The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against Volkswagen (VW), accusing the German automating giant and its former CEO Martin Winterkorn of defrauding US investors by cheating on emissions tests. The commission is charging the world’s second biggest car manufacturer of “reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in benefit by issuing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wilson’s (Washington, D.C.) Emma Jacobson, Marist’s (Chicago, Ill.) Alexis Voss, Parkland’s (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Jalyn Rose Clark, Monahans’ (Texas) Taylor Franco and Glenco’s (Hillsboro, Ore.) Isabel Womack were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of April 30-April 6. East RegionJacobson cranked four home runs, drove
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release the Trudeau government’s final budget of its mandate Tuesday, just seven months before the next federal election. Here are some things to watch for: 1) A boost to skills training The government says it wants to help workers adapt to the rapidly changing needs of the modern
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida State, coming off its first NCAA National Championship, is the preseason favorite in the 2019 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The defending champs collected 21 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 780 points. The Seminoles (61-9) swept preseason No. 3 Washington, becoming just the third team in NCAA history
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Six-time defending Mississippi 5A state champion Neshoba Central, which has been idle since completing its perfect season three weeks ago, continued to be the top-ranked team in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. Madison (26-0) added three wins to remain second for a fourth-straight week, while Hamilton (33-2) and
A privately-run Russian firm, S7 Space, has called on state corporations, commercial firms and start-ups to begin a project aimed at creating an orbital spaceport for future interplanetary transportation. “We are launching work to implement the ‘Orbital Cosmodrome’ project. To do this we are proposing to apply the entire experience gained by the domestic space
TORONTO — A group of doctors pushing for tighter gun laws says one of its leaders has been targeted in an “organized campaign of mass harassment” fuelled by gun rights activists. Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns says dozens of complaints filed with Ontario’s medical regulator are about Dr. Najma Ahmed, a Toronto trauma surgeon
ROSEMONT, Ill. — USSSA Pride completed a three-game National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series sweep of the Chicago Bandits to capture the 2018 Cowles Cup. The Pride capped off their historic season with a 4-0 victory at Parkway Bank Sports Complex. Second-year right-hander Jessica Burroughs led the way for the Pride helping them to a franchise-record 42-win
Amid growing uncertainties on the global oil market, Japan is looking to boost its energy cooperation with Russia, and international sanctions on Moscow don’t prohibit cooperation. That’s according to Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko in a written interview with S&P Global Platts published on Friday. Japan, which relies almost exclusively on imports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 40-team field and pairings for the 2018 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round. The sixth annual event will take place from May 14 – 16 at nine different locations. The format is a double-elimination, four-team tournament. For more information on the host sites,