Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, jailed in the US for 20 years after a DEA sting operation, urged US prison authorities to provide him with immediate healthcare. The pilot has lost many of his teeth and cannot eat properly. The jailed Russian citizen is being deprived of adequate healthcare, despite repeatedly sending requests to the prison…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jessica Mendoza, an analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball team, will deliver this year’s keynote address at the 2017 NFCA Convention, Dec. 6-9 in Las Vegas. A four-time NFCA first-team All-American, Mendoza is a two-time Olympic medalist, three-time world champion and was the 2006 USA Softball Athlete of the Year. A former star…
VANCOUVER — A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside. When six pizzas were delivered to Meng’s house the delivery driver was instructed to take four of them to reporters and photographers who were stationed on…
Heavy snowfall, chilling wind, and temperatures far below zero are no obstacle for true love as proven by a loyal dog, who has been waiting for her sick master outside a hospital for two weeks now. Her amazing fidelity has quickly made, Cherry, from the Russian city of Voronezh a media sensation and led to…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rowan University’s Jesse DeDomenico and East Texas Baptist University’s Morgan Arst captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. Sophomore right-hander DeDomenico went 4-0 this past week, with just one earned run and 31 strikeouts in 25.2 innings of action. The Hightstown High product…
A Canadian woman is reeling after her uncle and aunt perished in a deadly California wildfire, but that’s not stopping her from helping others find their missing loved ones. From Lewisporte, N.L., Megan Janes began asking the public for help last weekend through Twitter, as her family grew increasingly concerned if her uncle Randy Dodge…
Russia has lost control over its scientific space satellite, Spektr-R, which has one of the largest space telescopes ever sent into orbit. Ground control said it is “still alive,” however, and continues to send photos from space. It’s been several days since Spektr-R, also known as RadioAstron, stopped responding to commands from the ground in…
TORONTO — Ontario elementary teachers have taken the government to court over the province’s sex-ed curriculum in part because of a warning to educators that came along with it, their lawyer said Wednesday. A Toronto court is hearing a legal challenge from both the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…
OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, is proud to announce the selection of Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) as the 2017 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year. Moultrie, who has been a member of the Women’s National Team (WNT) since 2011, was a staple of the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said Thursday he’s seeking the death penalty for five suspects charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. The disclosures by the prosecution appear aimed at distancing the killers and their operation from Crown…