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Africa's solar energy potential makes for a bright future for renewable power 09/07/2025 08:21pm • UPINGTON, South Africa (AP) ��� Deep in South Africa���s Northern Cape province, south of the Kalahari Desert, a beaming light towers above dozens of solar mirror panels. The mirrors tilt to varying degrees throughout the day, tracking the sunrays and projecting them onto a tower. The tower houses a NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 Results 09/07/2025 08:09pm • Sunday At World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Madison, Ill. Lap length: 1.25 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 240 laps, 53 points. 2. (3) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 240, 45. 3. (19) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 240, 38. 4. (5) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 240, 39. 5. (13) Joey How to Best Prepare for a Doctor's Appointment 09/07/2025 08:00pm • In the United States' health care system, you can spend weeks or months anticipating a doctor's appointment, plus a few minutes or hours in the waiting room when the day comes. In contrast, your appointment itself can be brief -- ending before your medical issues are resolved, or all your questions The Top 10 Largest Private Equity Firms in the World 09/07/2025 08:00pm • Wall Street is coming for your 401(k) under the banner of "democratizing access to alternative investments." On Aug. 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could eventually allow employer retirement plans to include private investments. These would consist of direct equity, credit, DraftKings Promo Code: Claim $300 Sunday Night Football Bonus for Ravens-Bills 09/07/2025 06:45pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Set up a new account with the latest DraftKings promo code offer and lock in a bonus for Bills-Ravens. All it takes is a $5 bet on Sund After another big miss, the Falcons are facing tough questions about kicker Younghoe Koo 09/07/2025 06:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Younghoe Koo needed a confidence-boosting kick. Instead, just one week into a new season, it looks as though he'll be fighting some more to keep his job with the Atlanta Falcons. In a tough opener for both kickers, Koo missed the one that mattered most ��� a 44-yard field goal attem Natasha Howard scores 17 as Fever beat Mystics 84-65, clinch playoff spot 09/07/2025 05:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Natasha Howard scored 17 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 94-65 on Sunday to clinch a spot in the 2025 WNBA playoffs. The Fever (23-20) advance to the postseason for the second consecutive year, despite losing five players ��� including the 2024 WNBA ro A bold, queer 'Hedda,' from Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson, debuts at TIFF 09/07/2025 04:46pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� Nia DaCosta was thunderstruck when she first read Ibsen���s ���Hedda Gabler��� in drama school. But when she saw a production of it, something was missing. ���I was like, ���Oh, that���s not as crazy as I thought it would feel,������ DaCosta says. ���I thought: I guess I knew what I A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election 09/07/2025 02:55pm • STAVANGER, Norway (AP) ��� Prosperous Norway is holding an election with inequality high on the list of concerns and the future of a wealth tax that has endured for over a century in doubt. There is expected to be a close outcome between the center-left bloc led by the Labor Party of Prime Minister Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases 09/07/2025 02:43pm • Florida's plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won't take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said Sunday. The department responded to a request for New Zealand and France warm up for Women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with romps 09/07/2025 02:41pm • The only team with a winning record against defending champion New Zealand lost it after Ireland was blown away 40-0 in the Women's Rugby World Cup in Brighton on Sunday. Ireland had won two of their three contests, most recently last September. But a much-changed New Zealand ��� only nine survivors Oregon jumps to No. 4 in AP Top 25 behind Ohio St, Penn St, LSU; Illinois, Florida State into top 10 09/07/2025 02:19pm • Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, Oregon is back in the top five and South Florida is ranked for the first time in seven years. There was some movement inside the top 10, but the biggest changes came from Nos. 11 Japan's prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election 09/07/2025 12:27pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July���s parliamentary election. Ishiba, who took office in October, said he was stepping down as prime minister Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at 78 09/07/2025 12:14pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960���s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include ���Happy Together��� and ���Elenore,��� died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van Iden. He was 78. Volman was known CBS News poll: On Trump deploying National Guard, divisions over impact on crime, rights 09/07/2025 11:30am • ��� Watch Video: Trump considering sending National Guard to New Orleans The National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., and reportedly may be sent to other cities. But wherever Americans live, it is speaking to larger issues ��� ranging from crime and their safety, to rights and freedom