By Ben Iwara via Unsplash+ $9 million in grants from Lowe’s is going to support 15 nonprofits dedicated to training the next generation of tradespeople to meet the growing demand for workers—fueled by rising wages and expanding job opportunities. The grants support training programs focusing on carpentry and construction, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and appliance repair.…
Watch: Sergio Aguiar says his daughter would be “very proud” of his fundraising to build the playground The father of one of the girls killed at a dance class in Southport last year says his local community has been “so kind” and “amazing with us” as he prepares to run a fundraising marathon. Sergio Aguiar…
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote…
Watch: Moment SpaceX launches rocket with crew to relieve stranded astronauts SpaceX has launched a rocket carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a plan to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home. The pair were due to be on the ISS for only eight days, but because…
Credit: LaShawn Dobbs Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, another rebuilding effort is underway in New Orleans. The Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship organization is relaunching in the Big Easy for the first time since they were forced to close in the wake Hurricane Katrina. Kalli Christ has been the CEO of BBBS in the wider…
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Newcastle with an ankle injury. The 26-year-old picked up the knock in the second half of Tuesday’s Champions League defeat by Paris St-Germain, a tie the French side won on penalties. Alexander-Arnold’s injury means Liverpool do not have a recognised right-back for the Wembley…
Happy Birthday to the British film icon Michael Caine who turns 92 today. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, the 2-time Oscar winner also had 6 nominations for his roles in The Quiet American, The Cider House Rules, Hannah and Her Sisters, Educating Rita, Sleuth, and Alfie. Alongside Laurence Olivier, Paul Newman, and Jack Nicholson,…
As leaders around the world try to figure out how best to deal with the new Trump administration, one Canadian official has come out swinging. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a regular on major US networks where he has addressed Americans directly, was among the first in Canada to pull US alcohol off the shelves as…
– credit KMP Szczecinie A Swiss man has his lucky stars and the Polish police to thank after they managed to foil a kidnapping plot against his two dogs. The story comes from the Polish town of Szczecin, where a former municipal councilman from a suburb of Zurich fell into an elaborate theft and extortion…
Gregor Brown and Matt Fagerson replace the benched Jonny Gray and injured Jack Dempsey for Scotland’s final Six Nations match away to France on Saturday (20:00 GMT). Brown starts in the second row while Number 8 Fagerson joins prop brother Zander in the starting XV with Dempsey ruled out with a hamstring injury. Lock Marshall…
