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With green and glee, major US parades mark St. Patrick's Day — a little early

Mar. 16, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick's Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events that included a big anniversary in Savannah, Georgia, and honored a pioneering female business leader as grand marshal in New...

Alex Morgan has late goal, leads San Diego past Gotham FC 1-0 in the Challenge Cup

Mar. 16, 2024 13:52 PM EDT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Morgan scored in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave won the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC on Friday night in the National Women's Soccer League. Morgan started the second half as a substitute. She broke the stalemate on a header off...

The NWSL season kicks off this weekend with 2 new teams

Mar. 14, 2024 13:29 PM EDT

BAY FC 2023 FINISH: Expansion team for 2024. COACH: Albertin Montoya. KEY PLAYERS: Deyna Castellanos, Racheal Kundananji, Asisat Oshoala. OUTLOOK: Bay FC went on a spending spree heading into its first season and if coach Albertin Montoya...

Savannah plans a supersized 200th anniversary celebration of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade

Mar. 13, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — There was no green beer, no pickup trucks towing parade floats or throngs of tourists in gaudy green outfits. Instead, just a few dozen of Savannah's early Irish immigrants marched a half-mile from a hotel near the riverfront to attend a special service at what then was the...

Georgia House passes bill requiring jailers to identify and hold immigrants after student's killing

Mar. 06, 2024 17:03 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation. The House voted 97-74 on Thursday for House Bill 1105 after police...

Another endangered whale was found dead off East Coast. This one died after colliding with a ship

Feb. 17, 2024 08:18 AM EST

Federal authorities said the second critically endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead in the last month showed injuries consistent with a collision with a ship. The whales number less than 360 and they have experienced decline in recent years. The National Oceanic and...

Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January

Feb. 15, 2024 16:58 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the dead whale off Tybee...

Rapper Quando Rondo is charged with DUI in Georgia, where he already faces drug and gang charges

Feb. 07, 2024 12:19 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Rapper Quando Rondo has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving in Georgia, where he was already facing felony charges in state and federal courts. The 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Tyquian Bowman, was arrested by...

Georgia politicians urge federal study to deepen Savannah's harbor again

Feb. 06, 2024 18:02 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion that was just completed in 2022. The offices of...

Georgia seaports handled a record number of automobiles in 2023 while container trade dropped 16%

Jan. 30, 2024 12:32 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that it moved a record number of automobiles across its docks in Brunswick last year, while goods shipped to Savannah in cargo containers declined 16%. The Port of Brunswick rolled more than 775,000 autos and heavy...