Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest- reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
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Paddleboarder loses phone; scuba diver finds it next day
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — When Laura Hernandez fell into the water and lost her iPhone while paddleboarding off Massachusetts earlier this month, she figured it was probably gone for good.
Long-term mortgage rates now at highest point since 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week, hitting the highest levels in almost 14 years and pushing even more would-be buyers out of the market.
European Central Bank makes largest-ever interest rate hike
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank made its largest-ever interest rate increase Thursday, following the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in a global stampede of rapid rate hikes meant to snuff out record inflation that is squeezing consumers and pushing Europe toward recession.
Fishing Report
Texoma: September 4. Elevation is normal and rising, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass fair on live shad, sassy shad, slabs, and topwater lures below the dam, channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, points, and river channel. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, and sunfish below the dam, channels, docks, points, and river mouth. Crappie fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Review: ‘Like, Comment, Subscribe’ looks at YouTube’s rise
ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press “Like, Comment, Subscribe,” Mark Bergen (Viking) YouTube has become such a part of daily life and popular culture in its 17year history that it’s easy to forget how simple of a concept the site began with. In “Like, Comment, Subscribe,” Mark Bergen chronicles YouTube’s rocky history beginning in 2005 when it was envisioned as a simple video-sharing service.
Texoma Jehovah’s Witnesses return to door-to-door ministry
Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Texoma returned to their trademark door-to-door ministry on September 1, when a two-and-halfyear suspension of the work was officially lifted, just in time to begin a global campaign featuring a new interactive Bible study program.
John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling” pope, is beatified
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years about his demise.
Russia’s rabbis call for peace in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — An array of Russian rabbis has called for an end to the fighting in Ukraine and expressed concern about the conflict creating tension for Jews in Russia. The Monday gathering of rabbis was organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, one of the country’s two largest Jewish organizations.
FAITH CALENDAR
First Baptist Church Services and study opportunities Sunday at First Baptist Church include sanctuary services 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Fusion services are at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. Sunday evening services are at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. Extended Session activities are available for infants through 3-years-old during all services.