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Scott McLaughlin wins 1st pole this IndyCar season, 2nd straight at Nashville 08/05/2023 08:22pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight pole Saturday at the Music City Grand Prix and the first on a street course this season for Team Penske. The New Zealander, currently fifth in the points race, will be looking for his second win this year Sunday. He came in second he A Florida shooting puts 2 officers in the hospital; the suspect is later killed in hotel shootout 08/05/2023 08:18pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting of two Florida police officers was fatally shot by SWAT team members Saturday several hours later after he barricaded himself in a hotel in Orlando's tourist district, the culmination of a manhunt across central Florida, police officials said. The Orl Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC 08/05/2023 06:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, including a new PlayStation. Kevin Harvick makes a last run at Michigan, aiming to secure spot in NASCAR playoffs 08/05/2023 06:19pm • BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Harvick has fond memories of Michigan International Speedway, where he won for the sixth time last summer. Harvick is just not real interested in waxing poetically about the track before making one last run on it Sunday in the FireKeepers Casino 400. “Michigan has be NASCAR Cup Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. re-signs with Joe Gibbs Racing for 2024 08/05/2023 03:29pm • BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. is returning for another run with Joe Gibbs Racing, signing a deal to compete in NASCAR races again next year. The Cup Series points leader made the announcement after he qualified fifth for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Palestinian shooting attack in downtown Tel Aviv kills Israeli security guard 08/05/2023 03:25pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman on Saturday opened fire in central Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli security guard before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. The attack came a day after a settler rampage in the occupied West Bank killed one Palestinian, deepening the spiral of vi Josef Newgarden chasing 1st IndyCar win at his hometown race in Nashville 08/05/2023 02:04pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix on Sunday. This is his home race, which has proven quite a challenge the p Recalling a wild ride with a robotaxi named Peaches as regulators mull San Francisco expansion plan 08/05/2023 12:21pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September when a Chevy Bolt named Peaches picked me up outside a San Francisco bar. Our ensuing half-hour ride together produced, at first, a titill Pennsylvania man bitten on the head by bear during attack in his garage 08/05/2023 11:28am • DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man says he's paying a lot more attention to his surroundings after a surprise attack by a bear in the garage of his home. John Swartz, 60, and his wife Lori, 59, were watching TV at their home outside Danville on the evening of July 27 when he remembered he had Bowie man sentenced to 50 years for 2020 killing of woman shot in home while reading Bible 08/05/2023 11:10am • A Maryland man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2020 New Year’s Day killing of a woman in her home who was reading her Bible at the time. On Friday, Prince George's County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that 27-year-old Sammie Warren was sentenced for the Jan. 1, 20 Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says 08/05/2023 10:04am • LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Saturday, after devastating floods caused damage estimated at half a billion euros ($550 million). Devastating floods on Thursday and Friday killed three people and des Today in Sports - Tiger Woods (30) becomes the youngest player to compile 50 PGA Tour wins 08/05/2023 10:00am • Aug. 6 1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary. 1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Brian London in the third round to retain his world heavyweight title. 1972 — South African Gary Player wins his second PGA golf champions Son of Colombia's president freed while he is investigated for illicit enrichment, money laundering 08/05/2023 12:59am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian judge on Friday night ordered President Gustavo Petro’s son freed from detention while he is investigated on allegations of illicit enrichment and money laundering. Nicolás Petro was arrested early Saturday, and this week was charged with the two crimes. He a Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions 08/05/2023 12:19am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology, they're often focusing first on their own state governments before imposing restrictions on the private sector. Legislators are seeking ways to protect constituents from discriminat Livestreamer Kai Cenat facing charges after Union Square chaos 08/04/2023 10:49pm • ▶ Watch Video: Thousands mob Union Square for Kai Cenat giveaway NEW YORK - Chaos erupted Friday afternoon after a large crowd gathered at Manhattan's Union Square Park for livestreamer Kai Cenat's meet-and-greet and giveaway.Things spiraled out of contr