The moment a powerful explosion rocked a chemical factory near St. Petersburg was caught on the dashcam of a car nearby. The blast was triggered by a fire in a workshop and injured four workers. The footage of the incident was filmed from quite some distance, but the blast and plume of smoke sent into
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians and people around the world are “extremely disturbed” by China’s detention of Canadians. Trudeau told reporters in Mali that Canada is impressing upon the Chinese how important it is to release detainees Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has been has
WASHINGTON — It was his first NATO meeting in 1989, and as a parade of world leaders took turns at the podium, newly elected U.S. president George H.W. Bush was taking a lot of notes. Brian Mulroney, Canada’s prime minister at the time, couldn’t help but notice — and ultimately couldn’t resist. “It’s very flattering
Following an order by President Vladimir Putin that the “whale jail” case be resolved by March 1, the Kremlin spokesman has confirmed to media that “the work is in hand,” but “the results are not there yet.” “We are awaiting the decision by the end of the day,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “We have stressed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Augustana’s Kaylea Schorr and Florida Tech’s Melanie Murphy were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively. The duo earned the honor for their outstanding play for the week of March 26-April 1. Schorr, a Mantorville, Minn. native, hit .526 (10-for-19) with a double home run,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Anna Hood of Locust Fork (Ala.) High School, Brenham (Texas) High School’s Kathryn Marshall and Mya Villareal of North Valley Military Institute (Granada Hills, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of Feb. 26-March 4. South RegionHood, a senior, was a perfect 7-for-7
In a highly entertaining video a bold brown bear was caught burglarizing a ranger hut in Siberia’s Sayano-Shushenskiy Nature Reserve only to become extremely distracted by a newspaper. The ranger hut on the banks of the Sinyaya river is so remote it’s only visited once or twice a year, which is why the hilarious surveillance
VANCOUVER — A Syrian man who was stranded for seven months at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport arrived in Vancouver on Monday night. Hassan Al Kontar thanked his friends and his lawyer in a video posted to Twitter for helping him leave Malaysia. He says he videotaped the message at the Taiwan International Airport as
Former Russian minister, Nikolay Abyzov, who only left the cabinet last year, was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) over accusations of organizing a criminal group to embezzle 4 billion rubles (around $62 million). The investigators believe Abyzov and his accomplices obtained the money by swindling the shareholders of two major energy companies in
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A large portion of the NFCA Convention program is dedicated to education, but another focal point is the recognition of coaching achievements both on and off the field. Over the course of four days, coaches will be recognized for victory milestones, on the field achievements, off the field success, classroom excellence, community service