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Loss to rival India at T20 World Cup leaves former Pakistan cricket greats and fans furious 06/10/2024 09:07am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� The timid batting of Pakistan's cricket team has left the country���s former cricketers and fans furious after rival India snatched a thrilling six-run win in the marquee game at the Twenty20 World Cup in New York. A second successive loss in Group A on Sunday left Pakistan in dan Visa's Mark Nelsen wants to make your plastic credit card obsolete 06/10/2024 08:00am • Mark Nelsen, Visa���s global head of consumer payments, sees a world where the plastic card in your wallet becomes increasingly obsolete and the standard 16-digit account number becomes worthless. Nelson spoke to The Associated Press about what Visa, the world's largest payment processor, is changin Analysis: The chance was there for Dallas in Game 2, but Mavs now face even tougher road vs. Boston 06/10/2024 06:00am • Game 2 provided Dallas with a huge chance. The Mavericks could have flown back to Dallas with the home-court advantage in the NBA Finals. They could have tied the title series at a game apiece. They could have put the heavily favored Boston Celtics into what would have been their most precarious spo DC's Rainbow History Project reflects on 60 years of LGBTQ history ahead of World Pride 06/10/2024 05:54am • A D.C. organization has been documenting the history of the LGBTQ community in the District since 2000. This year, that same organization told WTOP of its plans to share the region's history ahead of next year's World Pride celebration. Vincent Slatt, Director of Archiving at the Rainbow History Grocery Receipt Scanning Apps You Should Try 06/09/2024 08:00pm • Over the last several years, grocery receipt scanner apps have emerged as a popular way to shave a little money off of that trip to the supermarket. In case you're wondering, these apps typically make money by forming partnerships with different brands, then receive a commission when a user purchase Parent PLUS Student Loan Forgiveness: What You Should Know 06/09/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. Department of Education offers direct loans specifically for parents of college students, called Parent PLUS loans. Like with other federal student loans, only a few special circumstances qualify parents for loan forgiveness. Learn more about how Parent PLUS loans work, how to qualify for l 7 Dividend Kings to Buy and Hold Forever 06/09/2024 08:00pm • There are three general strategies a dividend investor can employ to select stocks for their portfolios. The first and most straightforward is to focus on high-yielding stocks, both as a way to deliver above-average income or to target potentially undervalued companies. A high yield can signify that McDavid, Draisaitl and the Oilers hope to avoid Stanley Cup Final frustration 06/09/2024 03:49pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� Leon Draisaitl is nothing if not self-aware. Before the Stanley Cup Final, the versatile Edmonton Oilers forward acknowledged he's a good hockey player and has a special skillset that makes him that way. The day after he and Connor McDavid lost their first foray into t Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister 06/09/2024 11:04am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India���s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi and his Cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by Gov. Youngkin announces new sustainable agriculture facility in Manassas 06/08/2024 09:29pm • Magic beans that grow into beanstalks may just be part of a fairy-tale, but Manassas, Virginia, is getting something close. Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday announced Beanstalk Farms Inc.���s second indoor farm and distribution facility at the Freedom I-66 Industrial Business Park in Manassas. Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42 06/08/2024 08:50pm • COVINGTON, La. (AP) ��� Former LSU basketball player Josh Maravich, son of late Hall of Fame basketball player Pete Maravich, has died at age 42, the university announced Saturday night. He died at home on Friday, the LSU statement said. No cause of death has been released. Josh Maravich was a reser Rowdy Tellez's day starts with boos and ends with a curtain call as Pirates top skidding Twins 4-0 06/08/2024 08:07pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Rowdy Tellez homered and drove in three runs and six Pittsburgh relievers kept the Twins in check as the Pirates beat Minnesota 4-0 on Saturday. Tellez, who has been frequently booed at home of late while in the throes of a season-long funk, turned on a changeup from Simeon Woods Tovar hits 2 home runs to lift Rockies to a 6-5 victory over Cardinals 06/08/2024 08:03pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and added two singles while driving in four runs to spark the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. It was Tovar's second multihomer game this season for Colorado, and his 15th multihit game since May 1. ���It's a Larson relieved to be granted waiver that keeps him in NASCAR playoffs 06/08/2024 07:22pm • Kyle Larson was finally granted the waiver this week he needed from NASCAR to remain eligible to race for a second Cup championship. Now that the ordeal is over, Larson would prefer if the topic just went away. ���I think there���s definitely relief on my end,��� Larson said Saturday at Sonoma. "The Bond between Celtics' Joe Mazzulla and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola's on display at NBA Finals 06/08/2024 03:54pm • Joe Mazzulla watches as many Manchester City matches as he can, and there's a clear symmetry there between that English soccer powerhouse and his Boston Celtics. They had games on the same date 10 times during the Celtics' regular season. When Man City prevailed, Mazzulla was thrilled and the Celtic