(NEW DELHI) — Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race with rival Pakistan but later reached across the border to begin a groundbreaking peace process, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 93. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where Vajpayee had been […]
BYU defense makes statement during 90-play scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium
PROVO — With a little more than two weeks before BYU kicks off the season at Arizona, the Cougar defense made a statement Thursday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. “I think the defense was kind of fed up about hearing about the offense and how great they were doing and they wanted to do something about […]
Court: Dismissal of cop’s Black Lives Matter lawsuit is just
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal appeals court says a Louisiana court rightly dismissed a deputy’s lawsuit accusing Black Lives Matter and several leaders of inciting violence that led to a deadly 2016 attack on law enforcement officers. The Advocate reports a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans […]
Nick Foles leaves preseason game with shoulder strain
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles left Thursday’s exhibition game against the New England Patriots with a shoulder strain. His return was questionable, the team said. The Super Bowl MVP appeared to be in pain when he was hit by Patriots defensive lineman Adrian Clayborn in the right arm as he reared back […]
RCMP say searchers have found a body, plane wreckage northwest of Edmonton
MAYERTHORPE, Alta. — RCMP say search and rescue technicians have found a body and the wreckage of plane in a wooded area northwest of Edmonton. Mounties say the identity of the remains and the aircraft have not been confirmed. Transport Canada and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating what has been found […]