Army’s Jeff Monken looking to build off nine-win season
Army won nine games last season and finished just outside the AP Top 25 despite having to cope with a schedule that constantly changed because of COVID-19.
Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating probe
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy has expelled 18 midshipmen and sanctioned 82 more after an investigation into cheating on an online physics exam in December, officials announced Friday.
New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
BOSTON (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions Friday as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the southern New England coast.
UK watchdog probing why Plymouth shooter got back his gun
LONDON (AP) — A 22-year-old man who fatally shot five people in southwestern England earlier this month had his confiscated shotgun and gun license returned to him after he completed a program that aims to keep offenders out of the
Asia Today: Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside
SYDNEY (AP) — A lockdown in Australia's largest city was extended through September and tougher measures to curb the coronavirus's delta variant were imposed Friday, including a curfew and a mask mandate outdoors.
‘Life and death:’ Harm reduction groups file lawsuit against Alberta government
CALGARY — A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules for supervised drug-use sites will have life and death consequences. Non-profit societies Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society argue the g...
Nova Scotia’s new Tory premier and cabinet to be sworn into office Aug. 31
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's new premier and his cabinet will be sworn into office Aug. 31. Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc is to preside over the swearing-in of premier-designate Tim Houston and his new executive council during a ceremony in Halifax. Houston's Pro...
Taliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban face a frontal challenge in cementing control of Afghanistan: Money. Despite their dominant military blitz
Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — While many large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for their employees to return to work in-person, there is one state where such requirements are banned: Montana.
Nova Scotia voter turnout in Tuesday’s election was 55 per cent — near historic low
HALIFAX — Despite more options for Nova Scotians to cast ballots in Tuesday's provincial election, turnout was close to a historic low. Slightly more than 55 per cent of registered voters cast ballots — close to 423,000 people — out of