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DC-area students race electric vehicles at RFK Stadium for EV Grand Prix 06/04/2023 07:26am • The cheers were loud at RFK Stadium in D.C. on Saturday afternoon, but the engines? Not so much — and for good reason. High school students from across the D.C. region raced each other in the EV Grand Prix in what could appropriately be described as an electric atmosphere. “We give student Today in History: June 4, Battle of Midway begins 06/04/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2023. There are 210 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory against Japan and marking the turning point of the war in the Pac Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards 06/03/2023 09:30pm • Winners of the 2022 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards were announced June 3, 2023, in Ocean City, Md. Twenty-seven news organizations in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia submitted 314 entries in the contest. The list of winners can be found at https://capb Florida woman charged with child neglect after her car catches fire as she was allegedly shoplifting 06/03/2023 09:08pm • OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman faces charges of aggravated child neglect and arson after her car became engulfed in flames while she was allegedly shoplifting at a mall, according to an arrest report. Alicia Moore, 24, parked her car in a parking lot outside a Dillard's department store at Ov Cole Custer grabs 1st Xfinity Series win of the season in Portland 06/03/2023 08:49pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cole Custer pulled into the lead after a late caution for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win this season on the road course at Portland International Raceway. Custer earned his 11th overall victory on the series in the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, besting Justin Allgaier by NHRA New England Nationals Pairings 06/03/2023 04:40pm • Saturday At New England Dragway Epping, N.H. Sunday's first round pairings Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown, 3.729 seconds, 329.99 mph vs. Bye; 2. Shawn Langdon, 3.738, 327.66 vs. 13. Tony Schumacher, 9.359, 57.60; 3. Leah Pruett, 3.856, 319.37 vs. 12. Doug Kalitta, 6.711, 109.59; 4. Josh Hart, 3.902, 317.2 Detroit Grand Prix's split pits adds intrigue to IndyCar race's return downtown 06/03/2023 04:21pm • DETROIT (AP) — IndyCar is throwing two new wrinkles — and a lot of bumps — at its drivers in the Motor City. The Detroit Grand Prix will make its debut on a 10-turn, 1.7 mile downtown street circuit Sunday. Just to add more intrigue for fans and complexities for teams, the course includes a sp Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term 06/03/2023 04:03pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential term on Saturday, reappointed an internationally respected former banker as finance minister in a sign that his new government might pursue more conventional economic policies. Erdogan, 69, took the oa Milwaukee school bus goes up in flames seconds after driver safely evacuates all 37 students 06/03/2023 03:10pm • (CNN) — School bus driver Imunek Williams was just two blocks away from dropping a group of students off at the Milwaukee Academy of Science on Wednesday morning when she suddenly smelled something burning. Minutes later, the bus was engulfed in flames.Williams, 24, has been a bus driver for a Verstappen takes pole at Spanish GP ahead of Sainz; Alonso 8th 06/03/2023 02:54pm • MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Max Verstappen stormed his way to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday while his top rivals struggled on the damp track and will start well behind the two-time defending champion. Verstappen didn’t even need to use all of his time in qualifying after he set India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation's worst rail disasters 06/03/2023 02:18pm • BALASORE, India (AP) — Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Chaotic scen Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats 06/03/2023 02:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts. Barga Cardinal performs rite to restore Vatican altar desecrated by man's naked protest 06/03/2023 01:30pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of St. Peter’s Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar with the words “Save children of Ukraina” written on his back. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti performed the penitential rite following the desecration of th Ryan Blaney joins pole sitter Kyle Busch on front row for NASCAR Cup Series race 06/03/2023 12:59pm • MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Blaney isn't slowing down now that he's finally reached victory lane again. After snapping his 59-race winless streak by holding off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday, Blaney put his No. 12 Ford on the front row to start the NASCAR Cup Series ra Corey LaJoie gets long-awaited Hendrick Motorsports shot in NASCAR Cup Series 06/03/2023 12:53pm • MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Corey LaJoie is finally getting a chance to drive for Hendrick Motorsports this week. He wanted so badly to drive for the team a few years ago, that when it became common knowledge Jimmie Johnson was retiring as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, LaJoie used his best cursiv