A video shows bright red and orange clouds of smoke bursting through the night amid snowy Russian scenery during blastoff, as the Rokot light carrier rocket delivers three new military satellites into orbit. The launch took place at 5:28am on Friday at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The rocket was carrying three satellites operated
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma, coming off a 2017 national title, is the preseason favorite in the 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The two-time defending champs collected 31 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 799 points. The Sooners (61-9) swept preseason No. 2 Florida in a thrilling WCWS Championship Series to
Based on a successful online petition calling for a ban on declawing, Moscow lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would protect cats from this painful surgery on the owners’ whim. If approved by the Lower House, the bill would prohibit veterinarians from performing declawing surgeries unless they’re necessary for medical reasons, such as the removal
TORONTO — A twice-convicted murderer was sentenced Tuesday to a third consecutive term of life in prison for killing his father, with a judge saying the penalty was necessary to condemn the Toronto man’s crimes. The sentence means Dellen Millard must serve 75 years in prison before being eligible to apply for parole. The 33-year-old
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, Miss.) High School junior Aspen Wesley, sophomore Biveana Figueroa of Natalia (Texas) High School and senior Izabel Enriquez of Buena High School (Sierra Vista, Ariz.) were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of Feb. 19-25. South RegionWesley was unhittable in the
The Russian Defense Ministry has released the first video ever showing an underwater ‘field-test’ of the Poseidon, a huge robotic nuclear-capable mini-submarine with a miniature nuclear reactor. The strategic uber-torpedo was hauled inside a transport container, which mimics the storage compartment of an actual submarine playing mothership to the Poseidon. The weapon is then deployed
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Friday’s first ministers’ meeting for $300 million in federal compensation to cover the cost of refugees arriving in the province. Legault said Ottawa is so far only offering half of what Quebec is seeking, but “there is an opening” from Trudeau
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Defending national champion Virginia Wesleyan continues to lead the way in an unchanged first five in the NFCA Division III Top 25 rankings. The (28-0) Marlins swept Guilford in a pair of run-rule shortened games on Sunday, and are unbeaten in their last 34 games, but figure to have a much-tougher test
Farming production in Russia is booming. With record harvests during the past two years, the country’s agricultural exports are bringing in tens of billions of dollars, according to President Vladimir Putin. “Last year, exports of agricultural products were $20 billion. This year, they will reach $25 billion,” Putin said on Thursday during his annual Q&A
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives could only hold back for about two minutes before giving Premier Doug Ford his first standing ovation Wednesday. The gesture came just moments after the MPPs were told to keep the theatrics to a minimum. Speaker of the House Ted Arnott told MPPs that he’s received complaints about the number of standing