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Top tips for stress-free Independence Day travel 07/02/2023 07:01am • The Fourth of July long weekend is peak summertime travel season and airports nationwide estimate that nearly 18 million people will pass through security checkpoints between Friday and Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration advises travelers arrive at the airport early and expect Bader, Volpe help Yanks beat Cards 6-2 for doubleheader split after losing opener 11-4 07/02/2023 01:00am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader got a 30-second standing ovation in his return to St. Louis. “I put a lot of years in here. The love and appreciation for that, that's why I do it,” Bader said after helping the New York Yankees beat the Cardinals 6-2 Saturday night. Bader played in St. Louis f Dutch teenager Dilano van ’t Hoff dies after a crash at race in Belgium 07/01/2023 01:08pm • SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Dutch teenage driver Dilano van ’t Hoff died after a crash at the Formula Regional European Championship in Belgium, organizers said Saturday. The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in a morning race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It was held prio Alex Palou dismisses 'dominance' of IndyCar despite 3 wins in his last 4 races 07/01/2023 01:01pm • Alexander Rossi had bounced back from a mediocre weekend at Road America to turn some of the fastest laps in the opening IndyCar practice at Mid-Ohio when he was asked how one week transfers to the next — good or bad. “Just because you were good last weekend," Rossi replied, "doesn't mean you're IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud walks away from a terrifying wreck at Mid-Ohio 07/01/2023 12:36pm • IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud walked away unharmed from a terrifying wreck during practice at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, when his car from Meyer Shank Racing rolled seven times through a gravel trap before coming to rest on its side. Pagenaud told his team over the radio that his breaks had failed, and h New state laws target contentious topics of gender, guns and abortion 07/01/2023 10:44am • New state laws taking effect Saturday target some of the most divisive topics in America including abortion, gender and guns. Meanwhile, some motorists heading out for an extended Independence Day vacation may face higher taxes at the fuel pump. The start of July marks the start of the budget year i Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election 07/01/2023 02:41am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election officially began Saturday, an exercise that is more an affirmation of a nominally democratic process than a prelude to a genuine contest. Eighteen parties are contesting this year’s polls, for which around 9.7 million peop Rays score 15 unanswered runs to rally for 15-4 win over sinking Mariners 07/01/2023 02:18am • SEATTLE (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Rays have clicked at their best during this impressive first half of the season, it's been a collective effort. Friday night may have taken that to an extreme. Randy Arozarena and Josh Lowe homered and the Rays scored 15 unanswered runs highlighted by an eight-r Delaware lawmakers elect first female House speaker and wrap up session with flurry of bills 06/30/2023 10:54pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware lawmakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session on Friday with a flurry of votes and the election of the first female House speaker in state history. House members chose Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst to succeed fellow Democrat Pete Schwartzkopf as speaker. Sc Web designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request 06/30/2023 07:18pm • DENVER (AP) — A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her. The request in dispute, from a person identified as “Stewart,” wasn’t the basis for the fed It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. What happens if you don't? 06/30/2023 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments will end this fall and more than 40 million Americans will have to start making payments again under the terms of a debt ceiling deal approved by Congress. Student loan interest will start accruing on Septe Was your flight canceled due to bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more 06/30/2023 06:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between. Nearly 270 U.S. flights were canceled early Friday, according to flight 'Keep a watchful eye': DC's efforts to keep visitors safe during Fourth of July 06/30/2023 06:14pm • If you're planning to check out D.C.'s variety of Fourth of July festivities, expect to see more police and public safety officials around town. "Mayor Bowser is activating Public Safety Go Teams on July 3 and 4," said Lindsey Appiah, D.C.'s deputy mayor for public safety and justice. Go Teams Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Mississippi's Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some felonies 06/30/2023 03:54pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies — a practice that originated in the Jim Crow era with the intent of stopping Black men from influencing elections. The court declined t Alaska's slow start to wildfire season a relief after Connecticut-sized area burned last year 06/30/2023 03:24pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is off to the slowest start of a wildfire season in three decades -- an immense relief one year after fires scorched nearly enough land to cover Connecticut and even threatened remote Alaska Native communities on the tundra. Thanks to a cool, wet summer, wildfires s