Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based US soldiers killed in Middle East drone strike

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Described by their parents as bubbly and constantly laughing, Spc. Kennedy Sanders and Spc. Breonna Moffett became close friends soon after enlisting in the Army Reserve five years ago. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers served a tour in Iraq before joining the same company of Army engineers. The three citizen-soldiers from different corners of Georgia all died in a weekend drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan near

Fox News allowed to pursue claims that voting firm’s defamation suit is anti-free speech

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge refused this week to toss out Fox News' claims that voting technology company Smartmatic is suing the network to suppress free speech. The ruling means that both Smartmatic's multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit and the network's counterclaims can continue toward an eventual trial. Smartmatic says Fox News spread ruinous lies that the voting company helped rig the 2020 election against then-U.S. President Donald Trump. The network

Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices

WASHINGTON (AP) - After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy - a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden's political fortunes. A measure of consumer sentiment by the University of Michigan has jumped in the past two months by the most since 1991. A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New

Triangle Jews Call For Gaza Cease Fire

Raleigh, NC (January 27, 2024) — Descendants of Holocaust survivors and Jewish Voice for Peace Triangle NC Chapter hosted an afternoon vigil in Moore Square in Raleigh NC for Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a message to President Biden to stop funding and enabling the genocide of Palestinians. The “Never Again is Now: Holocaust Remembrance Day Vigil” took place one day after the International Court of Justice’s historic ruling, which found South Africa’s claim that Israel

Israeli company gets green light to make world’s first cultivated beef steaks

(AP NEWS) An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The move follows the approval of lab-grown chicken in the U.S. last year. Aleph Farms, of Rehovot, Israel, was granted the initial go-ahead by the Israeli Health Ministry in December, the company said in a news release. The move

Police punish 4 more Udinese fans for racially abusing Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan

UDINE, Italy (AP) - Four more Udinese fans who racially abused AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan were identified and punished on Wednesday. Police said three men and a woman were all given five-year bans - the maximum sentence available - from all sports events in Italy. Ranging in age from 32 to 45, they were identified from the stadium's security camera footage. Another fan had been identified and banned for

North Carolina authorizes online sports betting to begin on eve of men’s ACC basketball tournament

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Legal online sports betting in North Carolina is poised to begin in March, state gambling regulators decided Wednesday, setting the start date for the eve of the region's beloved Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament. Members of the state lottery commission, which was tasked by the General Assembly last year to license sports gambling operators, voted unanimously to set noon March 11 as the time in

16-Year-Old Black Teen With 3 Degrees Becomes America’s Youngest Full-Time Teacher

Shania Muhammad, a 16-year-old girl from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who already has three college degrees, has become America’s youngest full-time salaried teacher. She is currently teaching the third grade at a school in her hometown. Although some are saying that she is too young, Shania has proven herself to be more than qualified for the job. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Child Development and also earned two associate

Panthers agree to hire Dave Canales from the Buccaneers as their new head coach

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as their new head coach, according to two people familiar with the situation. Canales has informed the Buccaneers that he is taking the job, although there are still details that need to be finalized before the move is announced, according to the people who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on

Who are No Labels’ donors? Democratic groups file complaints in an attempt to find out

WASHINGTON (AP) - For months, the centrist group No Labels has stockpiled cash and diligently worked to secure ballot access for a potential third-party presidential bid, striking fear among allies of President Joe Biden that the effort could siphon away votes and hand the White House to Donald Trump. Now, with a rematch between Biden and Trump looking likely, two Democratic-aligned groups this week filed campaign finance complaints, hoping to