A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime "planned and perpetrated" by Saudi officials. Khashoggi’s killing by a team of Saudi operatives on Oct. 2 provoked widespread revulsion and tarnished the image of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, previously admired in the West for pushing deep changes including tax…
UPDATE – March 16, 2019: The death toll rose to 50 victims after investigators found another body in one of the two mosques that were targeted, said New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush. SINGAPORE — Social media platforms Facebook and Twitter said on Friday they would take down content involving mass shootings at two New…
Marvel and Riot Games are teaming up to bring League of Legends to comics. Announced through a press release, the first project will be League of Legends: Ashe: Warmother. This will act as an origin story of Ashe, one of the first League of Legends champions. Written by Riot Games’ Odin Austin Shafer with art…
It’s a year of firsts for Pride Toronto. June has been officially recognized as the first Pride Month in Toronto while 2016 marks the first time the Pride flag has flown on Parliament Hill, as well as the first time the transgender flag has been raised near Toronto’s City Hall at Queen and Bay streets….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Chadron State senior Jessica Eatmon and California (Pa.) junior Alex Sagl were selected Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played April 20-26 announced the Association on Wednesday afternoon. Eatmon saved her best for last. The senior outfielder finished her career in style, batting…
Amid predictions of rising rents in some of Canada’s already-red-hot markets, a new report shows there could be bad things to come even for those who don’t plan on moving. For those who’ve somehow managed to secure an affordable, stable place to live, a report from rentals.ca predicts “renovictions” will rise in 2019. A “renoviction”…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Opening Round Brackets – HTML) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the seeds and brackets for the 2015 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round. Forty qualifiers will play out 10 double-elimination tournaments with four teams at each location. The event will take place from May 11–13. On…
Russian jets have bombed the last-remaining Syrian rebel stronghold, threatening a ceasefire reached to prevent a humanitarian disaster. The raids on Wednesday, which killed at least 13 civilians including six infants, were the first on Idlib since Russia agreed to a de-escalation zone with Turkey in September. The strikes targeted a displacement camp, as well…
Seven years have already passed since the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released, and now the community wants to see an 82-year-old fan who regularly plays the game included in its next entry. Per Eurogamer, Reddit user phantom-scribbler started a push to have Bethesda create a version of 82-year-old YouTuber, Skyrim aficionado and grandmother Shirley Curry in…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers backed tighter Internet controls on Tuesday to defend against foreign meddling in draft legislation that critics warn could disrupt Russia’s Internet and be used to stifle dissent. The legislation, which some Russian media have likened to an online “iron curtain,” passed its first of three readings in the 450-seat lower…