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'We persevered': Spiritual home of Black cricket in Zimbabwe finally gets international recognition 07/02/2023 08:15pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Bill Flower realized 30 years ago that cricket wouldn't survive, let alone bloom, in Zimbabwe unless it reached out to the country's Black majority and found a place in their hearts. Part of his plan finally came together two weeks ago when Takashinga Cricket Club, set in o 2023's 10 Best-Performing Stocks 07/02/2023 08:00pm • The 2023 S&P 500 market rally continued in June as the Federal Reserve paused its interest rate hikes for the first time since March 2023. Investors are becoming increasingly confident the Fed can continue to bring down inflation and navigate a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Top 2023 stock m 9 Short Squeeze Stocks That Could Take Off in July 07/02/2023 08:00pm • Short squeezes have been among the most popular and controversial topics on Wall Street in the past couple of years. In 2021, groups of online stock traders on Reddit made headlines by orchestrating targeted buying campaigns to trigger short squeezes in some of the market's most heavily shorted stoc Cleanup begins after asphalt binder spill into Montana's Yellowstone River after train derailment 07/02/2023 07:10pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Globs of asphalt binder that spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment could be seen on islands and riverbanks downstream from Yellowstone National Park a week after the spill occurred, witnesses report. Officials with the Environme IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Results 07/02/2023 06:59pm • Sunday At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio Lap length: 2.258 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 80 laps, Running. 2. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running. 3. (7) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running. 4. (5) Christian Lundgaard, Dallara-Hond Woman hit and killed by stolen forklift 07/02/2023 06:02pm • A woman was killed when she was hit by a forklift that had been stolen from a Maryland home improvement store, officials said Sunday. The victim was found dead underneath the forklift. Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff's Office believe the suspect stole the woman's car after hitting Cole Custer declared NASCAR Xfinity Series winner after persistent rain washes out race 07/02/2023 05:33pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Cole Custer was hanging out in his pit box when he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Sunday. The whole moment was pretty strange. “It's like how excited can you be because it didn't feel like we did anything today,” he said. Custer was declared the winner of the first Xfinit Red Bull driver Max Verstappen stays on track for F1 title after winning chaotic Austrian GP 07/02/2023 04:45pm • Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless march toward a third straight world title with another dominating win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, far away from the chaos behind him as multiple drivers were given time penalties for going off track limits. Verstappen st Alex Palou wins 3rd straight IndyCar race with victory at Mid-Ohio 07/02/2023 04:37pm • Alex Palou refused to acknowledge his dominance of IndyCar in the days leading up to Sunday's race at Mid-Ohio. He found it hard to stick with that refrain after a third straight win. Palou executed perfect strategy with a fast car to beat Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon by a wide margin, g Who will have the 2023 song of the summer? We offer some predictions 07/02/2023 04:00pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sun is shining, the beach is calling, and school is out: It’s time to prepare the song of the summer. Often, there’s a clear champion: In 2017, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber’s “Despacito” was unavoidable. In 2019, Lil Nas X’s ubiquitous “Old Town Drug cartel violence flares in western Mexico after vigilante leader's killing 07/02/2023 03:52pm • APATZINGAN, Mexico (AP) — The drug cartel violence that citizen self-defense leader Hipolito Mora gave his life fighting flared anew on Sunday, just one day after he was buried, as shootings and road blockades hit the city of Apatzingan, a regional hub in Mexico’s hot lands. Roads in and out of Conor Daly is replacing Simon Pagenaud for the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio 07/02/2023 01:46pm • Simon Pagenaud will miss the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday after flipping seven times during a harrowing wreck in practice a day earlier, leaving veteran driver Conor Daly to step into his Meyer Shank Racing ride on short notice. Pagenaud was going nearly full speed entering Turn 4 of the road Tesla sales jump 83% from a year ago as tax credits, broader adoption drive sales 07/02/2023 01:16pm • DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's second-quarter deliveries rose 83% from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of U.S. government tax credits. The Austin, Texas, producer of EV, solar panels and batteries said Sunday that it sold Atlanta rapper suspected of role in fatal shooting arrested, charged with murder 07/02/2023 11:05am • ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta rapper signed to Young Thug's record label has been arrested and charged with murder for his suspected role in the fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex. Atlanta Police on Saturday said 20-year-old Jakobe Moody, who goes by FN DaDealer, was taken into custo NASCAR Cup Series drivers praise setting for 1st street race in downtown Chicago 07/02/2023 10:23am • CHICAGO (AP) — Before NASCAR raced in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2022, Kevin Harvick thought it was going to be a disaster. It didn't take very long for the event to win him over. Heading into the Cup Series' first street race, Harvick is keeping an open mind. “Going through all these new types