Russ Bynam

Nov 11, 2024 | eastidahonews.com | Russ Bynam

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday for Veterans Day as thousands marched through the streets of New York. Smaller parades were held across the nation to honor Americans who have served in the U.S. military. The Veterans Day holiday began more than a century ago, albeit under a different name, as a celebration of the end of World War I.

Oct 13, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Russ Bynam |Chad Austin |Laura Erlanson |Karen L. Willoughby

Metadata:Format(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When ankle-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Helene bubbled up through the floors of their home, Kat Robinson-Malone and her husband sent a late-night text message to their neighbors two doors down: “Hey, we’re coming.”The couple waded through the flooded street to the elevated front porch of Chris and Kara Sundar, whose home was built on higher ground, and handed over their 8-year-old daughter and a gas-powered generator.

Oct 9, 2024 | baptistpress.com | Russ Bynam |Scott Barkley |Margaret Colson |Tom Strode

Metadata:Topic(s): AbortionFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday (Oct. 7) halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal.

Mar 16, 2024 | eastidahonews.com | Russ Bynam

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, this week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they’re owed overtime.

Sep 13, 2023 | savannahnow.com | Russ Bynam

This article originally appeared on apnews.com. DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after county commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed in their tiny enclave, which residents fear will accelerate the decline of one of the South’s few surviving Gullah Geechee communities.