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Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education 07/08/2024 08:00am • Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the “wrong direction,” according to a new poll. Overall, only 36% of adults say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in hi Bowman wraps up a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a win on a rainy Chicago street course 07/07/2024 11:02pm • CHICAGO (AP) — At long last, Alex Bowman got a win. And a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. So yeah, he was ready to party. “We’re going to drink so much damn bourbon tonight, it’s going to be a bad deal,” a jubilant Bowman said. “I’m probably going to wake up naked on the bathro O'Ward seizes lead on Palou's pit stop woes, wins Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in debut of hybrid engine 07/07/2024 08:45pm • LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Pato O’Ward bounced back on multiple levels with an IndyCar victory Sunday he was confident of achieving with a new hybrid engine he found to his liking. The combination helped him reduce a big deficit to Alex Palou and ultimately pounce on the slimmest window of opportuni Home Selling Slowly? Here's What to Do 07/07/2024 08:00pm • Most people don't set out to sell their house as slowly as possible, but even when the market is hopping, it can happen. So what should you do if you're selling your home in slow motion? Is there anything you can do to speed things up? Why, yes, there is, say many real estate experts. But turning th Money Dysmorphia: What Is It and Does It Impact You? 07/07/2024 08:00pm • You have savings, no pressing debt and make a good income. When you review your accounts and circumstances you should feel proud and comfortable, but instead you're seized with worry. You can't relax and enjoy your positive situation. Or, maybe the process of earning money makes you nervous or you f Shelter-in-place order briefly issued at North Dakota derailment site, officials say 07/07/2024 06:37pm • Officials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place notice Sunday for area residents during cleanup. The notice was issued as a precaution early Sunday after air monitors detected low levels of anhydrous IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Results 07/07/2024 05:44pm • Sunday At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio Lap length: 2.258 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Pato O'Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80 laps, Running. 2. (1) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running. 3. (6) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running. 4. (4) Colton Herta, Dallara-H Hamilton finally stops counting the days since his last F1 win after brilliant British GP victory 07/07/2024 02:12pm • Lewis Hamilton had been counting the days since his last Formula 1 win and the number was creeping toward 1,000. After a brilliant victory in front of his home fans at the British Grand Prix on Sunday — his 104th win in F1 — a relieved Hamilton can finally stop counting. “That’s the longest Alex Palou embraces IndyCar hybrid engine, edges Pato O'Ward to win second straight Mid-Ohio pole 07/07/2024 09:48am • LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Alex Palou demonstrated his quick command of IndyCar’s new hybrid engine on Saturday to nudge Pato O’Ward by 0.0024 seconds for his second consecutive pole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Palou now seeks his third victory this season on Sunday in the 200-mile race and sec Turkey's Erdogan renews push to restore ties with Syria that were severed over a decade ago 07/07/2024 09:19am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his willingness to restore ties with Syria and extended an “invitation” Sunday to bring back relations to "how they were in the past." Over 12 years ago, diplomatic ties between Ankara and Damascus were cut off when protests tur Williams F1 team principal Vowles hints at mid-season switch if Sargeant's poor form continues 07/07/2024 08:30am • SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Williams team principal James Vowles is considering a possible mid-season switch if Logan Sargeant's Formula 1 form does not improve. The 23-year-old Sargeant is the only American driver in F1. He is in his second season with Williams and scored his only F1 point when h Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength 07/06/2024 09:51pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A hurricane warning was declared for a stretch of the state's NFL draftee, Md. native Khyree Jackson among 3 dead following Prince George's Co. crash 07/06/2024 08:50pm • A NFL draft pick from Prince George's County will never get to play a down following a deadly car crash near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland early Saturday morning. Khyree Jackson, 24, and two other men are dead after a crash involving three vehicles on northbound Route 4/Pennsylvania Avenue and P Chicago street course offers a tricky opportunity for winless NASCAR Cup Series drivers 07/06/2024 08:03pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bowman sees a Chicago street course full of possibilities. He also sees a major potential problem. “All the winners behind us in points make my life harder for sure,” Bowman said Saturday. “So just trying to do the best we can to get in victory lane to avoid those issues. Shane van Gisbergen wins again in NASCAR Xfinity Series race in downtown Chicago 07/06/2024 07:45pm • CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to oval tracks, Shane van Gisbergen is a work in progress. When it comes to the streets of Chicago — or any road course, really — van Gisbergen is one of NASCAR's best drivers. The 35-year-old New Zealand native proved it again Saturday, pulling away from Ty Gibbs