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Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 died when car was blown off road 05/22/2024 11:26am • GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) ��� Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 died when car was blown off road. Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist 05/22/2024 11:18am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� As she runs to replace outgoing President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent. The former Mexico City mayor and frontrunner in the Ju Stenhouse fined $75,000 by NASCAR, Busch avoids penalty for post All-Star race fight 05/22/2024 11:11am • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ��� Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for fighting with Kyle Busch after the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Stenhouse's father, who joined the fracas, was suspended indefinitely. The $75,000 fine was the largest ever handed down by NASCAR fo Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator 05/22/2024 10:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The trial of Sen. Bob Menendez grinded to a weeklong break on Tuesday after federal court jurors who were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution's bribery case got stuck in an elevator a day after they were forced from their usual assembly room because of flooding. Ju GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In his bid to become North Carolina���s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a ���plantation of welfare and victimhood��� that has mired generations of Black people in ���dependency��� and poverty. But the lieutenant governor��� GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In his bid to become North Carolina���s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a ���plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired generations of Black people in ���dependency��� and poverty. But the lieutenant governor's po Watchdog report: Metro skipping some steps while inspecting railcars 05/22/2024 07:23am • An independent agency that oversees safety on Metro released an audit Tuesday that found the D.C. transit system has skipped some safety checks, including railcar inspections and precautions to protect personnel. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission conducted interviews, site visits and dat Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend 05/22/2024 06:27am • Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. ���It���s time for car shoppers to dust off their old, pre-pandemic playbo Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest 05/21/2024 11:59pm • GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) ��� Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris. The tornado destroyed much of Greenfie China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says 05/21/2024 08:34pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, Human Rights Watch said, in an extensive report that adds to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate rural Tibetans through control over their language and traditional Bu Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor 05/21/2024 08:22pm • A former University of Arizona graduate student was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus, months after he was expelled. A Pima County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching a verdict against Murad Dervish, 48 How to Pay Off a Personal Loan Faster 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Paying off a personal loan early can save you a ton in interest and make it easier to qualify for a home loan or auto loan. However, whether it's the best use of any extra funds depends on your financial situation. We cover scenarios where it might make sense and strategies you can use to pay off a Hawaii officials stress preparedness despite below-normal central Pacific hurricane season outlook 05/21/2024 07:48pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� This year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be ���below normal��� with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region, forecasters said Tuesday. A near-normal season has four or five cyclones, which include tropical depressions, tropical stor Report says there was 'utter chaos' during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies 05/21/2024 07:47pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� The search for the gunman behind last October's mass shooting in Maine was marked by ���utter chaos,��� including one group of deputies who had been drinking nearly crashing their armored vehicle and others showing up in civilian clothes who could have been mistaken for the New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit 05/21/2024 07:45pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. The federal government s