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At least 1 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced thousands to flee, governor's office says 06/19/2024 12:49am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountainous village as a wind-whipped wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, and killed at least one person. Officials warned the danger isn't over. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergen Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964 06/19/2024 12:10am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster. On this date: Russia President Vladimir Putin makes a rare visit to North Korea, an old ally 06/18/2024 10:51pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on Wednesday, after saying the two countries want to cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington. Putin was met at Pyongyang’s airport by North Citing heat emergency, DC opens some pools and rec centers on Juneteenth 06/18/2024 10:35pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is the point team that works with the National Weather Service as the city tries to plan ahead and learn what future weather patterns can bring. Early last week, the city age House collapses in Syracuse, New York, injuring 11 people 06/18/2024 09:41pm • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A house collapsed in Syracuse, New York, on Tuesday, injuring at least 11 people, officials said. Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls of what sounded like an explosion at a two-story house at around 4 p.m., Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds told reporters at the sce McDonald's is ending its test run of AI-powered drive-thrus with IBM 06/18/2024 09:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Ever get your McDonald's order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-thru? The experiment behind the fast food giant's current automated order taker will soon be coming to a close. McDonald's confirmed Monday that it decided to end a global partnership with IBM, which has been testing th Luxury sales are flattening amid a self-inflicted creativity crisis and price hikes, study finds 06/18/2024 08:42pm • MILAN (AP) — The post-pandemic surge in global sales of luxury handbags, shoes and apparel is set to stall this year amid a creativity crisis and price hikes as brands shift focus to the biggest spending customers, a new study by the Bain consultancy said Tuesday. Bain is forecasting flat worldwid Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor 06/18/2024 07:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, te The Latest | Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying weapons, but US insists arms are flowing 06/18/2024 06:21pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming the United States is withholding weapons needed for the war in Gaza. In a video released Tuesday, Netanyahu implied the holdup was slowing Israel’s offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. President Joe Biden has delayed delivering certai AUTO RACING: Blaney seeks second straight NASCAR win at New Hampshire; F1, IndyCar return to action 06/18/2024 06:01pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES USA TODAY 301 Site: Loudon, New Hampshire. Schedule: Saturday practice, 12:35 p.m., qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (USA). Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Race distance: 301 laps, 318.5 miles. Last year: It took 30 tries, but Martin Truex Jr. le Nvidia, Six Flags rise; Lennar, America's Car-Mart fall, Tuesday, 6/18/2024 06/18/2024 04:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Lennar Corp., down $7.79 to $148.72. The homebuilder's forecast for fiscal third-quarter deliveries mostly fell short of Wall Street expectations. La-Z-Boy Inc., up $6.61 to $40.70. The furniture maker's fisca Analysis: Rory McIlroy has 4 majors and a major collapse. Where he goes from here shapes his legacy 06/18/2024 04:06pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had every reason to feel bitterly disappointed. He was poised to end all those years without winning another major when he couldn't make a birdie over the last 17 holes, couldn't hit a fairway to even give himself a good chance, and he finished one shot behind i Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer capture 1960s rebel cool in ‘The Bikeriders’ 06/18/2024 03:34pm • Jeff Nichols had dreamt of making a film about a 1960s motorcycle club for over 20 years. The obsession started when he first cracked open Danny Lyon’s book “The Bikeriders,” a New Journalism-style account of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the mid-1960s. He saw it as a story about reb Celebrity brushes with the law are not new in the Hamptons. Ask Billy Joel and Martha Stewart 06/18/2024 03:22pm • EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake is not the first celebrity to get arrested in the Hamptons. The beach communities on the eastern end of New York's Long Island are popular with the rich and famous, and others have gotten into trouble there, much of it vehicular. Here are a few examples: Arrow McLaren makes another IndyCar driver change, signs 19-year-old Nolan Siegel to multiyear deal 06/18/2024 03:01pm • Arrow McLaren made yet another driver change Tuesday when it signed 19-year-old Nolan Siegel to drive the remainder of the IndyCar season. He will be the third driver to race the No. 6 this year. Siegel will replace F2 champion Theo Pourchaire beginning this weekend at Laguna Seca in California. Po