By MICHELLE GUMEDE, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of his abductors engaged in gunfire with officials and were killed, police reported Wednesday. The 45-year-old American citizen, Josh Sullivan from … [Read more...] about A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout
World shares slip as tech shares are hit by fresh AI chip controls
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly lower Wednesday as stocks of Nvidia and other technology companies were walloped by tighter U.S. controls on exports of advanced computer chips used for artificial intelligence. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.8% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost … [Read more...] about World shares slip as tech shares are hit by fresh AI chip controls
Mike Preston: Dont’e Thornton Jr. will never forget his Baltimore roots | COMMENTARY
Nearly two weeks ago, Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. and his agent, Jacob Branch, were driving through Thornton’s old neighborhood in Cherry Hill. According to Thornton, there are still a lot of Section 8 housing projects in the area and crime wasn’t rampant, it was just a way of life. By the time he was in the seventh grade, Thornton’s father was … [Read more...] about Mike Preston: Dont’e Thornton Jr. will never forget his Baltimore roots | COMMENTARY
Capital Gazette 2024-25 boys basketball All-County teams
Severn captured its second-consecutive title behind a dominant Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference season. Meade boys basketball ventured deep into the postseason, winning 21-straight games before falling in the Class 4A state semifinal to eventual state champ, Laurel. Old Mill, South River and Southern also made historical runs: the Patriots reached … [Read more...] about Capital Gazette 2024-25 boys basketball All-County teams
Meade’s Keon Scott is Capital Gazette 2024-25 boys basketball Player of the Year
Keon Scott kept his eyes pinned on North County. Fifteen seconds remained in the county championship game. While officials worked out a clock issue before a North County possession in a tied game, Scott assessed the situation. A call from coach Mike Glick made Scott turn his head. “You can pluck him!” Scott looked toward Knights junior Kevin Burks, clearly positioned to … [Read more...] about Meade’s Keon Scott is Capital Gazette 2024-25 boys basketball Player of the Year