Search

Grand Canyon, nation's largest Christian university, says it's appealing 'ridiculous' federal fine 11/16/2023 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The nation's largest Christian university says it's fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs. Grand Canyon University, which enrolls more than 100,000 students mostly in online program Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/16/2023 01:04pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say 11/16/2023 01:01pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday. The highly infectious disease triggered epidemics in 37 countries last year, versus 22 countries in 2021 Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that 11/16/2023 10:50am • ROSSTON, Texas (AP) ��� The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and calves. It���s the way she starts most days on her 3,000-acre Texas ranch: ensuring all the cattle are safe, deciding when they should move to another pasture, and Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways? 11/16/2023 10:45am • If it still seems strange to think of fish growing on farms, it shouldn���t. Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food sector in the world for decades, and people now eat more farmed fish than wild fish. The industry has had to grow. Demand for seafood is soaring and will continue to rise. But Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today? 11/16/2023 10:25am • SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) ��� The moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family prepared for another big move. On horseback, he rode to a well with nearly a thousand sheep and goats. Occasionally, he and his wife, Nurmaa, stopped to help struggling young ones, weak after a Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today? 11/16/2023 10:21am • SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) ��� The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family began preparing for yet another big move with their animals. On horseback, he rode to a well with nearly a thousand sheep and goats. Occasionally, he and his wife, Nurmaa, stopped Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says 11/16/2023 06:52am • Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday. Childhood cancers are rare and treatments have improved drastically in rec TikTok and Meta challenge Europe's new rules that crack down on digital giants 11/16/2023 06:15am • LONDON (AP) ��� TikTok and Facebook owner Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice. TikTok said in a blog post Thursday that it���s appealing being classif Montgomery Co. teacher on leave for alleged antisemitic social media posts 11/15/2023 09:52pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, teacher is on administrative leave after she was accused of posting messages on Facebook that were ���antisemitic in nature.��� The teacher, Sabrina Khan-Williams, teaches world studies at Tilden Middle School in Rockville. Khan-Williams also teaches diversity, equi Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say 11/15/2023 09:02pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight that authorities said broke out over a pair of headphones and a vape pen. But police homicide Loudoun Co. superintendent defends district���s response to student overdoses 11/15/2023 09:00pm • New Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence defended the school system���s handling of a rise in student overdoses, explaining the county has to balance informing the community with student privacy. At a work session on Tuesday, county staff provided an update on how the Virgini Billionaire George Soros' 7 Top Stock Picks in 2023 11/15/2023 07:00pm • George Soros is one of the most successful investors in history. His Soros Fund Management has a portfolio valued at about $7 billion, and Soros himself has an estimated net worth of $6.7 billion, according to Forbes, after donating more than $32 billion to philanthropic causes. Soros formerly manag Common Causes of Lower Right Abdominal Pain 11/15/2023 07:00pm • Pain in your lower right abdomen could have several different causes. While this feeling may get better on its own, it sometimes requires immediate medical attention or surgery, which is why it's important to seek medical attention if you're experiencing this type of discomfort. Your health care pro How to Lend Money to Family and Friends 11/15/2023 07:00pm • It can happen to any of us: One minute we're a friend or family member; the next moment, we are a loan officer at a bank. Or at least, it can feel that way if you're ever in that awkward position of being asked to lend money. There are plenty of reasons you might be asked for money. Maybe inflation,