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A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident 09/16/2024 12:43pm • HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities said Monday. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was in critical but stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count in Georgia for now 09/16/2024 12:27pm • ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now after the Georgia Supreme Court paused orders disqualifying them. The court's decision Sunday came as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office said milit Book Review: Raymond Antrobus transitions into fatherhood in his poetry collection 'Signs, Music' 09/16/2024 12:25pm • Becoming a parent is life changing. Raymond Antrobus’ third poetry collection, “Signs, Music," captures this transformation as he conveys his own transition into fatherhood. The book is split between before and after, moving from the hope and trepidation of shepherding a new life into the world Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia 09/16/2024 09:48am • Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs, who have been No Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season 09/16/2024 09:44am • KENYON, Minnesota (AP) — Serving coffee after Sunday worship outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains anchored in the congregation his Norwegian ancestors helped found in 1857 among cornfields because it’s “very full of very supportive people.” An hour’s drive north in Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea 09/16/2024 09:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents A garlicky yogurt marinade pulls double duty in souvlaki-inspired pork skewers 09/16/2024 09:04am • In Greece, skewers of garlicky meat called souvlaki are sold on street corners, in restaurants and at the beach, served hot off the grill to be enjoyed while out and about. Though a yogurt marinade isn’t traditional for pork souvlaki, in this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All- Argentina's President Milei presents 2025 budget, vowing austerity and setting up a showdown 09/16/2024 08:36am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina presented the 2025 budget to Congress late Sunday, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country's chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers. In an u A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen 09/16/2024 08:33am • BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch resigned on Monday, criticizing the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just as she tries to assemble a new team for the next five years. Thierry Breton, a French business The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says 09/16/2024 08:29am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spr Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle 09/16/2024 07:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda. Then the Secret Service spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in bushes at Trump's Car Review: Nissan turns up the sports car to 11 with the Z NISMO 09/16/2024 07:20am • The Nissan Z NISMO is hardcore track ready sports car with more power and improved handling to make a better driving experience. (WTOP/Mike Parris) With the return of the Nissan Z a few years ago, the company gave buyers a sporty alternative to muscle cars and higher dollar coupes from Germany. For Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes 09/16/2024 07:10am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the pow Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a 'soft landing'? 09/16/2024 06:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. It's likely to be just the first in a series of rat Sustainable investing advocate says 'anti-woke' backlash in US won't stop the movement 09/16/2024 06:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Lettini already knew of the backlash against ESG investing when she took over as chief executive of US SIF last year. US SIF is an advocacy group that supports sustainable investing, which encourages investors to consider a wider set of risks including the environment, socia