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After years-long effort, IndyCar is ready to unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend in Ohio 07/03/2024 11:12am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — On the second floor of an upscale steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis, just days before their engines would be put to the test against each other in the Indianapolis 500, engineers from Chevrolet and Honda sat side-by-side and shared a toast. In a collaboration of rivals, they Taiwan says it was warned by China to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew 07/03/2024 10:35am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China warned its coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat, in what was seen as Beijing's latest attempt to assert its territorial claims in the Taiwan Strait. The incident comes as tensions have risen following t Open on July 4th: Retailers and airlines. Closed: Government, banks, stock market 07/03/2024 09:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. One year later, according to the Lib Strike kills family as Israeli evacuation order sparks panicked flight from southern Gaza city 07/03/2024 07:02am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended family on Tuesday after they complied with military orders to evacuate their home and moved into an Israeli-designated safe zone. The Hamdan family — around a dozen peopl Car Review: Lexus GX is a thirsty beast that’s built to last 07/03/2024 04:27am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates play in game 2 of series 07/03/2024 04:01am • St. Louis Cardinals (44-40, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (40-44, third in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (6-7, 5.32 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (5-6, 3.66 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 93 strikeouts) BE Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean 07/03/2024 02:20am • ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States 07/03/2024 01:36am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. The torrid conditions were being caused by a ridge of high pressure ju Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children 07/03/2024 01:10am • LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed at least 116 people and injured scores, officials said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic following an event with a Hindu gur Nolan Gorman hits grand slam to help the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-4 07/02/2024 10:36pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit his second career grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night. Matt Carpenter dropped a soft single into left to load the bases with no outs in the fourth inning. Gorman followed with his 17th homer of the season, a 41 Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here's how to stay prepared 07/02/2024 08:46pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane season is upon us, known for disastrous flooding and high-speed winds in coastal areas of the United States and in the Caribbean and Central America, and emergency management officials are urging people to stay prepared. Unlike previous hurricane seasons, thi Belmont Park winter racing to take place on a synthetic surface when the track reopens in 2026 07/02/2024 06:31pm • Winter racing at Belmont Park will take place exclusively on a synthetic surface when the New York track reopens in 2026, a move made with the hope of keeping horses and jockeys safer and improving year-round conditions when also running on dirt and turf. The New York Racing Association unveiled its US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey 07/02/2024 05:06pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey on Tuesday, giving a major boost to a project that would be the state's first. The project still requires an additional federal approval of its construction and operations A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years 07/02/2024 04:13pm • More than 100 people were killed in a stampede Tuesday in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Thousands had gathered at a makeshift tent for a religious event led by a Hindu preacher in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh Man admits kidnapping Michigan store manager in scheme to steal 123 guns 07/02/2024 04:07pm • BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a wild scheme to steal 123 handguns by kidnapping the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and threatening him at gunpoint to reveal how to turn off the alarm. “Darnell Bishop’s brazen crimes, if successful, would have flooded t