BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rainstorms that swept a city in northeast China this week killed 11 people and left 14 others missing, while causing more than $1 billion in damages, state media reported Friday.

CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy has died days after he was shot while serving a search warrant in west Georgia, authorities said.

Robert Robinson lost his father when he was just a boy. Life in England was tough during the 18th century, and his mother realized she could not support her son by herself. The now single mother’s solution was to send Robert to London for training to be a barber. While he was there, Robinson became a Christian through the ministry of George Whitfield and dedicated himself to gospel ministry.

FLINT, Mich. — Earlier this month, Send Relief’s Serve Tour overwhelmed Flint. In partnership with the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, Genesee Baptist Association, and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, 606 volunteers from 49 churches representing ten states served 4,480 people from the community over two days.

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a large offensive in the spring that brought initial gains but the operation soon stalled.

HONOLULU (AP) — A tropical storm is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, particularly to the Big Island and Maui, as it passes south of the island chain.

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. — In his opening prayer on Sunday, Aug. 11, Sisters Baptist Church pastor Kevin Carter praised God for His faithfulness over the course of the congregation’s 200-year history. “Father,” he said, “You have been with us through depressions and wars and famines and all kinds of storms of life… We praise you for Your goodness and Your faithfulness.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday, arguing her personal story and prosecutorial background made her uniquely qualified to protect their interests and beat Republican Donald Trump.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor announced Thursday she's dropping charges against six people in three pending murder cases following the indictment of a pair of Savannah police officers accused of misconduct.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach retired 19 hitters in a row and the Atlanta Braves took two of three in their series with NL East-leading Philadelphia, beating the Phillies 3-2 Thursday night.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A big explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers, police said Thursday.

BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A baby was among at least 10 people who drowned after a boat carrying migrants overturned while crossing the Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia, officials in the two Balkan countries said Thursday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv's military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war.

A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking what U.S. officials called a significant expansion of their investigation into the horrific discovery inside an abandoned tractor-trailer on a back road.

For someone as traveled as DJ Uiagalelei, this is his first time out of the country. Uiagalelei will make his debut with his third college on Saturday when No. 10 Florida State takes on Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons signed cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. to a four-year contract extension for a reported $81 million on Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, he realized after a few months that he was in over his head, he recalled.

Baptist General Convention of Texas and North American Mission Board representatives met at the Texas Baptists’ offices last week on Aug. 15. The meeting followed up the exchange between Dustin Slaton, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Round Rock, and North American Mission Board President Kevil Ezell at the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Indianapolis.

The portable baptismal pool had been brought out of storage, filled with water, and placed in the sun. We were on the ballcourt at the jail, an enclosed space with wire overhead. This was our sanctuary for the afternoon.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn — Not only are churchgoers watching Christian movies, but some find them useful as an evangelistic and discipleship tool.

ROME, Ga. — Evan Wyatt, a Shorter University Music Education Major, won second place and $500 in the Floride Dean Scholarship Competition sponsored by the Georgia Federation of Music Clubs. This is a state-wide competition in which students submit a video of themselves performing two contrasting pieces, one of which must be by an American composer.

​It’s time for Friday Night Lights! Cheerleaders cheering, the crowd roaring, the thud of helmets and pads colliding, the ref’s shrill whistle piercing the air, the laughter and silliness in the student section, the electric atmosphere...

We received some disappointing news this week. After 19 months of waiting, we received word that Wayne's disability claim was denied.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday.