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Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its kind ever dealt by the U.S. Education Department. The university previously denied any wrongdoing and says it’s being unfairly targeted in retaliation for an ongoing lawsuit.An Education Department investigation found that Grand Canyon lied to more than 7,500 current and former students about the cost of doctoral programs.As far back as 2017, the university said its doctoral programs would cost between $40,000 and $49,000. The department found that less than 2% of graduates completed programs within the range, with 78% paying an additional $10,000 to $12,000.The additional cost came from “continuation courses” that were needed to finish dissertation requirements, the depar...

Grupo Simec: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Grupo Simec SAB de CV (SIM) on Monday reported net income of $105.6 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Guadalajara, Mexico-based company said it had net income of 64 cents.The steel producer posted revenue of $554.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SIM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SIMSource

Israeli airstrikes level apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood, as ground troops battled Hamas militants across northern Gaza and attacked underground compounds. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said at least six airstrikes destroyed a number of apartment blocks in Jabaliya, and it reported a large number of casualties but did not immediately provide details.The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out a wide-scale strike in Jabaliya on Hamas infrastructure “that had taken over civilian buildings” and that tunnels under the buildings collapsed. It said the strikes killed a large number of Hamas militants, including Ibrahim Biari, who it said oversaw operations in the northern part of the strip.Israel said two of its soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Gaza, the first military deaths reported since the ground offensive into the tiny Mediterranean territory accelerate...

ACLU of Virginia plans to spend over $1M on abortion rights messaging

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says it is making a financial investment unprecedented in its history for this year’s election cycle because of the implications November’s legislative races will hold for abortion access and other policy decisions in the state.The organization — which supports abortion rights and does not issue candidate endorsements — plans to spend just over $1 million through Election Day on direct mail, digital ads and volunteer outreach to highlight candidates’ positions on abortion in five Senate districts and six House districts. “We’ve never proceeded with this kind of investment and focusing on these races in this way. And we think it’s really critical because what happens this year determines whether abortion, reproductive rights will be safe for Virginians. And not only Virginians, but people from all over the South who are traveling to Virginia to access care,” Mary Bauer, the group’s executive director, sai...

Ohio State RB Miyan Williams lost for the season due to injury. WR Emeka Egbuka (ankle) practicing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An injury requiring surgery has put an end to the season for Ohio State running back Miyan Williams, coach Ryan Day said Tuesday.Day declined to discuss specifics of Williams’ injury. The fourth-year back was unavailable for the third-ranked Buckeyes (8-0) last Saturday at Wisconsin with no explanation. The previous week he rushed for a season-high 62 yards and a touchdown in the win over Penn State.“Miyan’s done a lot of great things for us,” Day said. “It’s a big hit for the team.”Williams and No. 1 back TreVeyon Henderson have battled injuries in their Ohio State careers, including this season.Henderson returned after missing three games and was terrific against Wisconsin, rushing for 162 yards and a touchdown and adding four pass receptions for 45 yards.He and Williams were expected to be a combo this season, but they have rarely been available at the same time.The Buckeyes are nursing some other key injuries.Quarterback Kyle McCord was limping on his...

Bud Light brewer confident it can win back US drinkers, but sales are still down after backlash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

Anheuser-Busch InBev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in North American sales in the third quarter, in a sign of continuing fallout from a promotion with a transgender influencer.The world's largest brewer and parent company of Bud Light said its revenue climbed 5% to $15.6 billion for the July-September period. That was in line with Wall Street's estimates, according to analysts polled by FactSet. But revenue in the United States tumbled 13.5%. Bud Light sales plunged in early April amid a conservative backlash after the brand sent a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Bud Light also angered supporters of transgender rights who felt it abandoned Mulvaney. Top spots to drink local hard cider around Denver U.S. retail dollar sales of Bud Light were down 29% in the four weeks ending Oct. 21 compared to same period a year ago, according to Nielsen data compiled by Bump Williams Consulting. They are down nearly...

Police: Miami woman arrested after threatening to kill partner, assaulting her with saucepan

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

A Miami woman is facing multiple charges, including robbery, battery, and assault with a deadly weapon, following an incident that allegedly unfolded due to a dispute.Roquanda Veronica McKay,35, and the victim, who have been in a romantic relationship for approximately one year and seven months and have lived together for about eight months, reportedly engaged in an argument on Monday at their Miami-Dade residence. The dispute escalated when McKay armed herself with a saucepan and struck the victim in the head with it, according to the arrest report. She also reportedly grabbed a nightstand and hurled it at the victim. Police said McKay then armed herself with a knife and began cutting their bedroom mattress.The victim started recording McKay, who allegedly snatched the victim’s cellular phone from her hands. McKay left the residence with the victim’s property but returned later. At that point, McKay reportedly placed a knife on the victim’s neck and threatened to ...

Israeli forces confirm deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

Dozens of Palestinians were killed and more than 150 injured after Israeli forces said they launched an attack on Gaza’s largest refugee camp, Jabalia, in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territory, according to Reuters. The Jabalia refugee camp is the largest of eight refugee camps in Gaza with over 116,000 Palestinian refugees, according to the UN’s refugee agency. Israel’s military said, according to Haaretz, that they “have taken control of Hamas military stronghold in Jabalia” and announced they had killed a Hamas commander.This announcement comes as Israel expanded its war to include a ground operation into Gaza in recent days as Western leaders struggle to send a unified message on the Israel-Hamas war and the thousands of civilian casualties. Israel has gradually increased the number of its troops in the Gaza Strip, as part of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the “second stage of the war,” without referring to a gr...

Suggestive graffiti worries French Jews after Hamas attacks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

Paris police are investigating after dozens of Jewish symbols were painted on buildings in the French capital, local prosecutors said Tuesday, as antisemitic acts continue to spike following Hamas’ attack in southern Israel in early October.Some 60 stars of David were daubed overnight on walls in the city’s 14th district, the prosecutors said in a written statement to POLITICO, prompting them to launch a probe into “property damage aggravated by the circumstance that it is because of origin, race, ethnicity or religion.”The Paris office cautioned, however, that it was not yet known whether the graffiti was hostile in intent.It has “not been established that this star has an anti-Semitic connotation, but this cannot be dismissed out of hand,” the prosecutors stated. “On the other hand, the public prosecutor’s office feels it necessary to investigate the underlying intention of these tags, particularly in view of the geopolitical context...

Ukraine steps up campaign for new weapons as Washington pivots to Israel crisis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:11:51 GMT

Ukrainian officials and allies in Europe are ramping up their lobbying campaign in the U.S. for new weapons and training, as Washington’s support for the war appears imperiled by new House leadership and a crisis in the Middle East.In the most recent example, a delegation of Ukrainian officials, troops and advisers visited America’s capital late last week to share Kyiv’s latest wish list: U.S. Marine Corps training on conducting ship-to-shore operations; new air defenses to take down the Russian glide bombs that are devastating Ukrainian forces; and the long-range, single-warhead version of the Army Tactical Missile System the Biden administration secretly shipped to Ukraine last month.The representatives who came to the U.S. were aware that they needed to tailor their message to the moment.In an interview, Roman Tychkivskyy, a former Ukrainian marine who now works for Ukraine’s defense ministry, compared Russians to Hamas, the terrorist group that killed 1,400 Israelis in...