Arrighetti fans season-high 10 as Astros run streak to seven games with 7-1 win over Rockies - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high 10 in seven scoreless innings and Yainer Diaz had three hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 7-1 win […]

Nothing radical: city announces plan to chip away at deficit

The City of Winnipeg is unveiling its deficit action plan to save millions of dollars that can’t be covered by its rainy day fund. The plan comes after a recent […]

What’s open, closed on Canada Day

The Canada Day long weekend is packed with activities across Winnipeg for those looking to celebrate the statutory holiday Monday. The Free Press is not publishing a print or e-edition […]

Canadiens trade three draft picks to get 21st-overall selection from Kings

LAS VEGAS – The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the 21st-overall pick in Friday’s NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles gets the 26th-overall pick as well as picks […]

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RCMP search of rural residence finds pipe bomb in home of murder-conspiracy accused

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The RCMP says it had to call in bomb specialists while searching the home of one of two men now on trial on charges of conspiring to […]

Court revives lawsuit over Detroit-area woman who was found alive in a body bag

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a […]

EU leaders have tapped their top brass. Von der Leyen must win over parliament to keep her job

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s leaders this week agreed with surprising speed on a trio of top jobs, tapping European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second […]

Prosecutors rest in seventh week of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors rested on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, enabling the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen […]

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Texas jury convicts driver over deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed […]

Feds give firms $7.5M to increase production, innovation

Four Manitoba organizations will receive more than $7.5 million in federal funding to aid continued growth. CentrePort Canada Inc., Manitoba Music, North Forge Technology Exchange and Economic Development Winnipeg are […]

Akshay Bhatia’s golf ball falls into a fairway drain, leading to an unusual free drop

DETROIT (AP) — Akshay Bhatia had a hole-in-one of sorts when his golf ball fell into a hole in a fairway drain at Detroit Golf Club in the second round […]

Military was following ‘legal orders’ to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says

OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces was following “legal orders” when it tried to rescue a group of Afghan Sikhs during the fall of Kabul three years ago, Chief of […]

Rüdiger set to be available for Germany after hamstring problem for Euro match vs. Denmark

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger looks to have recovered from a hamstring problem to be available for the round-of-16 match against Denmark at the European Championship on […]

Olympics 2024: How to watch, when it starts, key dates in Paris

It’s almost time for the 2024 Olympics. Get ready for all the action — everything on the track, courts and fields, in the pools and all the other events — […]

Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth

Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4. The birth of the white buffalo […]

Russian tennis players Kachanov, Samsonova decline Paris Olympics invites. Medvedev status unclear

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian tennis players Karen Kachanov and Liudmila Samsonova declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said on Friday, and their next highest ranked compatriots […]

Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson team up in Paris as part of Olympic beach volleyball team

TORONTO – After competing with different partners at the Tokyo Games, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are joining forces this summer at the Paris Olympics. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from […]

Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again,” Megan Thee Stallion says in the spoken-word intro for her “Cobra” music video. It […]

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie announces the death of his wife, Rhonda Massie

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rhonda Massie, the wife of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, has died, the Kentucky congressman announced Friday in a moving social media tribute to his high school […]

Nebraska regent suggests adding putting fans’ ashes under the field. Her idea was dead on arrival

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A University of Nebraska regent has proposed a way for lifelong Cornhusker fans to carry their support into the afterlife. When Memorial Stadium undergoes its next […]

New charges against Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants: court documents

Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach stands accused of sexually assaulting seven additional complainants from 1977 to as recently as February. The documents filed today provide additional information about […]

Croatia fined $112,000 by UEFA for fan misconduct at Euro 2024

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Croatia was fined 105,000 euros ($112,500) by UEFA for fan misconduct at a European Championship elimination game against Italy, the federation said on Friday. The financial […]

The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in north Rafah to seek shelter further north, describing a chaotic night as the sounds of […]

Hot spots, idyllic oases and coveted co-ordinates

Ah, summer. Beaches, porches and the great outdoors. Hot days, glorious sunsets and lazy highway drives. As we head into the July long weekend, we asked several Free Press writers to muse on a slice of a Manitoba summer, be it a destination, a distant memory or a sensory delight. It turns out we’re big fans of ice cream and rural movie joints. Travel west and as far south as you can without leaving the province and you’ll find a sweet little campground with a swampy swimming hole and

U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland unveil 1st 6 players for 4 Nations Face-Off tournament

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon have never played together for Team Canada. Same for Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk for Team USA. That will change next […]

Raptors draft picks Ja’Kobe Walter, Jonathan Mogbo introduced to Toronto

TORONTO – Years before Jonathan Mogbo was drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he got used to stopping and posing for photos with local fans. Mogbo visited his childhood best friend […]

Marsha Ambrosius’ new ‘CASABLANCO’ album is just what Dr. Dre ordered

NEW YORK (AP) — Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including the wear-and-tear of touring and fickle music industry politics. She was at […]

Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds are the tournament before the tournament

ROEHAMPTON, England (AP) — About 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the All England Club — a 15-to-20-minute drive during moderate mid-morning traffic, along tree-lined roads — sits the Roehampton Community […]

A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here’s how to spot it

An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest […]

Philadelphia Flyers to buy out remainder of Cam Atkinson’s contract

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers announced Friday that they will buy out the remainder of forward Cam Atkinson’s contract. Atkinson was signed through 2025. He was with the Flyers […]