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Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency 07/29/2024 10:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and propelled Vice President Kamala Harris into a political vortex, her husband was far from the first to find out. Doug Emhoff, in fact, was closer to the last. At home in California, Emhoff had attended a Sunday mor Maryland woman dead after being struck by her own vehicle in Virginia carjacking 07/29/2024 08:34am • A Montgomery County, Maryland woman was carjacked, then hit and killed by her own vehicle, in Loudoun County, Virginia, Sunday. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the Towncenter Plaza at Sterling, along Route 7, for the report of a carjacking, at about 11:40 a.m. Australian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism 07/29/2024 08:03am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An inquiry will hear evidence that three Christian extremists who killed two police officers and a bystander and wounded a third police officer in an ambush on a rural Australian property in 2022 committed an act of terrorism aimed at intimidating state authorities, a c Car Review: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a stylish sedan with an eye-catching exterior and upscale interior 07/29/2024 05:53am • There are not many straight and upright body panels and it looks like the Ioniq 6 has been shaped by the wind, with big curves and hatchback styling. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Ioniq 6 has a special look that has big doses of future, with a modern aerodynamic-shaped body that really stands out. Its long Prince George's Co. hopeful on new law cracking down on street racing, illegal car rallies 07/29/2024 05:07am • Community leaders in Prince George's County are hopeful over a new Maryland law that cracks down on illegal street racing and car rallies that have been increasing over the last few years. Six Maryland men arrested last week are charged under a new law, barely 2 months old, that stiffens penaltie Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes Yankees debut, one day after being acquired from Marlins in trade 07/28/2024 11:07pm • BOSTON (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. made his New York Yankees debut Sunday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, one day after he was acquired from the Miami Marlins for three minor leaguers. Chisholm arrived at the ballpark about 90 minutes before the first pitch and was penciled into the Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines 07/28/2024 10:51pm • FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater How to Maximize Points With the AmEx Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • American Express Membership Rewards is one of the original flexible points programs. AmEx offers some of the most attractive credit cards in the travel world because of its customer service, transfer partners and the value of its flexible points. For travelers who prefer Membership Rewards points, t How Much Would $10,000 Invested in Tesla Stock at IPO Be Worth Today? 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Electric vehicles giant Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA) is a household name today. At a market capitalization of roughly $730 billion, it's one of the 10 largest public companies in the U.S. That said, the stock's medium-term performance has been lackluster. Despite a sharp rebound in 2023, investors who How to Maximize Points With the Chase Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Chase Ultimate Rewards points are some of the most popular -- and valuable -- rewards among travelers. These points can be redeemed for cash back, travel, gift cards and more. The highest value tends to be when you transfer to one of Chase's airline or hotel partners or book travel through the Chase NHRA Sonoma Nationals Results 07/28/2024 07:44pm • Sunday At Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Final Finish Order Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown; 2. Tony Stewart; 3. Ron August; 4. Brittany Force; 5. Steve Torrence; 6. Billy Torrence; 7. Justin Ashley; 8. Jasmine Salinas; 9. Shawn Langdon; 10. Doug Kalitta; 11. Shawn Reed; 12. Clay Millican; 13. Josh Hart; 14 Hamilton declared winner of F1 Belgian GP after Mercedes teammate Russell DQ for underweight car 07/28/2024 02:57pm • SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Lewis Hamilton was promoted to first place at the Belgian Grand Prix after race officials disqualified his Mercedes teammate George Russell for driving an underweight car on Sunday. Russell crossed the line first after making only one pit stop, finishing just ahea DC man sentenced to 18 years for carjacking, shooting driver 07/28/2024 02:25pm • A judge has sentenced a D.C. man to 18 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury in March of armed carjacking, assault and related charges. Tayvon Owens, 31, was sentenced for shooting and carjacking a woman on Newton Street NW in December of 2022, according to a news release from the U.S. Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done? 07/28/2024 01:56pm • Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. These fires are moving faster and are harder to fight than those i Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton declared winner of F1 Belgian GP after teammate George Russell disqualified for underweight car 07/28/2024 01:14pm • SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton declared winner of F1 Belgian GP after teammate George Russell disqualified for underweight car.