WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish coal miners were unaccounted for and at least 15 were injured after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine about 4,000 feet underground on Thursday, officials said. Rescuers struggled to reach about two dozen others.

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO has agreed to launch a new program to provide reliable military aid and training to Ukraine and help it get ready to join the alliance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, though prices are still up 3% from last year. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites owned by General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volvo and other carmakers in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews said Wednesday she's resigning after less than a year in her role, and CNN announced that it was eliminating approximately 100 jobs in continued signs of upheaval for the media business.

Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline is also predicting a lower profit than Wall Street expects for the third quarter.

PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez had a homer, double and three RBIs, Geraldo Perdomo added three hits and a stellar defensive play in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Wednesday night. The Diamondbacks beat the Braves for the first time this season after Atlanta won the first five meetings.

ATLANTA (AP) — No matter how difficult it was to conclude that trading Dejounte Murray was necessary, Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields knows he faces more challenges this offseason. The NBA draft brought Atlanta two players, including No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher. Saturday's trade with the New Orleans Pelicans added four veterans to the roster, plus two future first-round draft picks, for Murray.

In August of 1971, sitting side by side on a brown couch in Jerry Bottom of Huddy, KY, my sister-Teri, and I gave our hearts to Jesus.  We were baptized together, went to Sunday School together and Training Union on Sunday nights.

Ruth Carolyn Maguire Wilson, 80, of Cumming, GA passed away July 9, 2024.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Sale outdueled Zac Gallen with 5 1/3 solid innings, Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.

Have you ever been down and blah and you just can’t put your finger on exactly why? Have you ever felt like there was a heavy cloud over you and you just can’t seem to get out from under it? Or maybe you have been stressed because you just felt like you couldn't do enough and give enough to make a difference?

LINCOLNTON, Ga. — Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once said, “Some people are inherently likable. If you are not – work on it.” Paul Reviere is a man who is inherently likable and one of the most interesting individuals you could ever hope to meet.

MANSFIELD, La. (LBM) – Though Beulah Baptist Church was destroyed by Tropical Storm Beryl, its pastor is thankful no one was injured as the storm passed, Monday, July 8.

ROME, Ga. — As we enter a new era of Shorter University Athletics, officially joining Conference Carolinas on July 1, 2024, we are thrilled to announce that Taylor Watson has taken over the Shorter volleyball program as the interim head coach for the 2024-2025 season. Coach Watson will be entering her third season at Shorter University. Watson served as a graduate assistant in 2022, assistant volleyball coach in 2023, and started the University's first developmental volleyball program in 2023.

Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it has entered into a partnership with startup Riyadh Air with the goal of operating flights between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Air, which plans to begin passenger flights next summer, is backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund and is part of the country’s plan to diversify its oil-based economy and boost tourism.

DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Residents of one of the South's last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants submitted signatures Tuesday, hoping to force a referendum on whether to reverse zoning changes that they fear will make them sell their land.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Twenty-two years ago, an avalanche buried American climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains. His family knew there was little hope of finding him alive, or even of retrieving his corpse from the thick fields of snow and the freezing ice sheets that cover the 6,700-meter tall Huascaran peak.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iranian government is covertly encouraging American protests over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza in a bid to stoke outrage ahead of the fall election, the nation's top intelligence official said Tuesday. Using social media platforms popular in the U.S., groups linked to Tehran have posed as online activists, encouraged protests and have provided financial support to some protest groups, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said in a statement.

Personal testimonies are one of the most authentic ways to share the gospel. Your story can be used by the Holy Spirit to point people to Jesus. As a follower of Jesus Christ, your salvation story is one of the most powerful tools, one of the greatest tools, and one of the most effective tools to bring people who are far from God into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89.

ATLANTA — Traffic crashes across Georgia during the July Fourth holiday travel period resulted in 18 traffic deaths.  The 102-hour holiday period began Wednesday, July 4, at 6 p.m., and ended Sunday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m.

ATLANTA — Hurricane Beryl made landfall early Monday morning near Matagorda, Texas, causing severe damage to homes, business and infrastructure, and widespread power outages. As part of its severe weather preparations, Georgia Power creates mutual agreements with other utilities to send and receive help when natural disasters strike.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Primera Iglesia Bautista de Orlando made history on Saturday, June 29, by hosting the graduation of 73 Hispanic men and women as chaplains through the Florida Baptist Convention’s chaplaincy course.

MILWAUKEE (BP) – A release of the Republican National Convention’s platform reveals a potential shift in the party’s focus on a federal abortion ban. The announcement came hours after the RNC’s platform committee met on Monday morning.