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No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scooters 04/01/2023 11:26pm • PARIS (AP) — The wheels may be about to come off Paris' ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters. Zipping around the City of Light on one of them, wind in the hair, or romantically but naughtily e-scooting à deux on one machine when the gendarmes aren't looking could soon be over if Parisians vote S

NHRA Pairings 04/01/2023 09:30pm • Saturday At In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, Calif. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings. Top Fuel 1. Justin Ashley, 3.707 seconds, 330.15 mph vs. 14. Krista Baldwin, 6.088, 107.32. 2. Brittany Force, 3.712, 328.86 vs. 13. Ron August Jr, 4

NHRA Winternationals Pairings 04/01/2023 08:58pm • Saturday At In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, Calif. Sunday's Pairings Top Fuel 1. Justin Ashley, 3.707 seconds, 330.15 mph vs. 14. Krista Baldwin, 6.088, 107.32; 2. Brittany Force, 3.712, 328.86 vs. 13. Ron August, 4.078, 245.54; 3. Leah Pruett, 3.725, 331.04 vs. 12. Austin Prock, 3.816, 32

Chandler Smith earns first NASCAR Xfinity Series win 04/01/2023 05:09pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chandler Smith outran John Hunter Nemechek out of a restart with six laps to go Saturday at Richmond Raceway to win for the first time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Nemechek chose the inside lane on a restart with 12 laps left, relegating Smith to the outside. When another ca

Morris reunion with Mulkey has NCAA title game finale at LSU 04/01/2023 04:36pm • DALLAS (AP) — Alexis Morris will finish her college career playing in a national championship game for Kim Mulkey, the coach who five years ago kicked the standout guard off another team. For Morris, it has been quite a journey of growth and maturation from her freshman season at Baylor and throug

Pope Francis leaves hospital; 'Still alive,' he quips 04/01/2023 10:04am • ROME (AP) — A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away that he's “still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly publi

Fatal fire complicates border city's tensions with migrants 04/01/2023 08:29am • CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — When Irwing López made it to Ciudad Juarez on the U.S.-Mexico border in January, the 35-year-old construction worker thought he had survived the worst and was steps away from his goal. He'd traversed jungle and raging rivers, and evaded Mexico’s notorious cartels,

Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead 04/01/2023 07:59am • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indian

UK travelers face hours-long waits for ferries to France 04/01/2023 05:07am • LONDON (AP) — British vacation travelers were stuck in hours-long lines as they tried to cross the English Channel on Saturday, with the Port of Dover in England blaming the delays on bad weather, heavy traffic and processing delays by French authorities. The port warned ferry passengers of severe

Kenyan opposition leader to sue over alleged attempt on life 04/01/2023 04:14am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has denounced the point-blank firing of a tear gas canister at local journalists during his latest anti-government protest as a “primitive act of intolerance,” and he vows to go to court over what he called an attempt on his own life.

Gender equality: coming to a Formula One racing team soon? 04/01/2023 03:52am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen during a practice session Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track. The 17-year-old Bourne, who was wearing a clear plastic poncho over a Red Bull

Verstappen takes pole position at F1 Australian Grand Prix 04/01/2023 03:31am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Max Verstappen will have his best chance of claiming an inaugural Australian Grand Prix title after taking pole position in his Red Bull for Sunday’s third race of the Formula One season on the Albert Park circuit. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is among riv

Fairfax police arrest 3 men after armed carjacking 04/01/2023 01:21am • Fairfax County, Virginia, police were able to track down three men wanted in connection to an armed carjacking in Maryland earlier this week. On Wednesday, a 2014 Audi Q5 was reported stolen in an armed carjacking in Prince George's County, Maryland. More Local News More Virginia Ne

NHRA Winternationals Qualifying 04/01/2023 12:08am • Friday At In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, Calif. First Round Results Top Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.712 seconds, 328.86 mph; 2. Justin Ashley, 3.729, 329.99; 3. Antron Brown, 3.730, 329.34; 4. Mike Salinas, 3.731, 334.4; 5. Steve Torrence, 3.737, 331.36; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.762, 323.27; 7

Man charged with murder in deaths of missing mom, girl 03/31/2023 10:46pm • VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter was charged with two counts of murder in their deaths, police in Washington state said Friday. Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department booked Kirkland Warren