The city of Prince Albert, Sask., activated its emergency operations centre on Saturday afternoon to put together a contingency plan after noting that a boom set up to contain an oil spill upriver had been breached.
HOUSTON — Evan Gattis doesn’t know why he hits better when he catches compared to when he’s the designated hitter. “I’ve seen the stats and heard it’s kind of a big split, but I just want to pretend like I’m catching when I’m not,” Gattis said. He was catching Saturday night, and his bat came
The New York Waterway ferry from Manhattan to New Jersey hit the dock at a “fast rate of speed” around 7:20 p.m., a Coast Guard spokesman said.
No French official was punished following last year terror attacks in Paris as well as recent tragedy in Nice, George Fenech, head of the parliamentary commission investigating the incidents, said to RT.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has continued his purging of ‘undesirable citizens’ by closing down schools across the country amid a state of emergency in Turkey. Erdogan’s purge of Gulen supporters continued on its relentless path on Saturday as hundreds of schools, charities and other institutions suspected of being linked to the US-based cleric were shut down. Rt.com reports: The decree issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is his first since the state of emergency was declared on Wednesday. Читать дальше...
In 1980, Carol Danvers was part of perhaps the most irresponsible story Marvel Comics has ever put to paper. The plot involved kidnapping, inter-dimensional roofies, and rape, and it ended with Danvers riding off into the sunset with her rapist as her Avengers teammates wiped away tears of joy.
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Australian golfer Min Woo Lee has won the US Junior Amateur Championship in Ooltewah, Tennessee.
Radio host Alex Jones has issued a stern warning to all free-thinking journalists, claiming that there is a fierce assault being waged against alternative media websites. According to a recent Breitbart report, Jones says that the Murdoch family are leading the way in taking down all forms of independent media by any means possible. “This is the biggest assault on the free press we have seen in modern times. I knew about this a long time ago but I couldn’t talk about it obviously from people inside Fox. Читать дальше...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Thomas Sutherland, a teacher was held captive in Lebanon for more than six years until he was freed in 1991 and returned home to become professor emeritus at Colorado State University, has died.
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BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in Bastrop, Texas: (all times local):
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Two rebels belonging to the People's Liberation of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI Maoist, were arrested on Friday from Khunti district's Rania block, where anti-PLFI operation Operation Cocoon is on.
In a bid to promote the government's 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, Dhanbad MP PN Singh distributed solar lamps in the SSLNT Girls' School in Dhansar.
The meeting was held at the Nepali Congress party office situated at the historical Singhdurbar in Kathmandu.
Warning: This interview contains spoilers for the series finale of 'Hell on Wheels,' “Done.”
Warning: This interview contains spoilers for the series finale of 'Hell on Wheels,' “Done.”
Читать дальше...MONTREAL — Didier Drogba broke out with a hat trick to lead the Montreal Impact to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. The 38-year-old Ivorian striker hadn’t scored since May 28. He returned last week after missing three games with a thigh injury. Ignacio Piatti returned after sitting out a one-game
Policing is not only about nabbing criminals or controlling crime, but also reaching out to the needy.
When (Gleason) was first diagnosed, was it awkward for you to talk to him about it? Like, did he want to talk about it, not want to talk about it, should you not bring it up or did you just take his lead? How much inspiration and strength do you draw from Steve? The average life expectancy is two to five years, but he continues to fight. When you talk to him about it, why go on when the quality of life is what it is for him? [...] he has so much support around him that the caregiver team allows... Читать дальше...
Suspect obsessed with mass shootings — MUNICH: The gunman whose rampage at a Munich mall left nine people dead was a depression-plagued teenager who avidly read books and articles about mass killings and apparently tried to lure young victims to…
Deputy died helping others — BATON ROUGE, La.: The Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy killed last Sunday ran to help another officer when he could have stayed safe in the convenience store where he was working off-duty, a minister said at…
The fencing along the border with Mexico runs along John Ladd’s property in Naco, Ariz. Still, smugglers and migrants regularly cross his land.
While most of us were still tucked up in bed on a chilly Sunday morning Scarborough physiotherapist Mark See was busy sprinting to the finish line and taking first place in the 5k race in this year's WAtoday Swan River Run.
Trump said “a lot of people are thinking he’s going to run my campaign.”
Tony Stewart says he'll discuss the issue with his team after seeing Jeff Gordon come back to drive.
Morena Baccarin looks chic in all black during a photo call for her show Gotham at 2016 Comic-Con on Saturday (July 23) in San Diego, Calif. The 37-year-old actress was joined by her other cast mates Camren Bicondova, Victoria Cartagena, Drew Powell, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Cory Michael Smith, Jessica Lucas and Erin Richards. [...]