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A significant decrease in Russia’s prison population has led to the closing of 93 prisons in the last seven years, Deputy Justice Minister Valery Maksimenko has announced. Changes in criminal law haved caused the transformation. “Because of changes in the crime-related policy of the state, the number of inmates in various penal institutions in our […]

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Most residents of a northern B.C. community are being allowed back into their homes after a gas pipeline ruptured, sparking a massive blaze. RCMP say the explosion happened at about 5:30 p.m. PT Tuesday and forced about 100 members of the nearby Lheidli T’enneh First Nation from their homes. Officials say […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisiana shortstop DJ Sanders and Villanova southpaw Brette Lawrence named Louisville Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and of the Week, respectively, for games played April 17-23, announced the Association on Tuesday afternoon. Sanders was a familiar site on the base paths last week. She reached base safely in 14 of 15 plate […]

Russian MPs have drafted a bill which means any action or inaction that helps to implement anti-Russian sanctions from foreign states should carry criminal responsibility with punishments of up to four years in prison. The joint document has been prepared by representatives of all four parliamentary caucuses headed by Upper House Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and […]

This story contains spoilers for The Umbrella Academy comics and Netflix series. With word coming that The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a second season, we thought it would be worth revisiting some of our more popular stories about Season 1. For more on Umbrella Academy, check out our Ending Explained feature here. Or […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was found guilty on Wednesday. Aurea Vazquez Rijos had been charged with offering a man $3 million to kill real estate developer Adam Anhang. He was stabbed repeatedly and […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two more victories kept California’s Norco the clear-cut No. 1 team again this week in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (27-0) Cougars rolled past Corona, 11-3, and King, 7-0, to compete another perfect week and have Santiago — a team they defeated 6-1 on April 18 — […]

HALIFAX — Tens of thousand of people across the Maritimes are without power this morning after the region was lashed by strong winds and heavy rain. New Brunswick has been the hardest hit, with NB Power reporting more than 94,000 customers in the dark after 100 km/h winds swept across the province Saturday and into […]

Slovakia has handed over to Russia a Chechen man suspected of organizing a series of bombings in 2006, as well as participating in the gang of one of the most ruthless terrorists, Shamil Basayev. The press service of Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, reported on Wednesday that law enforcement agencies of Slovakia, together with […]

Nintendo is allegedly planning to launch two new versions of the Switch console, potentially as early as this summer. A report by The Wall Street Journal claims that Nintendo has an “enhanced” variant of the Switch in development, bolstered with features “targeted at avid videogamers”. This will be joined by a cheaper option of the […]