LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sydney Chambley of Mount Paran Christian High School (Kennesaw, Ga.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of August 27-Sept. 2. Behind Chambley’s bat and arm, Mount Paran Christian posted a 3-0 week to improve to 6-2 on the young season. The
Canada, like several other countries, is considering banning tech giant Huawei amid fears that future 5G networks could be used for spying by Chinese intelligence. But according to RT’s Boom Bust, the decision is not clear cut for Canada. The US and its allies have already shunned Huawei and is pressuring Canada to do the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Repeat national champion Virginia Wesleyan University won six more games this past week to improve to 78-3 over its last 81, and Christopher Newport moved up to No. 2 in the latest NFCA Division III Top 25. The (15-0) Marlins, who have now outscored their opponents 104-11 this season, completed a 10-0
OTTAWA — Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and it’s “effectively irreversible,” a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says. At stake is just how bad that warming gets, said several scientists presenting the Canada’s Changing Climate Report in Ottawa Monday. The report is the
Nicolas Maduro’s staunchest international ally—Russia—reaffirmed last week its full support to the Socialist leader’s regime and his efforts to prevent what Moscow sees as interference in Venezuela’s domestic affairs. At the same time, Russia, which vowed to defend its oil assets in Venezuela as early as the political crisis began in January, sees risks to its investments
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ten finalists have been selected for the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced following the conclusion of the 2018 season. This group of student-athletes is represented by eight different programs and eight conferences. All ten selections are on the list for the first
MONTREAL — The father of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared in Montreal one year ago stood by a church altar Tuesday night and defiantly told the roughly 200 people gathered that his son is still alive. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou never returned home after setting out on foot to visit a friend on March 12, 2018.
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer is set to face a second US trial over allegations that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer. This is six months after the company was rocked by a $289-million verdict by a California state court. According to Reuters, a lawsuit by California resident Edwin Hardeman against Bayer was
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — East Texas Baptist University’s Beatriz Lara and the University of St. Thomas’ Chase Shortly captured the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors of the season, respectively, on Wednesday. Freshman right-hander Lara struck out nine and allowed just one hit in an 8-0 six-inning shutout of
MONCTON, N.B. — An overdue book is finally back at the public library in Moncton, N.B., — 63 years after it was borrowed. Librarian Chantale Bellemare says a senior was cleaning his house and discovered the volume of Relax and Live, a self-help book for relieving tension and getting better sleep. She says the man