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Dwight Freeney defied the odds and scouts by spinning his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 07/31/2024 01:24pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The conventional wisdom heading into the 2002 NFL draft was Dwight Freeney was too small to play defensive end or hold up against the run. Critics also contended his trademark spin move would hit a wall against the league's bigger, stronger offensive linemen. Former Colts gener Defending champion Germany leads Paris Olympics qualifying for equestrian team dressage final 07/31/2024 12:11pm • VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Led by Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and equestrian record holder Isabell Werth, defending champion Germany topped qualifying Wednesday for the Paris Olympics team dressage final. Riding Dalera, the horse which also helped her win individual dressage gold at the Tokyo Games t How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark 07/31/2024 10:22am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war. The right-wing Fidesz party cast the June 9 election as an existential struggle, one that Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage 07/31/2024 10:14am • Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses. Speaking on CNBC, Bastian said Wednesday that the monetary amount represents lost revenue as well Oshkosh: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/31/2024 07:11am • OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. (OSK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $168.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $2.56. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.34 per share. The resu Recent rains in North Korea flooded thousands of houses and vast farmland, state media says 07/31/2024 01:20am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents, North Korea’s state media reported Wednesday. North Korea earlier said more than 5,000 people str Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on 07/30/2024 10:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump's campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president's allies and former aides Navajo Nation plans to test limit of tribal law preventing transportation of uranium on its land 07/30/2024 09:56pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test a tribal law that bans uranium from being transported on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the mineral and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal police could catch up with t How to Invest When Short-Term CDs Are Higher Than Long-Term CDs 07/30/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for a low-risk, high-yield investment option, certificates of deposit, or CDs, may be a good choice. They are typically insured up to $250,000 (per depositor, per institution) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and can beat out traditional savings rates. CDs are unique be Record heat has baked DC region this summer. How to protect your home from extreme weather 07/30/2024 08:00pm • If it seems like the summer months just keep getting hotter, well, there's a reason for that. In mid-July 2024, a number of U.S. cities experienced their hottest temperatures on record. July 22, 2024, was Earth's hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. J Editorial Roundup: United States 07/30/2024 07:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 26 The Washington Post on Biden's SCOTUS reform plan In an Oval Office speech on Wednesday, President Biden announced that he supports reforming the Supreme Court, “because this is critical to our democracy.” But how? There ar More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes 07/30/2024 07:41pm • LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Thunderstorms and torrential rain brought another wave of violent floods Tuesday that caved in roads, crushed vehicles, pushed homes off their foundations and led to dramatic boat rescues in northeastern Vermont, nearly three weeks after flooding from Hurricane Beryl. Flash floo Fan gets on field at US game in another security incident at Olympic men's soccer 07/30/2024 06:19pm • SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — A fan had to be wrestled away from Guinea forward Aliou Balde after rushing the field Tuesday in another security incident during the Olympic men's soccer tournament. The man raced onto the pitch at the end of the United States’ 3-0 win over Guinea at Stade Geoffroy- Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed one of Hezbollah's commanders in Beirut strike 07/30/2024 05:56pm • Israel struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday and said it killed the militant commander allegedly behind a rocket strike that killed 12 youths. The attack on a Beirut apartment building left at least three others killed and dozens wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowe More women are ending pregnancies on their own, a new study suggests. Some resort to unsafe methods 07/30/2024 05:05pm • A growing number of women said they've tried to end their pregnancies on their own by doing things like taking herbs, drinking alcohol or even hitting themselves in the belly, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed reproductive-age women in the U.S. before and after the Supreme Court overturned