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Austin Dillon equals a Dale Earnhardt feat with his convincing NASCAR win at Richmond 08/17/2025 11:14am • In his playoff-clinching victory at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon shared some NASCAR history on the venerable short track with the most famous driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet. Dale Earnhardt, the late seven-time Cup Series champion who amassed 76 victories in a Hall of Fame career, was the last Rich Thunderstorms crash through parts of DC area 08/17/2025 08:07am • Thunderstorms blew through the D.C. area Sunday evening, ushering in cooler temperatures, but bringing a few problems as well. An approaching cold front set off some heavy thunderstorms, WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said. In one case, a boat capsized in Maryland, according to a WTOP list Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service 08/17/2025 07:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican p Despite Trump���s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was rolled out in 1968 08/17/2025 04:00am • (CNN) ��� Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and control chaos. It���s the kind of scene that has brought a federal military response to US cities in the past. And it���s a vision of Washington, DC, that President Donald Trump is invoking to b Robert MacIntyre up to the test and holds 4-shot lead over Scheffler in BMW Championship 08/16/2025 07:28pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ��� Robert MacIntyre ducked his head under the branches and climbed into a mess of bushes behind the fifth green without a golf club, first seeing if he could find his ball and then deciding if it was worth trying to play it. Through an opening he saw Scottie Scheffler wait Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Pairings 08/16/2025 06:03pm • Saturday At Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn. Pairings Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.655 seconds, 339.36 mph vs. 14. Terry Totten, 12.244, 69.77; 2. Brittany Force, 3.697, 340.82 vs. 13. Will Smith, 4.144, 229.98; 3. Jordan Vandergriff, 3.705, 334.32 vs. 12. Kyle Satenstein, 3.864, 314.90 Panthers rookie linebacker Nic Scourton out with collapsed lung 08/16/2025 05:02pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Carolina rookie outside linebacker Nic Scourton is expected to miss some time after he sustained a collapsed lung during a joint practice with the Houston Texans this week. Coach Dave Canales said Saturday that they first believed it was a heat-related issue on Thursday, but when he ���It was really bad���: Journalists who have long covered DC reflect on crime over 30 years ago 08/16/2025 04:12pm • President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is "getting worse, not getting better." But, journalists who have long been covering the region remember a much more dangerous time in the District. The c Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife's sister and parents, set fire to house 08/16/2025 03:30pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife's sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. David Pittman, 63, is set to die Sept. 17 in the record-extending Akshay Bhatia's ace on 17th hole at BMW wins a car, boosts hopes of reaching the Tour Championship 08/16/2025 03:25pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ��� Akshay Bhatia made an ace on the 17th hole of the BMW Championship on Saturday, winning a car and boosting his chances of qualifying for the Tour Championship next week. The top 30 in the FedEx Cup advance to the Tour Championship, and Bhatia is right on the bubble, hav New signings star in Man City opening win and Richarlison shines for Tottenham 08/16/2025 02:39pm • Tijjani Reijnders and Erling Haaland starred as Manchester City opened its Premier League campaign by crushing Wolverhampton 4-0 on Saturday. On a great day for City's new signings, Reijnders played a part in the first three goals ��� scoring one himself ��� and Rayan Cherki came off the bench to gr Greg Iles, Mississippi author of 'Natchez Burning' trilogy, dies of cancer at 65 08/16/2025 11:01am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the ���Natchez Burning��� trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65. Iles died Friday after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, his literary agent Dan Conaway posted Saturday on Facebook. Initially diagnosed Searing heat draws visitors to California's Death Valley, where it's tough to communicate the risks 08/16/2025 09:03am • DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ��� Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest places. So Estrada recently drove him to Death Valley National Park, with an umbrella, extra water and e 'It makes a lot of people nervous': Anacostia residents react to federal police, National Guard on DC streets 08/16/2025 06:09am • Residents in some of the areas of D.C. with the highest amount of crime are saying they do see the extra patrols by federal police and the National Guard as a deterrent. But the reaction has been mixed. On one hand, some appreciate having the extra resources to fight crime; but on the other, some Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Qualifying 08/15/2025 09:13pm • Friday At Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown, 3.742 seconds, 334.90 mph; 2. Clay Millican, 3.746, 330.96; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.753, 334.82; 4. Doug Kalitta, 3.758, 329.75; 5. Brittany Force, 3.766, 332.10; 6. Tony Stewart, 3.799, 326.40