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Jussie Smollett, an actor in US series "Empire" has been indicted on 16 felony counts by a grand jury in Chicago after being accused of staging a racist attack on himself.  Smollett, 36, who is considered one of America’s leading black television actors, was accused by police late last month of  "exploiting the pain and […]

OTTAWA — Politics is ingrained in an era of “extreme partisanship” and unless parliamentarians tone down “anti-democratic” rivalries, public confidence in federal parties will deteriorate, warns a new report by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Toronto-based non-partisan charity published a report Wednesday titled “The Real House Lives,” encouraging parties adopt changes to limit the […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tampa Catholic’s (Fla.) Hera Varmah, Pangburn’s (Ark.) Tylar Vernon and Sunnyslope’s (Ariz.) Shaye Bowden have been named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for contests played Feb. 29 through March 6. South Region – Hera Varma (Tampa Catholic HS – Tampa, Fla.) Varma, a junior third baseman and catcher, launched […]

After “Crazy Rich Asians” hit theatres in August, plenty of people took to social media to announce they’ve never felt prouder to be Asian until now. That’s because, for many, this was the first time they saw themselves (and their culture) represented on screen. “Crazy Rich Asians” made major headlines for not only being the […]

“This the moment of decision. We have to stand up for what we believe and the sort of world we want to live in,” says Leonard Ihssen. In a community centre in the town of Eberswalde, north of Berlin, the Green Party is choosing candidates for local council elections, but the meeting is a far […]

SALEM, Ore. – Champions were crowned at each of the 16-Under and 18-Under Fast Pitch GOLD National Championships, in Salem and Hillsboro, Ore. on late Saturday evening. Nebraska Gold (pictured), out of Region 12, defeated Originals-Self to win the 16U GOLD. At the 18U in Hillsboro, the Beverly Bandits, out of Region 9 and Ohio […]

A ship is leaking tons of oil into the Pacific Ocean next to a UNESCO world heritage site, with hundreds of tons still inside the vessel waiting to spill into the pristine waters of the Solomon Islands. Australian officials have warned that an environmental disaster is unfolding and said little progress has been made since […]

DC Comics has officially given us our first look at the Arkham Knight in Detective Comics #1000. Reported by CBR, this marks the Arkham Knight’s latest foray into the world of comics after being introduced as the titular antagonist in Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight. The first image of the Detective Comics version of the character […]

Forget Bitcoin, verified social media accounts, or a numberless user name — the most enviable thing on the internet is access to Meghan Markle’s now-defunct blog. Before she was the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan wrote about her life as a working actress in Toronto on a lifestyle blog called The Tig that she tragically had […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Florida head coach Tim Walton, assistant coaches Jennifer Rocha and Kenny Gajewski, and volunteer assistant coach Stacie Pestrak of the back-to-back Division I National Champion Gators were named the 2015 NFCA DI National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced on Wednesday.    It was another season to remember for Florida […]