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CEO Brendan Quirk narrows the focus of USA Cycling with an eye on worlds and the Olympics 08/01/2023 04:51pm • It would be an understatement to say that Brendan Quirk took over an organization in turmoil when he moved from his spot as USA Cycling's chairman of the board to the office of the chief executive in December 2021. The national governing body had churned through CEOs for more than a decade, each wit Commanders' No. 1 fan celebrates 99th birthday in style 08/01/2023 04:40pm • Washington, D.C.’s football team has undergone a ton of changes over the past several weeks — including a heralded group of new owners led by Josh Harris — but the designation of “Commanders’ super fan” is staying the same. Melba Jacobson, a 99-year-old native of Silver Where to go for National Night Out in the DC region 08/01/2023 04:30pm • The annual National Night Out event is meant to strengthen the relationship between police and the community around the D.C. area. It's a chance to show your neighborhood spirit and get to know the people who live and serve in the community, according to the event's website. This year, for the N Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction 08/01/2023 03:53pm • BOSTON (AP) — A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, according to RR Auction in Boston. The co Movie review: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back, and maybe better than ever 08/01/2023 02:39pm • There are some good gags and clever innovations in the animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," but there is one brilliant idea: casting Ice Cube as the voice of the movie's mutant insect supervillain Super Fly. It might have once been hard to foresee the value of having the emcee w Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis 08/01/2023 02:38pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a Quran burning crisis that has shaken the country as well as neighboring Denmark in recent weeks. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the measure i Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic 08/01/2023 02:18pm • Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery. Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon’s website or app. There, they can compare Once nearing extinction, Brazil's golden monkeys have rebounded from yellow fever, scientists say 08/01/2023 12:46pm • There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time since efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey reveals. Once on the brink of extinction, with only about 200 animals in the wild, the population has rebounded to aroun 3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen 08/01/2023 12:09pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The seemingly accidental deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car at a North Carolina gas station have raised questions about how the situation could have occurred outdoors. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office had found Israeli high-tech investment plummets in first half of 2023, industry monitor says 08/01/2023 07:01am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Investment in Israeli technology startups plummeted in the first half of 2023, an Israeli tech industry monitor said Tuesday, citing the government's divisive judicial overhaul plan as a main driver of the downturn. Start-Up Nation Central, a nonprofit organization that tracks an Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter 08/01/2023 01:49am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Chants of “freedom” echoed through the streets outside an aid facility in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday where just days earlier an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men. Hundreds of Haitians marched through the gang-ravaged zone Alvarez hits 3-run homer after Syndergaard exits with injury as Astros beat Guardians 7-3 08/01/2023 12:05am • HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez still doesn't feel comfortable at the plate five games after returning from a six-week absence for an oblique injury. His recent results tell a different story. Alvarez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to put Houston on top after Noah Syndergaard exited his Discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the possible damage done by sightseers 07/31/2023 11:20pm • HONG KONG (AP) — The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters Monday sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with many comments blaming the mammal's death on sightseers. Many residents speculated that the dead mammal was the same whale that had been attracting groups of sightseers Joey Votto helps Cincinnati Reds top Chicago Cubs 6-5 in opener of key NL Central series 07/31/2023 11:09pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Votto, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Will Benson each had two hits, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Monday night in the opener of a key four-game series between NL Central contenders. After Andrew Abbott struggled, six Cincinnati relievers combined for 5 Germán scratched from scheduled start because of discomfort but pitches in relief for Yankees 07/31/2023 10:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Domingo Germán was scratched from his scheduled start for the New York Yankees on Monday night against Tampa Bay because of discomfort in his armpit, but he entered the game in relief. Rookie right-hander Jhony Brito was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to face the Ray