It is Sunday morning and quiet throughout our house. The first morning light is slipping through our blinds, just enough for my husband to read his Bible and for me to write. The only thing I hear is our coffee percolating. Sunday mornings are easily the most peaceful time in our otherwise noisy, demanding schedule. During the pandemic with churches closed, we learned to savor Sunday mornings as especially convivial and serene. After a couple quiet reading hours, my husband, Chris, would... Read More
Today in History: October 3, O.J. Simpson found not guilty of murder
Today is Thursday, Oct. 3, the 277th day of 2024. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. Also on this date: In 1944, during World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. In 1951, the New York Giants captured the National League pennant by a... Read More
Daily Horoscope for October 03, 2024
General Daily Insight for October 03, 2024 Emotions are running hot. The sensitive Moon squares fiery Mars at 3:00 am EDT, which can take us to a frustrating point, right on the edge of an emotional eruption. Later on, the Moon trines joyful Jupiter, putting a balm of good energy on the metaphorical burns from our earlier blazes of feelings. Finally, when the Moon faces off with wounded healer Chiron, we might feel almost wholly resistant to making amends with others or letting ourselves... Read More
Bank of America outage blocks online accounts or shows zero balances
Bank of America’s mobile applications were apparently knocked offline Wednesday. Many BofA account holders took to social media platforms to say they either couldn’t access their online accounts or saw zero balances when they did log in. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said in a statement that some clients “are experiencing an issue accessing their accounts and balance information today.” “These issues are being addressed and have largely been resolved,” the statement... Read More
A new clash is brewing over whether homeless will be arrested in South Florida
In recent weeks, many local governments have been refining plans to assist the homeless as an alternative to arrests, while at the same time seeking clarity on what might happen if an arrest is made as a last resort. Originally Published: October 2, 2024 at 5:52 p.m. ... Read More
Driver killed when car plunges into South Florida canal
A 23-year-old Hollywood woman died Wednesday morning when her car plunged into a canal in Cooper City, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 2, 2024 at 5:07 p.m. ... Read More
The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers’ strike. Here’s how
By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas. At issue is Section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act. The law authorizes a president to seek a court order for an 80-day cooling-off period for companies and unions to try to resolve their differences. Biden has... Read More
‘Entire kitchen walls soiled,’ standing water & 38 live flies: 4 South Florida restaurants shut
A dry storage room floor covered in standing water, soiled walls and the presence of 38 live flies in a back kitchen area were among issues that led the state to temporarily close four South Florida restaurants last week. Originally Published: October 2, 2024 at 12:58 p.m. ... Read More
A Hurricane Doesn’t Tell Us Who to Hate
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. My family is from one of the most hurricane-prone places in the United States—our hometown was virtually wiped from the map by Hurricane Katrina. Because of this, we spend hurricane season tracking each tropical depression with dread and then, often, relief, when the storm moves somewhere out of the path of the people we love. This time, though, with Hurricane Helene, we exhaled too soon. Instead of hitting the... Read More
Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant
By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Let the chunk-off begin. Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter. The contest, which is in its 10th year, celebrates the resiliency of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, which extends from the state’s southwest corner toward the Aleutian Islands.... Read More