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Edmunds: Here are five big SUVs that are great for towing big trailers 07/10/2024 06:26am • When the days get long and the mountains, lakes and campgrounds beckon, you need a vehicle that can pull what you might call the Toys of Summer. Big boats, motorcycles and travel-trailers require muscle to move over hills and highways. A pickup truck will obviously do the job, but a SUV is better su A railway union strike in Sri Lanka leaves tens of thousands of commuters stranded 07/10/2024 06:06am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept running or be stranded at the station. The Station Masters’ Union launched the strike to demand th Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities 07/10/2024 12:32am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday, as heavy bombardment in the north forced the closure of medical facilities in Gaza City and sent thousands fleeing in search of increasingly elusive refuge. Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths 07/09/2024 10:49pm • DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a Oklahoma St RB Gordon won't miss games after arrest, Gundy has to clarify comments about decision 07/09/2024 09:50pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday that NCAA rushing champion Ollie Gordon II will not miss any games because of his recent arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, then later had to clarify what he meant when discussing his decision. Gundy told reporters at Man who ran down every single DC street shares his favorite things about the city 07/09/2024 08:06pm • One runner has seen every sidewalk, row house and neighborhood in D.C., after he finished running down each of the 1,838 streets in the city Friday. Dion Thompson-Davoli finished his final street in the early morning hours when the heat and humidity were brutal. “By the time I was done with Where 10 Famous Inventors Went to College 07/09/2024 08:00pm • Trailblazing inventors have followed diverse paths through college.Inventors come from every walk of life but are typically motivated by curiosity and intellectual challenge, so it may be no surprise that many spend years studying and working at universities. While many earn doctoral degrees, others Sarcopenia: How to Stop Age-Related Muscle Loss 07/09/2024 08:00pm • Many people are familiar with osteopenia and osteoporosis, which are conditions characterized by moderate and severe bone density loss, respectively, that can occur as you age. However, sarcopenia, the age-related decline in muscle mass and function, is less commonly known. Sarcopenia has not been a 8 Best Credit Cards for Amazon Prime Day 07/09/2024 08:00pm • Amazon Prime Day is July 16 and 17, and online shoppers are gearing up for presales and deep discounts. If you plan to stock up on your favorite gear, get an early start to your holiday shopping or snag a couple of big-ticket items, the right credit card will get even more value out of the annual sh Jury is seated in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico 07/09/2024 07:46pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Sixteen jurors were seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements are set to start Wednesday. Five men and 11 women were chosen by Santa Fe County special prosecutors and the actor’s team of defense attorneys. Twe Mississippi man charged with stealing car that had a baby inside; baby found safe 07/09/2024 07:26pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge on Tuesday set bond at $300,000 for a man accused of stealing a car with a 7-month-old baby inside. James Wilson, 44, of Rankin County, was arrested Monday at a hotel in Jackson and charged with auto theft and kidnapping. The Mazda sedan was unattended wit US Marshals who fired on carjacking suspect were part of security detail for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor 07/09/2024 06:36pm • Two deputy U.S. Marshals who shot and wounded a man they said tried to carjack one of the officers early Friday morning in Northwest D.C. were assigned to the protective detail for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 5 outside Sotomayor's residenc Chaos and horror at a Kyiv hospital as the city is hit with heaviest bombardment in months 07/09/2024 05:32pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital for routine dialysis. Around 10 a.m, air-raid sirens blared. Sixteen-year old Solomiia was undergoing the treatment that required her to sit still for up to five hours a Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years 07/09/2024 03:30pm • LONDON (AP) — Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a sp Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89 07/09/2024 03:07pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday mo