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New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Bob Menendez's help 06/07/2024 09:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure the New Jersey attorney general's office to stop investigatin NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals 06/07/2024 09:17pm • FridayAt Bristol DragwayBristol, Tenn.First RoundTop Fuel 1. Clay Millican, 3.786 seconds, 325.06 mph; 2. Justin Ashley, 3.795, 322.42; 3. Antron Brown, 3.809, 321.27; 4. Shawn Langdon, 3.810, 323.74; 5. Jasmine Salinas, 3.814, 326.00; 6. Steve Torrence, 3.824, 322.27; 7. Billy Torrence, 3.827, 323. NASCAR returns to repaved Sonoma road course unsure what to expect from fast new asphalt 06/07/2024 07:52pm • SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Welcome back to fast and slick Sonoma Raceway, where the first repave in over two decades has created impressive speeds and concerns about the durability of the new asphalt. Ryan Blaney led Cup Series practice Friday with a lap that was 4.5 seconds faster than Denny Hamlin's Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme 06/07/2024 06:42pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million from a program that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried t Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week 06/07/2024 05:45pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018. “I hadn’t seen my dad in a long Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule 06/07/2024 05:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. The final rule will increase fuel economy by 2% per year fo Kia recalls nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs due to fire risk, urges impacted consumers to park outside 06/07/2024 05:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Kia America is recalling nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs — and urging owners to park their cars outside and away from other structures until an issue posing a fire hazard is fixed. The front power seat motor on the affected Tellurides from the 2020-2024 model years may overheat bec Gunmen open fire on students at a rural University of Panama campus, killing 1 and wounding another 06/07/2024 05:09pm • PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a group of students on a rural campus of the University of Panama Friday, killing one and wounding another before escaping, according to police and school officials. University Rector Eduardo Flores Castro said via the social platfo Canapino takes IndyCar leave of absence after dispute over online abuse aimed at another driver 06/07/2024 04:22pm • ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Agustín Canapino has taken a leave of absence from IndyCar racing following his rejection that rival driver Théo Pourchaire had received death threats from Canapino fans over an on-track incident between the two. Canapino will not race this weekend at Road America in Wi Woman wanted in triple killing investigation in Virginia taken into custody in upstate New York 06/07/2024 04:09pm • AVOCA, N.Y. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman wanted in the deaths of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway, police said Friday. Police began searching for Alyssa Jane Venable after the bodies of her roommates, all in their 60s or 70s, were di David Malukas joins Meyer Shank Racing after getting dropped by Arrow McLaren following bike crash 06/07/2024 03:38pm • ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — David Malukas on Friday was hired by Meyer Shank Racing, giving the young driver a landing spot roughly a a month after Arrow McLaren fired him for missing the first four races of the season with hand and wrist injuries suffered in an offseason mountain bike crash. Meyer Sports on TV for June 8 - 9 06/07/2024 03:20pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 8 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOBALL (Sunday) 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Sydney AUTO RACING 12:25 p.m. ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 4 p.m. NBC — Pro Motocross Championship: The Honks of hope: How a Northern Virginia community is supporting a brave car enthusiast 06/07/2024 03:11pm • "His normal day looks like sitting near the window thumbing through a car magazine and watching the world go by." Samantha Tunador wrote this in a June 5 post on Facebook. The post was about her 52-year-old brother Alex Scott. Scott is living with cerebral palsy and currently battling live DC Pride parade and festival this weekend: Road closures you need to know 06/07/2024 02:17pm • The biggest weekend in all of D.C. Pride Month brings a few traffic closures throughout Saturday and Sunday, as celebrations take over downtown D.C. and the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The Capital Pride Alliance is putting on festivities throughout the entire month to celebrate Pride and this yea The Latest: Jurors dismissed for the day in Hunter Biden's trial 06/07/2024 02:07pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (all times local): Jurors have been dismissed for the day in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial and they'll return Monday morning. The judge sent the jury home after there were no more defense witnesses left to testify Friday, bu