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Jimmie Johnson says he's never felt more ill-prepared for a race entering Coca-Cola 600 05/27/2023 03:04pm • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has won eight Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, more than any driver in NASCAR history. And yet the seven-time champion said he’s never felt more ill-prepared for a race heading into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600. Johnson retired from full-time st Verstappen takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Alonso as Perez crashes 05/27/2023 02:39pm • MONACO (AP) — Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen produced a superb final lap to take pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and deny Aston Martin veteran Fernando Alonso his first pole in 11 years. Verstappen called his first pole at Monaco “very lovely” but there was no As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives 05/27/2023 10:00am • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through “t Today in Sports - The Boston Marathon is canceled for the first time in history due to coronavirus 05/27/2023 10:00am • May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. 1904 — Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan. 1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night ga Ganassi vs. McLaren headlines Indianapolis 500 title fight, some 300,000 fans expected 05/27/2023 09:30am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four custom McLaren GTs lined the curb in front of St. Elmo Steak House, the see-and-be-seen spot in downtown Indianapolis, in a massive flex by the race team trying to win the Indianapolis 500. The rebuilt, rebranded and rebounded Arrow McLaren organization has turned the buil Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo 05/27/2023 08:24am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Saturday condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for their alleged failure to stop “brutal actions” by Kosovo police against ethnic Serbs, and said that its armed forces stationed near the border will remain on the highest state of aler Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety evolution in racing 05/27/2023 08:13am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied race. Rutherford won the pole with a record-breaking, four-lap average speed of 198.413 mph and Johnc UK police free man involved in Downing Street collision — then arrest him on unrelated charge 05/27/2023 08:10am • LONDON (AP) — A man who was taken into custody after his car crashed into the gates of the British prime minister’s residence in central London was released in that case — but then immediately rearrested on charges of making indecent images of children, police said Saturday. The 43-year-old su New Mexico shooting victims mourned by their children, 64 grandchildren 05/27/2023 07:55am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gwendolyn Dean Schofield hoped to live to 100, and she was nearly there. But on May 15, in what appeared to be a final act of kindness, Schofield and her daughter pulled over on a residential street in the northwestern New Mexico city of Farmington to help a woman who was sho Le Mans 24-hour race to include hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026 05/27/2023 12:51am • OYAMA, Japan (AP) — The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's most famous endurance race, will be open to hydrogen-powered cars starting in 2026, Pierre Fillon, the president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, said Saturday. Fillon spoke at Japan's Fuji Speedway, which is holding a 24-hour race that in Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming 'green corridors' to fast-track cleaner technologies 05/27/2023 12:13am • It's among the world's busiest container shipping routes — a stream of vessels packed with furniture, automobiles, clothing and other goods, traversing the Pacific between Los Angeles and Shanghai. If plans succeed, this corridor will become a showcase for slashing planet-warming carbon emissions Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay 05/27/2023 12:07am • BOSTON (AP) — Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, they have even more sway, with an array of jobs to choose from at ever higher wages. To ease the l Today in History: May 27, Queen Mary's maiden voyage 05/27/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2023. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key compone Man steals rifle from police car in Pentagon City 05/26/2023 09:54pm • A 21-year-old man armed with a stolen rifle and wearing a ballistic vest with police insignia was arrested by Arlington County Police on Friday morning, according to a news release. Police say Tyler Rodriguez-Hernandez was apprehended by officers responding to a report of a person with a gun at a Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees 05/26/2023 08:03pm • AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the bear showed up.