Susanna Granieri

4 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Susanna Granieri

Large vessels on the Delaware River have lost power, steering or propulsion an average of at least 13 times a year from January 2013 through January 2024, putting bridges and other vessels in danger of a catastrophe similar to what happened in Baltimore last year, according to U.S. Court Guard data exclusively analyzed by Delaware Currents.

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Susanna Granieri

DALLAS (AP) — A former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges, that state’s attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Robert Preston Morris, 63, has been charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Susanna Granieri |Peter SMith

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained or distant relations with health officials and other public authorities. Who are the Mennonites? Mennonites are part of the wider Anabaptist family of churches, which emerged in 1525 as the radical wing of the Protestant Reformation in Central Europe.

2 months ago | religionnews.com | Susanna Granieri |Joey Cappelletti

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group that played a key role in Donald Trump’s voter outreach to the Arab American community alongside his allies is rebranding itself after the president said that the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip. Bishara Bahbah, chairman of the group formerly known as Arab Americans for Trump, said during a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that the group would now be called Arab Americans for Peace.

Jan 24, 2025 | delawarecurrents.org | Susanna Granieri

A cement company has proposed transporting hazardous waste on a railroad that runs along the Monocacy Creek, a concern for Lehigh Valley residents as an accidental spill would be hard to mitigate and could flow into the Delaware River, the source of drinking water for more than 14 million people. The company, Keystone Cement, has used tanker trucks to transport various types of hazardous waste by road to its facility in Bath, Pa., which is located near the Monocacy Creek.