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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 The suspect in a car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market is charged with murder 08/19/2025 09:55am • BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been charged with murder, attempted murder and bodily harm, prosecutors said Tuesday, claiming he was trying to kill as many people as possible. Five women and a boy died, and many mo What to do if ICE knocks on your door? DC town hall details rights when interacting with federal law enforcement 08/19/2025 08:32am • D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau wants people living and visiting her diverse community to be aware of their legal rights if they're stopped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal law agencies during the recent surge. In a Monday virtual town hall, Nadeau, who represents A pizza 'innovator' celebrates 50 years of serving the DC area 08/19/2025 05:24am • When you think of pizza in the D.C. area, most people would say they don't have one favorite over others. There are so many styles, with so many variations and presentations nowadays, that quality and history are often ignored. However, one name that usually has people saying, “Ah, I rememb Bolivia gears up for first-ever presidential runoff, ending years of 1-party rule 08/19/2025 12:58am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A day after the left-wing party that has governed Bolivia for 20 years lost a first-round presidential vote, the race was on Monday to see who will succeed it. Sen. Rodrigo Paz, a center-right lawmaker from a prominent political family who scored a surprise first-place finis Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore 08/18/2025 11:05pm • Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay offshore after lashing part of the Caribbean with rain and wind on Monday. Evacuations were ordered on some barrier islands along the Carolina coast as aut 2 officers killed and a third is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say 08/18/2025 07:49pm • Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah, and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. The officers were identified as Sgt. Lee Sorensen, 56, and Officer Eric Estrada, 31, of the Tremonton- Federal agent fires weapon during immigration stop in Southern California, officials say 08/18/2025 06:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during an immigration stop and sped off, the Department of Homeland Security said. A DHS statement said the driver struck two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents Wall Street holds at a standstill near its record heights 08/18/2025 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street held near its record heights on Monday, ahead of a week likely to be dominated by updates from the head of the Federal Reserve and from some of the biggest U.S. retailers. The S&P 500 barely budged and fell by less than 0.1%, coming off its first loss after setti Editorial Roundup: United States 08/18/2025 02:25pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 14 The New York Times says shrinking crime rate is encouraging America is in the midst of a historic decline in crime. In 2023, murders fell 10 percent, which was then the largest annual drop since reliable records began in 19 O'Reilly Auto Parts will take over as title sponsor for NASCAR's second-tier series 08/18/2025 10:40am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — O’Reilly Auto Parts will take over as the title sponsor for NASCAR’s second-tier national series when the Xfinity Series is renamed next season. The multiyear partnership announced Monday is a sponsorship package that includes promotional opportunities and brand integrat After 'venting' his frustration, Lewis Hamilton could come back stronger from F1's mid-season break 08/18/2025 07:12am • Lewis Hamilton's dream of an eighth Formula 1 title with Ferrari is spinning off track. His comments at the Hungarian Grand Prix in early August sparked concern among fans of Hamilton and Ferrari as the seven-time champion called himself “absolutely useless”, suggested Ferrari should consider r Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families 08/18/2025 01:27am • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try to get to Saudi Arabia, they begged him not to go. Two of their children had already made the crossing, via the Gulf of Aden and then war-torn Yemen. Yosef’