NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back losses from its worst day since 1987. The S&P 500 was rallying by 1.2% in morning trading and on track to break a brutal three-day losing streak.

SUWANEE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board will hold its annual SPARK church-strengthening in six locations across the state this year. At SPARK, attendees will gain insights into how churches can grow disciples and reach their communities for Christ.

Investigators will question Boeing officials during a hearing starting Tuesday about the midflight blowout of a panel from a 737 Max, an accident that further tarnished the company's safety reputation and left it facing new legal jeopardy.

PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway.

DALLAS (BP) – Though markets are uneasy, a financial analyst with GuideStone Financial Resources urges calm. The confluence of high inflation, a weak labor report and the unwinding of a carry trade with roots in Japan has caused financial markets in the United States and around the world to shudder.

Since the Ancient Egyptians, incubators have been used to warm eggs to the hatching stage. The idea is that a warm comfortable environment can provide the atmosphere needed to bring the egg to maturity and see the birth of new life.

When I was 8 years old, I had it all figured out. The year was 1986, and my future was secure. The way I had it mapped out, I would play for the Boston Celtics. I grew up in awe of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Dennis Johnson, and I figured if I played basketball hard enough, it would be a cinch to make the team.

The gospel is good news. At no time is the good news of the gospel more relevant than at the time of death. While not all will experience a miracle of resuscitation from the grip of death, the gospel transforms the fear of death.

TUCKER, Ga. — As Hurricane Debby makes landfall as a Category 1 storm on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) stand ready for its impact. 

ATLANTA — As Hurricane Debby strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, Georgia Power continued preparation to respond to potential damage and power outages. While the exact track and intensity of the hurricane are still uncertain, the company has resources in place and will adjust its plans as the hurricane nears the state to ensure a safe and effective response.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators.

NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared more than 10% early Tuesday, a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. Other markets in Asia appeared to have settled somewhat after the rollercoaster ride that started the week.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman singled and got a hug from Phillies star Bryce Harper in his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on Monday night after missing eight games to be with his ailing 3-year-old son who is out of danger after a serious medical diagnosis.

About 10 miles from Johnson Space Center, a Houston-area church takes a moment during Wednesday Bible studies and Sunday evening services to pray for two members who cannot be there. In fact, there’s no way on Earth for NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Tracy Dyson to show up at Providence Baptist Church. They’re in space, orbiting the planet. More specifically, these two members are working on the International Space Station together.

AMERICUS - Ga. — First Baptist Church in Americus celebrated the retirement of Rev Keith Parks on Sunday, July 28. Keith came to FBC as Minister of Music & Sr. Adults on July 31 1989 straight out of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

I have always been a fan of the Olympic games - until this year. In fact, I was privileged to attend some of the competitions in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, and the 2012 Summer Games in London, England.

Marie Beam says she’s always liked working on cars. She found out early on that she didn’t like being stranded — she’d rather be able to do something about it when her car had problems. “I started learning how to do it myself,” she said.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis sent orange balloons into the air Monday to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Ariel Bibas, along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to release the hostages. The orange balloons are meant to symbolize Ariel and Kfir's bright red hair.

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatening to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities.

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has activated up to 2,000 Georgia National Guard troops to aid the response to Hurricane Debby, which made landfall Monday morning in the Big Bend region of Florida as a Category 1 storm.

PARIS (AP) — American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden sendoff she sought. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday — her 11th Olympic medal — after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.

PARIS (AP) — No medal for Simone Biles on the balance beam this time. The American gymnastics star slipped and fell off the apparatus at the end of her acrobatic series during the Paris Games' beam finals Monday, denying her an opportunity to add to the bronzes she won in the event at the 2016 and 2020 Games.

In Syracuse, New York, Pastor Ronnie Wyatt and The Neighborhood Church, a Send Relief affiliate, transform lives through faith and action. For example, the church’s Safe Place outreach offers more than just free coffee, clothes, and food.