Pick-Six: Freshmen still can make major impact in portal era. These newcomers merit your attention - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

Even with looser transfer restrictions making it easier for programs to fill holes with upperclassmen, true freshmen still find a way to make an impact each season. Seven of the […]

Pakistani judge acquits a man over spreading misinformation that sparked riots in UK

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani judge on Monday acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation that helped spark widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, officials […]

Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Have a back-up plan for cancellations and delays, and be patient

Many children have gone back to school in the U.S., and the days are getting shorter, but there is still one more excuse to use the swimsuits and beach towels […]

Volunteering has become a way of life

COVID-19 showed Cogie Cogan the effect volunteering can have. During the summer of 2020, Cogan ran a meal-delivery program for seniors at Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre. It was Cogan’s […]

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Sheena’s back with Back To Life

Sheena Legrand is ready. It’s been a decade since the Treherne-born artist released new music. In that time, the singer-songwriter, formerly known as Sheena Grobb, got married, became a mother […]

Prestige rises in north Winnipeg

Jim Gauthier veered from his lane in automotive sales to take a stab at real estate development for the first time in 2015. While it proved a success, the locally […]

Fifty years of fuel, food and repairs

Come for an oil change, stay for a Verna burger. Step into Kendel’s Service Station & Diner and you might think you’ve gone back in time. The family-owned East Kildonan […]

Charity honours fallen soldiers with scholarships for their children

Malia Davis’s father was killed in 2006 while serving in Afghanistan. The 21-year-old student now benefits from a Canada Company scholarship awarded to the children of fallen Canadian Forces soldiers. […]

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Austin Street Festival celebrates 15 years of music, community, hope

There hasn’t always been dancing at the intersection of Austin Street and Lorne Avenue in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood — historically one of the poorest, over-policed, and disenfranchised areas […]

Caesars Casino Ontario Review for August 2024

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One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals is emptying out as Israeli forces draw near

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled […]

German leader vows tougher knife laws and more deportations after fatal attack in Solingen

SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers Monday as he visited the scene of the knife attack […]

Realignment shifts some of the top powers in women’s college volleyball as popularity surges

Perhaps no sport will be impacted more by the most recent round of conference realignment than women’s volleyball. Five of the last nine schools to win national championships switched conferences […]

Analysis: Big 12 must ask not only why UConn, but why now as Yormark remains open for business

As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why invite the Huskies as why do it now. “There […]

Taiwan bans concert by Chinese rapper over insulting ‘Taipei, China’ promotional materials

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper after he used the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials. Wang Yitai’s scheduled Sept. […]

Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A body camera captured every word and bark uttered as police Sgt. Matt Gilmore and his K-9 dog, Gunner, searched for a group of suspects for […]

French DJ and LGBTQ+ icon carries Paralympic torch to defy hate she endured over Olympics ceremony

PARIS (AP) — French performer Barbara Butch carried the Paralympic torch Sunday evening in an act of defiance after being targeted by hate speech over her appearance in the opening […]

Will Power is thick in the IndyCar championship fight and not even considering retirement

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Will Power, soaked in victory champagne and still buzzing from a win that kept him in the IndyCar championship fight, leaned in to do a microphone […]

Swimmer Ali Truwit makes Paralympics a year after losing lower leg in shark attack while snorkeling

The first step for swimmer Ali Truwit was overcoming her newfound fear of the one place she had always felt safe — the water. Because the sound of water, any […]

It was another incredible week for history-making sluggers Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani

Even by their lofty standards, this was quite a week for Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Judge homered seven times in six games for the New York Yankees, including twice […]

A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall. Local media report dozens missing

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s health ministry says a dam has collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the eastern Red Sea state. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In […]

What’s behind the bloodiest recent attacks in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province?

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Multiple attacks in Pakistan’s restive southwest have killed at least 31 people, the highest death toll in a 24-hour period blamed on separatists in Baluchistan province in […]

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies. With the characteristics […]

Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains ablaze but hasn’t sprung a major oil leak in the […]

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers’ data

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She’s the sitting vice president. She’s the candidate of change. How Harris is having it both ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s the sitting vice president who has been in office for 3 1/2 years. She’s also the presidential candidate of just five weeks promising a “new way […]

In the news today: CN, CPKC rail service set to resume after dispute

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… CN, CPKC rail service set to resume after dispute Traffic at Canada’s two […]

Taiwan drills with anti-amphibious landing missiles to deter China

PINGTING, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan drilled Monday with anti-amphibious landing missiles as part of strategy to remain mobile and deadly in an attempt to deter an attack from China, which […]

Yankees visit the Nationals to begin 3-game series

New York Yankees (77-54, first in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (59-72, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (7-10, […]

White Sox host the Tigers on home losing streak

Detroit Tigers (65-66, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (31-100, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Ty Madden (0-0); White […]