• Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

    Wall Street Journal reporter, held since March 2023 on espionage allegations, to remain in Russian jail for at least two more monthsThe American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his appeal against his detention.Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been held in the Lefortovo prison on the outskirts of Moscow since March last year on allegations by...

  • Brittney Griner recalls harsh 10-month Russian detention: ‘My life is over right here’

    Brittney Griner was arrested in 2022 after Russian officials said they found a vape cartridge of hashish oil in her luggage at Moscow's airport.

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    Hammond teenager booked into juvenile detention center after reportedly stabbing classmate three times

    HAMMOND - A juvenile is in custody after reportedly stabbing a classmate three times with a "key-knife" during a bathroom fight. Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said the fight happened at Hammond High School Monday morning. One of the two students involved stabbed the other with a small foldable "key-knife."All three of the puncture wounds were reported to be non-life-threatening. The student was arrested and will be booked into the Florida Parish Juvenile...

  • Three Pirates questions nearly one month into the season

    PITTSBURGH -- Wednesday was the first of what should be several games where the Pirates opted to push their originally scheduled starter back in favor of a bullpen day, giving most of the rotation another day of rest. The results were mostly favorable, outside of a three-run third when Luis

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    Rent in Toronto is on the decline for the third month in a row: report

    The average price of rent in Toronto has declined for the third month in a row, according to a recent report by rentals.ca. According to the April report, the average asking price for a Toronto rental apartment decreased in April and is now down 0.7 per cent month-over-month to an average $2,782. The slowdown began in Oct. 2023 – the first time that the Toronto rental market lowered in cost since August 2021. However, Toronto remains among one of the most expensive cities in Canada to...

  • with temperatures above average for 11 months of the year, report reveals

    Europe's overall temperature last year was 1.8°F (1°C) above average, the EU's climate change programme has revealed - putting it on a par with 2020.

  • 'If I were at Juventus, I'd extend Allegri's contract for three years'

    Former Cagliari President Massimo Cellino believes Juventus should offer

  • Alexey Navalny's death wasn't directly ordered by Putin, WSJ reports

    Alexey Navalny's February death in a remote Arctic prison camp likely wasn't directly ordered by Vladimir Putin, despite Navalny's outspoken criticism of the Russian president, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.Despite the suspicious circumstances of the opposition leader's death, the outlet reported Putin may not have intended Navalny to be killed when he was.The Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported that several US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the...

  • US Reverses on Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes, WSJ Reports

    President Joe Biden’s administration is backing away from a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

  • Reports: Russian Hackers Targeted West Texas Water Facilities

    By: Bethany Blankley | The Center Square As federal leaders warn state and local leaders about “disabling cyberattacks” potentially targeting their water and wastewater systems nationwide, several small towns in west Texas were targeted by Russian hackers. One water system run by an offsite vendor hadn’t updated its software system’s password in over 10 years,

  • Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware

    Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.

  • Billionaire Faked Own Death To Join Russian Lover in Moscow: Reports

    A German billionaire who was officially declared dead in 2021, three years after vanishing in the Swiss Alps, may have faked his own death to live with his alleged mistress in Moscow.Karl-Erivan Haub, a German-U.S. dual citizen, was 58 at the time of his disappearance, and was former managing director German retail giant Tengelmann Group. He was last seen on the morning April 7, 2018, heading up a mountain lift, and was reported missing the following morning after he didn't return to his hotel...