A senator has proposed banning various companies from hiring drivers with foreign-issued or international driver’s licenses in order to boost road safety in Russia. The bill – submitted by Senator Akhmat Salpagarov to the State Duma on Thursday – also sets a six-month transition period during which foreigners can exchange their licenses for similar documents…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — St. John Fisher’s Lindsey Thayer and St. Catherine’s Kylie Macziewski scored Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week recognition, respectively. Junior right-hander Thayer earned the pitching honor for a second straight week off an epic three-game stretch. The St. Lawrence High product opened her week with a no-hitter…
The Russian Commission for State Sovereignty Protection has found that Western nations already sought to oust Vladimir Putin from power in 2011, long before the beginning of the ongoing political crisis. “People in Washington and other capitals understood very well that in accordance with the Russian Constitution and tradition, the main battle for control over…
FREDERICTON — Brian Gallant says the lieutenant-governor has given him permission to continue on as New Brunswick’s premier for the time being, and he is promising to convene the legislature “before Christmas” to ensure he has its confidence. Gallant met Tuesday with Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau to discuss Monday night’s election, which left his Liberals in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan won four more games last week to remain the unanimous No. 1 team in the NFCA Top 25 softball rankings. The (35-1) Marlins swept then-No. 16 Randolph-Macon and Roanoke in a pair of Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheaders to continue as the top team for a second-straight week. Then on…
Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back, which was originally released in Japan in 1998, is getting a CG remake and we now have our first look at Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu. A short and long version of a new Japanese trailer for the upcoming film give us our best look yet at…
Dead Cells newest update, dubbed Rise of the Giant, is out now on Steam and slowly rolling out to consoles, bringing with it a ton of new content to a game that keeps getting better and better with age. When I filed the IGN Dead Cells review last year, I thought it was one of…
Lots of kids across Canada will dress up as Batman for Halloween this year, but none will have a costume as awesome as Troy Pardely’s, that’s for sure. The five-year-old boy from Spruce Grove, Alta., got a big Halloween surprise from his barber, who built him a custom Batmobile to fit around around his wheelchair….
Prominent journalists and officials have rallied in Moscow to demand the release of Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, held in Ukraine for over six months on suspicion of treason. “Free Kirill Vyshinsky!” chanted scores of people who came to support the imprisoned head of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency on Friday. Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three highly successful programs earned 2017 NFCA National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors, the Association revealed on Tuesday. Repeat national champion Louisiana State University Eunice was voted by its NFCA peers as the top team in the South Region, while Des Moines…