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PARIS (AP) — France’s powerful lower house voted finally to scrub a fundamental slavery-era edict from French law on Thursday. After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate, where supporters expect it to be approved as well. It’s not clear when the Senate vote will happen. Code Noir — or Black Code — was signed by King Louis […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting. She practices yoga. She performs free flow dance. And while she works, she frequently listens to house music tuned to 432 hertz, a frequency lower than typical concert pitch. “Music is medicine. Sound is medicine,” said Sanchez, who provides […]

BUNAI, Congo (AP) — Aid supplies were rushed in to the center of Congo’s outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus as beleaguered medical workers have struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. A white cargo plane on Thursday morning delivered masks, gloves, boots, and medications — all of which are in short supply — donated by the European Union […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person who confirmed the existence of the investigation was not authorized to publicly discuss an […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were up to 215,000, up from 210,000 the week before. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, rose by nearly 6,300 to 209,000. “Initial claims are still impressively low, near historic lows,” Carl Weinberg, chief economist […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances. Inflation jumped to 3.8% in April compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.5% in March and the highest since May 2023. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.4%, down from the 0.7% […]

(SRNN NEWS)-In its on-going crusade to limit on-line pornography and child sexual exploitation, the EU has banned apps that allow the user to render an image of a person who is clothed as though they were naked.  The apps allow users to take benign photos of ordinary people, make them look as though the person is naked, and then release them onto the internet.  Children are a particular target.  Advocates […]

(SRN NEWS)- A study by researchers at BYU, Baylor, Notre Dame and Yeshiva University finds that when people ask artificial intelligence questions about faith, the chatbots tend to favor Catholicism over all other religions.  That’s when AI isn’t censoring religious content altogether, even when people are facing personal tragedies and major life decisions — and specifically ask for spiritual input.  Pastors of many stripes are warning people to be careful when using […]

(SRN NEWS)- Attacks on houses of worship are up and faith leaders want Congress to increase a pool of cash available for congregations to beef up security.  Pastors, rabbis and imams are asking lawmakers to put one billion dollars in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which pays for faith groups to install bullet-proof glass, cameras and other security devices in their buildings.  A lot of small congregations can’t afford to do so without […]