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Mother of 3-year-old found dead at recycling center feared ex-husband would harm daughter 07/17/2024 04:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The mother of a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a San Francisco Bay Area recycling center over the weekend said Tuesday she feared for her daughter���s well-being whenever the child was with her ex-husband, who authorities said died by suicide and is suspected in the c 'Of all the places': Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt 07/17/2024 03:59pm • BUTLER, Pa. (AP) ��� On the streets of Butler, Pennsylvania, in the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the same four words have been spoken again and again: ���Of all the places.��� Butler, home to some 13,000 people, and the county whose grand courthouse grac Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch returns for the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park 07/17/2024 03:28pm • OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) ��� Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch and runner-up Mindframe are set to renew their rivalry when they return to racing for the $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Mindframe, who finished a half-length behind Dornoch in the final leg of the Triple Crown on June 8 Longtime Cup owner Rick Hendrick to drive pace car at Brickyard 400 07/17/2024 03:12pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Rick Hendrick won't have to out this weekend's Brickyard 400 qualifying to see who will lead the Cup cars to the green flag Sunday. Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced Wednesday that the longtime NASCAR owner will drive the pace car for the 30th Brickyard race ��� a In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony 07/17/2024 02:55pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River Seine to make it safe during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, when thousands of athletes will sail down the river at sunset toward the Eiffel Tower. The unprecedented decision to use a 6-kil A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey 07/17/2024 02:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke, the head of the space agency's Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhat Remains of World War II POW who died in the Philippines returned home to California 07/17/2024 02:20pm • ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) ��� The long-unidentified remains of a World War II service member who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines in 1942 were returned home to California on Tuesday. The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers, 18, of Riverside, were flo Carapaz earns his first Tour de France stage win 07/17/2024 01:32pm • SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) ��� Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday in the Alps. Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar kept the overall race lead. The 17th stage, covering 178 kilometers (110 miles) from Saint-Pau Forest fire at New Jersey military base 80% contained after overnight rain 07/17/2024 11:31am • BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) ��� Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey. Fire officials said Wednesday that half an inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain fell overnight at the Warren Grove Air to Ground Range, a trai Tour de France Results 07/17/2024 11:30am • Wednesday, July 17 In France 17th Stage A 110.5-mile race from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy. 1. Richard Carapaz, Ecuador, EF Education-EasyPost/USA, 4:06:13s. 2. Simon Yates, Great Britain, Team Jayco Alula/AUS, 37s behind. 3. Enric Mas, Spain, Movistar Team/ESP, 57s. 4. Laurens D Three days after attempted assassination, Trump shooter remains an elusive enigma 07/17/2024 11:21am • BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) ��� After three days, an enigmatic portrait emerged of the 20-year-old man who came close to killing former President Donald Trump with a high-velocity bullet: He was an intelligent loner with few friends, an apparently thin social media footprint and no hints of strong politic A Texas school that was built to segregate Mexican American students becomes a national park 07/17/2024 11:08am • A west Texas school built in 1909 for Mexican and Mexican American students as part of ���separate but equal��� education segregation was designated Wednesday as a national park. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally established the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Tex Billie Jean King Cup finals will switch location this year 07/17/2024 09:49am • MALAGA, Spain (AP) ��� The Billie Jean King Cup will switch venue from Sevilla to Malaga for this year's finals, organizers said Wednesday. The tournament - formerly known as the Fed Cup - will be played alongside the men���s Davis Cup Final 8 at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Ar AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets 07/17/2024 09:29am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Brickyard 400. Indianapolis. Schedule: Friday practice, 2:35 p.m.; Saturday qualifying, 1:05 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC). Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles. Last year: Michael McDowell dominated the 200-mile Cup race on Cyprus plans to build a major naval base to play a larger geopolitical role, says defense minister 07/17/2024 08:32am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� Cyprus' defense minister said Wednesday that plans are in motion to build a major naval base on the east Mediterranean island nation's southern coast capable of hosting large ships from European Union countries and other nations to carry out a variety of missions including h