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Tiger Woods to lead group that could reshape the PGA Tour's competitive model 08/20/2025 12:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Tiger Woods is a major player in golf again, this time without clubs. He was appointed Wednesday to chair a new committee charged with taking a fresh look at the competitive model for how the PGA Tour runs its tournaments. Brian Rolapp, three weeks into his role as the tour's first Analysis: War escalates as diplomacy stalls on uneven ground 08/20/2025 12:37pm • The path to peace in Ukraine is mired in distrust, competing narratives and fresh battlefield violence. Moscow signals openness to dialogue but insists that no progress is possible without its direct involvement. Kyiv, scarred by years of broken promises, dismisses such overtures as dangerous traps. Officials in Mexico investigate switch failure in tourist train derailment 08/20/2025 12:12pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A car of the tourist-focused Maya Train that derailed in Mexico���s Yucatan Peninsula appears to have left the track because an automated switch tripped as the train was passing, officials said Wednesday. The accident Tuesday in Izamal caused no injuries, but left one of the tra It's the time of year for Cape Verde hurricanes, the longest and most powerful storms 08/20/2025 11:31am • They are the hurricanes of legend, the bowling balls that cross the entire Atlantic Ocean, menaced ships of yore and make the long, curved lines on the hurricane charts. Cape Verde storms, named for the group of islands about 450 miles (725 kilometers) off the west coast of Africa, typically form fr Paris residents fight overtourism and ���Disneyfication' of beloved Montmartre neighborhood 08/20/2025 11:00am • PARIS (AP) ��� When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the heart of Paris. Not anymore. Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people taking self Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills 08/20/2025 10:10am • A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data showed. And many communit Cadillac counts down to its F1 debut with lessons from NASA and the 'inverse Ted Lasso' 08/20/2025 07:53am • The clock is ticking until Cadillac joins the Formula 1 grid. Literally. ���On the wall of every office that we have is a countdown clock,��� team principal Graeme Lowdon told The Associated Press in a recent interview. ���It���s counting down to two things.��� One is the first ���fire-up��� of the Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout 08/20/2025 01:35am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her protest. Collier was among dozens of Democrats who left the state for the Democratic havens of California, Illinois, Massach Mexico's Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula, but no injuries reported 08/19/2025 09:05pm • IZAMAL, Mexico (AP) ��� A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico���s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a station, the train line said in a statement. There were no injuries. The train was running from the Caribbean resort of Cancun to the Yucatan capital Merid The Citi Strata Premier Rebrand: New Perks and Earning Potential, but the Annual Fee Holds Steady 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Citi refreshed its midtier travel card, now known as the Citi Strata Premier�� Card. The upgrade was automatic for existing Citi Premier cardholders, and offers new bonus categories and expanded travel protections -- all with the same $95 annual fee. The card's changes strengthen its appeal for trav The Best Travel Rewards Cards for Every Credit Score 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Contrary to what you might think, there's a travel credit card for every credit score. You just might have to lean more heavily on cash back if your score is on the lower end. PoorA poor credit score is a score of 579 and below. If your score is in this category, you unfortunately won't have access As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump's federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods 08/19/2025 06:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. ���Everythi NASCAR says Michael Jordan antitrust suit is to force permanent charter no other team has 08/19/2025 04:58pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� NASCAR argued in its latest court filing that Michael Jordan is suing the stock car series to earn a permanent charter that no other teams possess, and that neither 23XI Racing nor Front Row Motorsports has suffered any harm by racing as ���open��� entries. NASCAR also indic Brand new veterinary hospital explodes after car hits gas line, North Carolina police say 08/19/2025 04:46pm • WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) ��� A brand new veterinary hospital exploded Tuesday morning in North Carolina after a car crashed into a nearby gas meter, authorities said. About 20 minutes before the explosion in Wilmington, a car had run off the road and hit the gas lines that feed into the Eastern Carolin Dillon punches ticket to Cup Series playoffs and NASCAR rolls into Daytona 08/19/2025 01:35pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Coke Zero Sugar 400 Site: Daytona Beach, Florida. Track: Daytona International Speedway. Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (NBC). Last year: Harrison Burton secured his first ever series victory an