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Cup champ Larson rallies from 30th to win Darlington Xfinity race 05/13/2023 05:11pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson was already excited about what the weekend at Darlington Raceway would mean. He added an even larger moment for him to remember with his first career win at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” Larson rallied from 30th starting the final stage, bumping John Hunte Md. father, son convicted in drug trafficking conspiracy 05/13/2023 03:36pm • A federal jury convicted a Laurel, Maryland, man and his son Thursday on drug-related charges, following a nine-day trial focused on a series of events involving their now-deceased marijuana supplier. Scott Williams, 45, and Taeyan Williams, 26, were convicted of a drug trafficking conspiracy and Ross Chastain learning to handle role as villain as NASCAR heads to Darlington 05/13/2023 01:17pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Ross Chastain thinks things went too far last week in punching Noah Gragson in the pits at Kansas. However, the NASCAR points leader says he feels more comfortable in his growing role as the Cup series' reigning bad boy. Gragson confronted Chastain after a late-race inciden Pakistan leader says those involved in violence following Khan detention will face terrorism trials 05/13/2023 12:59pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday that authorities would go after those involved in violent protests following the detention of his predecessor, Imran Khan, including prosecution in anti-terrorism courts. Shahbaz Sharif's warnings were a sign of further escalation in the lon Strasburg man leads Fauquier deputies on pursuit, hitting a speed of 130 mph 05/13/2023 12:22pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Strasburg man was arrested Thursday after attempting to elude Fauquier County sheriff’s deputy while hitting a speed of 130 mph. A Newgarden: Indianapolis 500 accelerates drive toward sustainability 05/13/2023 10:24am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest race in the world. Every driver in the IndyCar Series wakes up each day focused on drinking the winner’s milk and kissing the iconic Yard of Bricks. There’s so much that makes the Indy 500 unique and unmatched. From the iconic traditions Mother's Day gift guide: Wheels, books, tech and more 05/13/2023 09:54am • NEW YORK (AP) — From just the right book to just the right wheels, there are lots of ways to please all the mothers in your life when their special holiday rolls around. Some ideas: TECHNOLOGY Give the gift of a heartbeat. Bond Heart is a smart necklace in the shape of a heart that allows the wea Space Rabbit Coffee hops into changing part of Christiansburg 05/13/2023 09:01am • CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Lindsey and Tanner Ratcliffe noticed during their time living out West that coffee shops with only a drive-thru are quite common in that part of the country. So when the time came to open their own business, the couple already had a good idea of what they ultimately want A year after Buffalo supermarket massacre, city's Black youth still shaken 05/13/2023 12:47am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It’s hard for Jamari Shaw, 16, to have fun at the park with his younger brothers in their East Buffalo neighborhood. He’s too busy scanning for danger, an aftereffect of a gunman's attack that killed 10 Black people at a local grocery store. Sometimes, 17-year-old Alann Pakistani court frees former Prime Minister Imran Khan 05/13/2023 12:04am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan left a high court in Islamabad on Friday after being granted broad protection from arrest in multiple legal cases against him. The ruling struck a blow to the government in a stand-off that has sparked days of rioting by Khan's followe Twitter's new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive with deep ad industry ties 05/12/2023 08:51pm • Elon Musk confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter will be NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote in a Friday tweet. He added that Yaccarino “will focus primaril Don Denkinger, umpire whose stellar career was overshadowed by blown call, dead at 86 05/12/2023 08:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said. Denkinger joined Guilty verdict for man who shot woman reading Bible in her Md. home 05/12/2023 08:14pm • On Friday, a Prince George's County jury found a man from Bowie, Maryland, guilty of second degree murder in the shooting of a grandmother in Hyattsville on Jan. 1, 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, Sammie Warren, 26, shot into the home of 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez while she wa McDonald's found liable after child suffers burns from 'hot' chicken nuggets, Florida jury finds 05/12/2023 07:34pm • A South Florida jury returned a split verdict in a civil lawsuit filed against McDonald's and one of its franchisees that alleged "dangerously hot" chicken nuggets from a Happy Meal burned a toddler, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. The jury on Thursday found that McDonald's and franchise owner U Racing great Mario Andretti would love more Indy-NASCAR crossovers 05/12/2023 06:55pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Racing great Mario Andretti is excited about NASCAR champion Kyle Larson's attempt to run the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in May 2024. Andretti spoke at Darlington Raceway on Friday, on hand to watch driver Nick Sanchez run in the truck race in a throwback paint scheme of A