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Car Review: Audi RS 6 Avant combines supercar performance with family-friendly wagon style 07/31/2023 06:46am • Style and breathtaking acceleration are usually reserved for coupes and supercars, but Audi has achieved it with a large station wagon. With a twin turbo V-8 good for 591 hp for 2023 (or 621 hp for 2024 models), this AWD super sedan will humble many sports cars when it comes to acceleration. The han Japanese court sentences 'Joker' to 23 years for stabbing passenger, setting a fire on a Tokyo train 07/31/2023 06:41am • TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in prison on Monday for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago, officials said. The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court found Kyota Hattori, 26, guil Thousands remain powerless as DC area recovers from strong summer storms 07/31/2023 12:50am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest on storm damage and outages. D.C., Maryland and Virginia are in recovery mode after severe weather walloped area trees and knocked out power for thousands across the region. Here's what you need to know. Current Outages: Power outages continue for around 8, Chris Buescher wins at Richmond and secures spot in NASCAR playoffs 07/30/2023 09:19pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chris Buescher was already in good position to qualify for NASCAR's playoffs. Now, even something remarkable over the last four races of the regular season won't keep him out. Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go to win at Richmond Raceway on Sunday and sna How to Eat Healthy on a Budget 07/30/2023 08:00pm • Many people want to eat healthy foods. But when it comes down to it, the cost can be a deterrent. In fact, 18% of Americans who participated in the International Food Information Council's 2022 Food and Health Survey said they choose less-healthy options because of the price. But don't get discourag NHRA Sonoma Nationals Results 07/30/2023 07:49pm • Sunday At Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Final Finish Order Top Fuel 1. Justin Ashley; 2. Antron Brown; 3. Josh Hart; 4. Steve Torrence; 5. Austin Prock; 6. Shawn Langdon; 7. Brittany Force; 8. Mike Salinas; 9. Leah Pruett; 10. Tony Schumacher; 11. Doug Kalitta; 12. Clay Millican; 13. Ron August. Fu Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning 07/30/2023 06:56pm • DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning. Th Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning 07/30/2023 06:55pm • DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation's poorest neighborhoods, doesn't have air conditioning. The 68-ye Giants linebackers Thibodeaux and Ojulari hoping to run up sacks in 2023 07/30/2023 05:49pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kayvon Thibodeaux and Azeez Ojulari are seemingly inseparable on the field for the New York Giants. When practiced started Sunday at training camp, the two outside linebackers warmed up together. They laughed and joked during an early break and when the first-team defe Salvage crews begin towing a burning cargo ship to a new location off the Dutch coast as smoke eases 07/30/2023 02:02pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews started towing a burning cargo ship loaded with thousands of cars to a temporary anchorage location off the northern Dutch coast on Sunday after smoke pouring from the stricken vessel eased, authorities said. On Saturday night, the Dutch Ministry of Infr A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Thailand kills at least 10 people and wounds dozens 07/30/2023 04:40am • BANGKOK (AP) — A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand on Saturday killed at least ten people and wounded dozens, officials said. The Narathiwat province's Public Relations Department also said that at least 118 people were hurt, and that residents of more than 200 househol France's Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment 07/30/2023 01:42am • BEIJING (AP) — The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in France’s electric car industry, as the European Union’s second-largest economy followed Washington in reviving post-COVID economic ta Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much 07/30/2023 12:46am • KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — In the sweltering summer heat, nobody tries to cool off by jumping into a hot tub. In parts of Florida, however, that’s what the ocean has felt like. Earlier this week, sea surface temperatures reached as high as 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit (38.4 degrees Celsius) around th Severe weather knocks down trees, shuts off power for thousands 07/29/2023 11:59pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  An afternoon of severe weather behind sweltering temperatures from a three-day heat wave has finished up, bringing down trees, damaging homes and causing power outages for thousands of customers across the D.C. region. Reports of NHRA Sonoma Nationals Pairings 07/29/2023 09:21pm • Saturday At Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Sunday's Pairings Top Fuel 1. Austin Prock, 3.704 seconds, 331.36 mph vs. Bye; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.706, 329.67 vs. 13. Ron August, 3.948, 259.31; 3. Antron Brown, 3.721, 329.75 vs. 12. Mike Salinas, 3.863, 275.96; 4. Josh Hart, 3.737, 327.74 vs. 11. Tony S