Author: Paul E.

Big 12 Conference play has arrived for the Texas Tech football team, and the Red Raiders will find themselves in a tough battle against a resurgent Arizona State team.The Sun Devils (3-0) have already tied their win total for all of 2023 and will be looking to prove it was no fluke, while the Red Raiders (2-1) will also be looking to build on last week’s win over North Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium (2:30 p.m. on FS1).While it can be hard to analyze a matchup between conference rivals, one old, one new, as a team like Arizona…

CNN — President Joe Biden is convening the leaders of Australia, India and Japan in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, for a Quad summit this weekend, aiming to put the final touches on an alliance he hopes will last beyond his presidency. The current U.S.-Japan alliance is entering a new era as half of its leadership — Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida — soon step down. As President Biden prepares to hand over to a new administration, he is looking to turn to allies like the Quad to burnish his foreign policy achievements and provide a final diplomatic…

A Royal Canadian Air Force Air Combat Systems officer spent the day Saturday helping young girls in Winnipeg realize it’s possible to pursue a career in aviation and aerospace.”Growing up, we didn’t have role models like that in aviation,” said Lt. Col. Genevieve Dussault, commander of Winnipeg’s 402nd Squadron, during a Girls in Aviation Day event Saturday at the Royal Western Canadian Aviation Museum.”I’m very passionate about my job. I love what I do. And it’s great to be able to inspire that passion in young girls.”Dussault said he looks forward to answering questions about what it’s like to fly…

Two star quarterbacks will be available for Sunday’s game. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is nursing a sprained ankle, while Packers point guard Jordan Love is recovering quickly from a knee injury and is likely to be available for Sunday’s game. While Herbert and Love are the highlights, there are plenty of other notable injuries. Here’s each team’s final injury report for Week 3 and analysis of what those injuries mean for Sunday. All NFL odds are based on SportsLine consensus.Giants: CB Nick McCloud (knee) out; OLB Brian Burns (groin) and ILB Darius Muasau (knee) questionable Browns: TE David Njoku (ankle),…

Palm Springs Director of Sustainability LP McCloy, center, Coachella Grants Manager Jamie Arroyo, left, and Indio City Councilman Oscar Ortiz discussed how Coachella Valley cities are addressing environmental health issues during a moderated forum Saturday. Representatives from three Coachella Valley cities, including Palm Springs, outlined their environmental health and sustainability efforts during a panel discussion Saturday, highlighting both progress and challenges in addressing the effects of climate change. Palm Springs Sustainability Director LP McCloy, Coachella Grants Manager Jamie Arroyo and Indio City Councilman Oscar Ortiz presented their cities’ efforts during a session that was part of the two-day “Healthy Desert,…

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a new cabinet on Saturday in a move that marks a major shift to the right, leaving the country deeply divided and with more than two months to form a government and uncertain prospects for long-term stability.The announcement from the French presidency came two weeks after Macron appointed veteran centre-right politician Michel Barnier as prime minister in an attempt to break the political deadlock that has paralysed France since this summer’s inconclusive parliamentary elections.The new cabinet includes centrist lawmakers from Mr Macron’s party and its allies as well as right-wing politicians from Mr Barnier’s Republicans,…

Mark and Kim HilinskiChloe Smith Hilinski’s Hope Foundation is once again working through Student-Athlete Mental Health Week, a national initiative aimed at raising awareness, reducing stigma and promoting mental wellness among college athletes. This year, Student-Athlete Mental Health Week will take place October 5-12, 2024. Hilinski’s Hope was founded in memory of former Washington State University quarterback Tyler Hilinski, who tragically died by suicide in 2018. The movement has become a powerful advocacy campaign for mental health resources for student-athletes. Tyler’s parents, Mark and Kim Hilinski, lead the foundation with a mission to ensure that student-athletes do not suffer in…

The Tufts University men’s lacrosse team won the DIII NCAA Championship in 2024. (Photo by Larry French/NCAA Photo via Getty Images)Twelve members of the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a 45-minute voluntary training session, a university spokesperson said Friday. The training took place on Monday and was led by a Tufts graduate who completed Navy SEAL training, according to the Associated Press.Training over the past week has left 12 players with rhabdomyolysis, a muscle disease linked to overexertion, five of whom remained hospitalized with the disease as of Friday.According…

On September 18th, San Francisco State University’s Health Promotion and Wellness team invited a group of service dogs from the United States Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to campus for the semester’s first “Wags for Wellness” event. Wags for Wellness is an ongoing event hosted by Health Promotion & Wellness, a unit that introduces different ways to reduce the effects of stress in the campus community. In past years, Wags for Wellness has been held weekly, but this semester there are only five scheduled opportunities for students to meet and cuddle the volunteer animals. “Community is…

The intersection of modern stressful lives and mental health is fraught with many challenges for all of us. When gender-based roles and inequalities are added in, the equation becomes even more complicated, especially for women, who often face unique mental health challenges while juggling their careers, societal expectations, and caregiving roles.Societal expectations and the pressure to conform to social norms often lead to an unequal distribution of responsibilities within the home, leading to stress and burnout. Women often bear the burden of childcare, which is the most time-consuming and tedious task. Daily childcare responsibilities such as preparing meals, monitoring homework,…