote for her, the…
Kansas City, Mo. – Allison Seats of Central Baptist (Ark.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Breena Smith of Marian (Ind.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Seats and Smith were selected based on their performances from April 16 – 22, and were…
The reserve currency position of the Russian ruble is strengthening as countries turn away from the dollar due to US financial restrictions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual Q&A session. The role of Russia’s national currency will continue to grow, especially in payments between members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU),…
OTTAWA — “Canadians deserve to feel safe where they live. A Conservative government will deal swiftly and firmly with gang crime as part of our overall plan for a safer Canada.” — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, news release, Nov. 8, 2018. Dozens of handguns, bags of deadly drugs and confiscated cash were on display at…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Upper Iowa University (NCAA DII) posted the top college GPA with a 3.813, while Byron Nelson (Texas) High School (4.740), for the fourth consecutive year, and Trenton (Mich.) High School (3.858) led the high school weighted and unweighted categories, respectively, as the Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team rankings for the 2016-17 school…
WHITEHORSE — Tests will be performed on the body of a grizzly bear to try to find out why it killed a woman and her 10-month-old daughter in Yukon earlier this week. Environment Yukon spokeswoman Roxanne Stasyszyn says it’s hoped the examination will offer some clues about what motivated the grizzly to attack Valerie Theoret…