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Alexander Rossi back for Arrow McLaren for St. Louis IndyCar race after broken thumb in Toronto 08/16/2024 05:54pm • MADISON, Ill. (AP) ��� Alexander Rossi will be making his return to IndyCar this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. He hopes it begins a memorable finish to his time with Arrow McLaren. Rossi has been sidelined since breaking his thumb during a practice crash on the streets of Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks 08/16/2024 05:42pm • Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. In a statement Friday, the United States, Egypt and Qatar said talks were constructive and conducted in a positive atmosphere. They pr Whooping cough cases more than 3 times higher than last year in return to pre-pandemic levels 08/16/2024 05:37pm • (New York) ��� Cases of whooping cough are more than three times higher this year than they were at the same time last year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). So far this year, there have been 10,865 recorded cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, compar Zirkzee scores on debut for Man United in 1-0 win over Fulham on opening night of Premier League 08/16/2024 05:21pm • Joshua Zirkzee marked his debut for Manchester United by coming off the bench and scoring an 87th-minute goal to give his team a 1-0 victory over Fulham on the opening night of the Premier League season on Friday. The Netherlands striker poked out his left foot to guide home a cross by fellow substi The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances 08/16/2024 05:07pm • The running mates of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance winds down several unsuccessful charities that he started after the successful publication of ���Hillbilly Elegy Virginia attorney general denounces ESG investments in state retirement fund 08/16/2024 04:32pm • Virginia's attorney general has advised officials from the state���s retirement system against making investment decisions that prioritize environmental issues, social issues and corporate governance, according to a nonbinding legal analysis released Friday. Jason Miyares, a Republican who serves Data Doctors: Pros and cons of Windows BitLocker encryption 08/16/2024 04:30pm • Q: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? A: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft���s built-in encryption tool. What is encryption? Woman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley's family and auction off Graceland 08/16/2024 04:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the Justice Department said Friday. Lisa Jeanine Fi Round 2 of US Rep. Gaetz vs. former Speaker McCarthy plays out in Florida GOP primary 08/16/2024 03:51pm • PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) ��� The Republican primary for Florida���s 1st Congressional district is like a rematch between Rep. Matt Gaetz and the man he toppled, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. No, McCarthy isn't on the ballot. But a political committee he controls has spent about $3 million attacki Michael Brown���s death transformed a nation and sparked a decade of American reckoning on race 08/16/2024 03:48pm • Kayla Reed was born in a predominantly African American section of St. Louis where, like her own kin, many Black families had been transplanted out of the Deep South. After the death of her grandmother, Reed moved with her father from the city to a St. Louis County town located within one mile of F US calls on Sudan's military to join talks to calm the country's grinding conflict 08/16/2024 03:16pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� The United States on Friday called on Sudan's military to join talks aimed at calming the country's grinding conflict as the African country faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. The military has boycotted the negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, now in their third day, despite inte Lawmakers in Turkey draw blood in brawl during debate on jailed colleague 08/16/2024 02:27pm • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� A brawl broke out among Turkish lawmakers Friday during a heated debate over an opposition delegate currently jailed on what are widely considered to be politically motivated charges. Televised footage showed Ahmet Sik, a representative from the same party as the imprisoned deputy, Matthew Perry's death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and a reputed dealer 08/16/2024 01:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved ���Friends��� star. Harvard and graduate students settle sexual harassment lawsuit 08/16/2024 01:43pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Harvard University and three graduate students have settled a federal lawsuit accusing the Ivy League school of ignoring complaints of sexual harassment by a renowned professor and allowing him to intimidate students by threatening to hinder their careers. The suit filed in Boston i Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics' 08/16/2024 01:27pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as way to expose financial institutions that ���put woke politics ahead of investment returns.��� The Missouri regulations, issued by Ashcroft's off