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Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars 05/18/2023 04:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation's cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act." The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no Vatican: Car rushes gate into Vatican City, reaches palace courtyard before being stopped by police; suspect detained 05/18/2023 04:40pm • ROME (AP) — Vatican: Car rushes gate into Vatican City, reaches palace courtyard before being stopped by police; suspect detained. US: 44 indicted in Puerto Rico in $1.2M scheme to obtain pandemic relief funds 05/18/2023 04:30pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 44 people accused in a $1.2 million scheme to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds, authorities said Thursday. The suspects are accused of submitting at least 52 loan applications to obtain federal recovery funds that U.S. Tennessee commission holds off on decertifying former officer charged in Tyre Nichols death 05/18/2023 04:17pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee commission that enforces standards for police recommended Thursday that proceedings to bar an officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols from serving in state law enforcement be suspended until his legal case is resolved. A panel of the Tennessee Polic Nashville to name street after ‘Harmonica Wizard,’ Opry founder DeFord Bailey 05/18/2023 01:26pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Nashville is naming a street after Grand Ole Opry pioneer DeFord Bailey, the “Harmonica Wizard" whose popularity and contributions to country music and blues are still being recognized decades later. On Saturday, DeFord Bailey Avenue will be officially dedicat Indiana Army veteran convicted in road rage killing of Muslim man 05/18/2023 12:29pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran has been convicted in the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man, after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim, including yelling, “Go back to your country,” before opening fire. A Marion County jury convic Today in Sports - Week Ahead, May 19 - 25 05/18/2023 10:05am • May 19 1909 — In his first title defense Jack Johnson fights ‘Philadelphia’ Jack O’Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown. 1910 — Cy Young, the career leader in major league victories, wins No. 500 as the Cleveland Indians def Today in Sports - Week Ahead, May 19 - 25 05/18/2023 10:00am • May 23 1876 — Joe Borden of Boston pitches the first no-hitter in NL history. 1884 — Knight of Ellersie, ridden by S. Fischer, wins the two-horse Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Welcher. 1901 — The Cleveland Indians score nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy 05/18/2023 09:53am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A crash on the first lap of the IndyCar season-opening race, then again six weeks later on the opening lap at Long Beach. Helio Castroneves' miserable start to the season has stretched through all five races, including last week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedwa Man dead after ride-share vehicle strikes deer in Fairfax County 05/18/2023 09:34am • The driver of a ride-share vehicle is dead after colliding with a deer along the Dulles Airport Access Highway in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Wednesday night. The deadly collision happened in the westbound lanes of the Dulles Airport Access Highway, a mile after Interstate 495 at around 8:30 p.m Stephanie Beatriz of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' to serve as Indy 500 grand marshal 05/18/2023 09:27am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stephanie Beatriz, who starred as Detective Rosa Diaz on the TV show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and voiced Madrigal on the Academy Award-winning film “Encanto,” will serve as the grand marshal for the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The track announced Tuesday the award-wi NASCAR 75: Many would welcome a NASCAR return to Rockingham 05/18/2023 08:58am • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR is returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time in 27 years for this weekend’s All-Star race. Could Rockingham Speedway be the next track to be revitalized and brought back from near extinction? Driving legends Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon and Lyn First 4 miles of I-66 'parallel trail' now open to cyclists, pedestrians 05/18/2023 07:42am • The first section of the 66 Parallel Trail is available for people to enjoy. Once complete, the new shared-use path will span 11 miles in Fairfax County, Virginia. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the Vienna-Fairfax/GMU Metrorail Station on Wednesday, next to the new 18-mile trail which is p India’s top court allows bull-taming sport to continue despite criticism from animal rights groups 05/18/2023 05:23am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday ruled to allow the continuation of the bull-taming sport of jallikattu, which is celebrated as cultural heritage in the southern state of Tamil Nadu but criticized by animals rights groups. Five justices held that the state government was taking suf Nick Kyrgios out of French Open due to foot injury 05/18/2023 04:52am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the French Open due to a foot he injured at his Canberra home after a man allegedly threatened his mother with a gun and stole his car, according to Australian media. The Canberra Times said on Thursday that in the aftermath Kyrgios realiz