Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday.. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town …
Takeaways from AP's report on Russian and U.S. influence in …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion, a deal was struck between a private U.S. security firm and Central African Republic, a nation where his shadowy Wagner Group has long been a fixture.The move sparked backlash and tensions – a window into a larger battle playing out across the continent as Moscow and Washington ...
Army to guard a hospital in Italy after a spate of attacks on …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · ROME (AP) — Italy's army will guard medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region starting Monday, after a string of violent attacks on doctors and nurses by enraged patients and relatives across Italy, local media reported.
Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta suspended 3 games for intentionally …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Uceta was suspended for three games and fined Wednesday for intentionally throwing at Nick Castellanos, an action that prompted the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder to say …
Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than two months after the Southern Baptists’ policy arm issued an embarrassing retraction of an announcement of its leader’s firing, it gave him a strong vote of confidence this week — but with a caution against stirring unnecessary controversy.. Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission affirmed both their president, Brent Leatherwood, and the ...
How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s ...
WEBSep 15, 2024 · PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The Rev. Anthony Navaratnam stood before his congregation and urged them to pray for the women from surrounding states who will flock to the new abortion clinic in town that opened in August. “God is giving us an opportunity to be missionaries in Pittsburg, Kansas,” he told those at Flag Church, which hosted a training on how to protest outside of the clinic.
California lawmakers pass ambitious bills to atone for legacy of …
WEBAug 31, 2024 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health.
Fueling Futures: How schools are helping end student hunger
WEBAug 26, 2024 · With rising poverty and deepening income inequality, the number of children living in food-insecure households has increased by 45% since 2021. One powerful solution to youth food insecurity begins in the nation’s schools. Nearly 30 million students – more than 60% of all schoolchildren – rely on school meals for all or part of their ...
Packers' Jordan Love out against Colts as he recovers from knee …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love won’t play for Green Bay in Sunday’s home game against the Indianapolis Colts as the quarterback continues to recover from a knee injury he sustained in the team's season opener. Love is inactive, marking the first time he has missed a game because of an injury since taking over as the starting QB last year.
Infield prospect Luisangel Acuña gets 2 hits in big league debut …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · Posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:02 pm. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luisangel Acuña, a younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr., had two hits in his major league debut with the New York Mets on Saturday. Luisangel Acuña was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and started at shortstop in Philadelphia, batting ninth.