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Bullets hit Lebanese defense minister's car as he was on the road near Beirut but no one was hurt 08/10/2023 10:40am • BEIRUT (AP) — Two bullets hit the car of Lebanon’s caretaker defense minister on Thursday as he was driving in a convoy near Beirut, a senior security official said. No one was hurt. In a brief statement, Defense Minister Maurice Sleem confirmed the shooting, which occurred in the Beirut neighbo Pedaling beats polarization in a huge, cross-Iowa bike ride 08/10/2023 09:08am • WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — Bob Molsberry was a college student when he first watched the recreational bike ride that organizers say is now the country's longest, largest and oldest. That was in 1973, and there were just a few hundred riders in RAGBRAI (the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Acros DC vets discuss the purrfect way to keep cats happy at home while on vacation 08/10/2023 08:30am • August means vacation time for many in the D.C. region. But going out of town can be easier said than done when you have a four-legged friend at home — even if that friend isn't a dog. “Cats are creatures of habit. We have all heard that saying, and it is so true," said Dr. Laura Mosoriak Scott Dixon didn't expect much as a young New Zealand racer. The Iceman is now IndyCar's Ironman 08/10/2023 06:12am • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — It’s dreary and raining in “the CBD” of Auckland, 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the thick of New Zealand winter. A video conference connects with Scott Dixon, who has called from his home in Indiana, in the stickiness of a Midwest summer, where it is 6 p.m. on Monday. Di A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground 08/10/2023 01:30am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. The effort comes ahead of the first anniversary of nationwide protests Millions struggle to pay AC bills in heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction 08/09/2023 10:05pm • DENVER (AP) — Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income. So the 57-year-old cuts other necessities. Boyd eats one m The Best Places to Live Near the Mountains 08/09/2023 08:00pm • Life in the mountains has appeal for a variety of reasons -- you may enjoy the natural beauty, work as a ski instructor or park ranger or simply like the idea of hitting the hiking trails or ski slopes whenever you're not in the office. Fortunately, you have plenty of options to choose from if you'r This Is How Much It Costs to Move Across the Country 08/09/2023 08:00pm • If you're preparing for a move across the country and researching what it costs, prepare for a lot of dollars to move out of your bank account. It's impossible to say what your final bill will look like, given all the factors that go into a long-distance move. But it's a good bet that the cost will Best Exercises for Stronger Biceps 08/09/2023 08:00pm • The quest for bigger biceps is timeless. Ask anyone from a young child to an experienced athlete to show you their muscles, and they'll almost always raise their arm and flex their biceps in response. It's the classic "mirror muscle," meaning that people value bigger and stronger biceps because of t Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment 08/09/2023 06:05pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals near an Ohio town, but the company is nowhere near the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be, according to federal regulators. Instead, the railroad is too Israeli settler accused of involvement in killing of Palestinian moved to house arrest 08/09/2023 05:37pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli settler suspected of involvement in the killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian man in the West Bank last week was released from detention on Wednesday and transferred to house arrest, a Jerusalem court said. The Israeli judge said there was insufficient evidence to extend Former NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe of NYC mayor's failed presidential bid 08/09/2023 04:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of police security for New York City's mayor during the administration of Bill de Blasio pleaded guilty on Wednesday to blocking an investigation into the misuse of city resources during the Democrat's failed presidential campaign. Howard Redmond, once a high-rankin Vehicle strikes 3, fatally injuring 1 in service area of Los Angeles car dealership, official says 08/09/2023 03:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A vehicle driven by a customer struck three people Wednesday in the service area of a Los Angeles auto dealership and fatally injured one of them, a woman who was briefly trapped beneath the vehicle, authorities and witnesses say. The vehicle, driven by a female customer, struc Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada 08/09/2023 03:02pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs was sentenced Wednesday to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street nearly two years ago. “I sincerely apologize,” the fo Eritrea's repressive government criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as 'asylum scum' 08/09/2023 02:49pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flaming cars, violent clashes, dozens of people detained. As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea's diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by exiles the Eritrean government dismisses as “as