LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No cause was given. He was 88. Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such classics standards as... Read More
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Dane Myers drives in career-best 5 RBIs as the Marlins beat slumping Blue Jays 8-1
By IAN HARRISON TORONTO (AP) — Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, Griffin Conine had three hits and an RBI and the Miami Marlins claimed a series against Toronto for the first time since 2009 with an 8-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday. Miami’s Jesús Sánchez scored three runs for the second straight game. Xzavion Curry (2-2) allowed one run and two hits in five innings in his first start with Miami, which won its third straight... Read More
How the ‘Jezebel Spirit’ Keeps Empowering Sin
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Early in our marriage, when my wife and I had just moved to a new city while I was starting doctoral work, we attended a worship service—knowing almost no one there but hoping to make friends. The preacher, who mumbled a bit, was trying to make a rhetorical point about the importance of a good name: “I mean, how many of you ladies out there have the name Jezebel?” Time seemed to be in slow motion as I turned to... Read More
Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term
By ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military. Trump’s record as president shows a vast gulf between his ambitions and the legal, fiscal and political realities of mass deportations of people in the United States illegally — 11 million in January 2022, by the Homeland Security... Read More
Braves’ run of six straight NL East titles ends with 4-3 loss to Marlins
By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves’ run of six straight NL East titles ended Friday night with a 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins as Jake Burger singled and doubled. Atlanta (83-71) cannot mathematically win the division and trails by two games back for the last NL wild-card spot. The Braves have eight games left, including three at home against a New York Mets team they are trying to overcome. “What we do is we worry about today,” manager Brian Snitker said. “We’re... Read More
Brazilian Evangelicals Are Split on Lausanne’s Legacy
For years, integral mission—a theological vision that saw evangelism and social justice as inseparable components of Christian life, or as “two wings of an airplane,” as Ecuadorian theologian René Padilla once wrote—has been a legacy of the Lausanne Movement in Brazil. The concept was developed in the 1970s by members of the Latin American Theological Fellowship and motivated Brazilian evangelicals to fight street violence in Rio, battle alcohol abuse in indigenous reserves, and... Read More
California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested
By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. The state could be among the first Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. ... Read More
Reality TV celebrity Big Ed from “90 Day Fiancé,” serves subs for charity | PHOTOS
Edward “Big Ed” Brown serves his signature sandwich at Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. The shop was serving The Big Ed (an 18-inch The Bobbie sub with gold flakes) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Remembering Nicholas Foundation, a charity helping those who have suffered infant loss. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Edward “Big Ed” Brown hugs a fan at Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 14,... Read More
Officers’ reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies
By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday. Larnce Wright, who trained the officers, testified about the the reports written and submitted by the officers, whose federal criminal trial began Monday. The reports, known as response-to-resistance forms, must include... Read More
Pro-Life Voters Find Trump Disappointing—but Harris Even Worse
During the first presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris, both candidates spent a few minutes discussing abortion policy, yet pro-life Christians didn’t get the conviction or clarity they were hoping to hear. Trump twice declined to give a clear answer on whether he would veto a federal abortion ban should Congress pass one and reiterated that he believes abortion restrictions are best left to the states. Meanwhile, Harris said she... Read More