U of M breast milk study expected to have global impact
University of Manitoba researchers have received a prestigious US$2.5-million grant to study how breast milk affects health outcomes. “There’s many mysteries to unlock, I think, in...
Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach...
Kevin Costner and wife of nearly 19 years begin divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing, a representative for the actor said Tuesday. “It is...
Around-the-world regatta runs into giant seaweed flotilla
A 5,000-mile-long flotilla of seaweed stretching from Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is slowing the boats in the around-the-world Ocean Race as they make their...
Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain
DETROIT (AP) — The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The series-opening game was postponed about an hour after the...
Ottawa Redblacks select OL Dontae Bull first overall in CFL draft
TORONTO – The Ottawa Redblacks selected offensive lineman Dontae Bull first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night. The six-foot-seven, 320-pound Victoria native started seven games...
Verlander, Scherzer returning to mound for Mets in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound, perhaps fittingly in Detroit against a team they...
Mom of man missing in Mexico is killed, search group says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another mother searching for her disappeared child has been killed in Mexico, the sixth murder of a volunteer search activist in Mexico...
Defecting Labour MP Meka Whaitiri may have just ousted herself from Parliament
Labour has decided to let Meka Whaitiri defect to Te Pāti Māori without forcing her out of Parliament – but Whaitiri may still be ousted, and...
Police lay more charges relating to Whangārei death last year
Robyn Edie/Stuff Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man for disposing of a firearm allegedly involved in Bob Kleiman’s death. (File photo) A 36-year-old man...