Norco still one to beat at top of USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — California’s Norco rolled past Vista Murrieta, 8-2, in a CIF Southern Section playoff game to improve to 31-0 and remain the clear No. 1 in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The Cougars have now won 42 of their last 43 contests. The lone loss during that stretch was…

Trudeau, World Leaders In Paris Mark 100 Years Since End Of First World War

PARIS — A series of international leaders used a global commemoration of the end of the First World War to warn about the risk politicians who call themselves nationalists pose to a fragile peace, in a message aimed at the American president. What started with the French president saying that nationalist leaders threaten to erase…

Russian MP proposes moving Soviet-era monuments from Poland to save them from demolition

A Communist member of the State Duma has proposed moving Soviet-era monuments, which now face demolition in Poland, to Russia and funding the operation with donations from concerned citizens. MP Valery Rashkin detailed his proposal in an address to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, parts of which were quoted in the Thursday edition of popular Russian…

Quantic Dream, Epic Games Store Partner to Release Detroit, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls on PC

Quantic Dream and Epic Games have announced an exclusive partnership for the Epic Games Store to launch Quantic’s previously PlayStation-exclusive games on PC. Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and last year’s Detroit: Become Human will all be available on PC later this year exclusively through the Epic Games Store. 429 Mashing buttons will get you…

Washington and Oregon advance to semifinals of 2017 WCWS

OKLAHOMA CITY – A pair of Pac-12 programs, Washington and Oregon, advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Women’s College World Series  at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium/OGE Energy Field. T The Huskies (50-13) defeated UCLA, while the Ducks (54-7) defeated LSU, 4-1.   Semifinal Sunday starts at 1 p.m. ET with Florida and Washington,…

Russian space boss Rogozin promises ‘serious battle’ with foreign competitors

The head of the Russian state-run space corporation Roskosmos has acknowledged the partial loss of leading positions on world markets, but promised that a “serious battle” with competitors would restore the situation. “We are not going to cede our leadership in space to anyone. We respect our country and we will give a serious battle…

Microsoft Confirms Plans for Xbox Live on Nintendo Switch with Cuphead

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live will be headed to Nintendo Switch and that it is working with Cuphead developer StudioMDHR to implement Xbox Live features into the game in the coming months. Cuphead for Nintendo Switch was announced during Nintendo’s Nindies Showcase Spring 2019 alongside 17 other games, and it was revealed that the…

PC Labour Law Is 'Massive Step Backwards For Health Care,' Ontario Doctor Says

Jill Promoli wonders if her son would still be alive if another child stayed home from school. Promoli’s two-year-old Jude — named for The Beatles song — got a fever in May 2016 after his older sister picked up a bug at her kindergarten class. He was dead within a day. It was influenza B….

US sanctions designed to impede development of successful nations, says Russian Duma chief

The main purpose of United States sanctions is to slow the progress of rapidly developing nations, Russian State Duma speaker has said before the parliament gave its first nod to bills on Russia’s response to the restrictions. “The USA is conducting its sanctions policy against the countries that are actively developing. This includes not only…