Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed Canada’s support for Ukraine in a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Presidential Office reported on March 16. Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on March 14, replacing former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the governing Liberal Party. Trudeau announced his resignation […]
The NCAA tournament is right around the corner, but madness in March has already begun. No. 7 Alabama defeated top-ranked Auburn, 93-91, on the road with an overtime buzzer-beater Saturday in a regular-season finale. Mark Sears drove toward the paint and hit a floater as the clock expired to give the Crimson Tide a huge […]
The NCAA’s amended gender eligibility policy has come under scrutiny by women’s rights activists over apparent loopholes that some argue would continue to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. The NCAA changed its policy on Feb. 7 to comply with President Donald Trump’s recent “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order, which was […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15. Trump spoke to Putin in a phone call on Feb. 12, holding a separate phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky the same day. The U.S. President has […]
“We’re at yet another turning point,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told global leaders in Davos last week, “which some see as a problem for Europe, but others call a chance. Europe must establish itself as a strong global player, as an indispensable player.” Zelensky is completely right. He is also correct — as was emphasized […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tasked his aides with organizing a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the days after he is sworn in, CNN reported on Jan. 19, citing undisclosed sources. Trump has previously said he wants to meet with Putin “very quickly” after his inauguration. The Kremlin welcomed Trump’s comments, but added […]
A family’s idyllic day enjoying the newly fallen snow in North Carolina was shattered after their toddler son tragically died in a sledding accident. Ayden Sasser was playing outside in Whitsett, North Carolina on Saturday when his sled plunged into a nearby pond, and he became trapped under the ice, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office […]
A coalition of women’s advocacy organizations have called on President-elect Donald Trump to demand the NCAA change its policies regarding trans athletes in women’s sports. Our Bodies, Our Sports, the first and only coalition of women’s advocacy organizations fighting for fairness in women’s sports in the country, issued a letter to the president-elect requesting that […]
Top GOP senators criticized recent law enforcement failures by the FBI and other groups Sunday, calling on President-elect Trump’s administration to enact reforms. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Americans have lost trust in the FBI. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also told “Fox News Sunday” that there need to be […]