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Drivers who try the Indy 500-NASCAR 600 double have had mixed results. Kyle Larson is next 05/25/2024 08:44am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Only four drivers have attempted one of the most grueling days in motorsports: the 1,100-mile Memorial Day weekend double. Kyle Larson is trying to become the fifth to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day and the 31-year-old Californian What's open and closed on Memorial Day 05/25/2024 08:15am • In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America's fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses increasingly have chosen to stay open on the holiday, leading to what is now one of the biggest retail sales and Kyle Larson hopes rain and his daughter's misgivings don't ruin Indianapolis 500 debut 05/25/2024 06:10am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Audrey Larson, all of 6 years old, is rooting for Alexander Rossi to win the Indianapolis 500. And if her dad doesn't flip his car ��� she is pretty convinced he will ��� then maybe he can finish second. That's some kind of cheering section that Kyle Larson is taking into ���T Cardinals host the Cubs in first of 2-game series 05/25/2024 04:00am • Chicago Cubs (27-24, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (23-26, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (3-2, 2.20 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (3-5, 5.77 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) BETMGM SP Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans 05/25/2024 12:55am • TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) ��� On a small island off Japan���s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The ���Neko Jinja,��� or Cat Shrine, mythologizes cats as guardian angels of Tashirojima, where cats outnumber humans. Legend says the island used t NASCAR Craftsman Truck North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Results 05/25/2024 12:35am • Friday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (16) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 134 laps, 43 points. 2. (12) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 134, 35. 3. (17) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 134, 34. 4. (15) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 134, 33. 5. (13) Ben American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos 05/25/2024 12:20am • PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) ��� An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition received a suspended sentence Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and his spokesman said he was flying back to the United States. Bryan Hagerich Adult day services provide stimulation for older Americans, and respite for full-time caregivers 05/24/2024 10:13pm • PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) ��� Sally White helps her husband of 46 years get dressed, fed and on the bus for the short ride from their home to Third Age Adult Day Center four mornings a week. Preparing 74-year-old Rodger White to leave the house for the day can be a chore since he���s been in declining Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement 05/24/2024 10:13pm • Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: ���Y�������t�������h ab��n��!��� It was a good morning, indeed, for Navajo P Cubs-Cardinals game rained out, rescheduled as part of July 13 doubleheader 05/24/2024 10:11pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� The game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was rained out Friday night and was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 13. The day game was scheduled for 1:15 p.m. CDT and the night game for 7:15 p.m. Chicago, third in the NL Central at 27-24, has lo Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2024 06:40pm • Travelers contended with big crowds and flight delays Friday, which was expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend. More than 6,000 U.S. flights were delayed by early evening on the East Coast, continuing a trend that has tested the patience of travelers all week. Cancellations were More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage 05/24/2024 06:06pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just days after a deadly twister devastated one small town. The large storm system began overnight in Nebraska before traveling across central Iowa and into Illinois. A we Police search Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect's home on Long Island for 5th straight day 05/24/2024 05:14pm • MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Investigators in the New York City suburbs continue to scour the home of a Manhattan architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Friday marked the fifth straight day of the renewed search by state and local police of Rex Heuermann's dil UK Parliament breaks up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics 05/24/2024 04:02pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s lawmakers left Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks. Some will never return. About 120 of the 650 members of Parliament are stepping down, and they and those who lose their seats on July 4 face an abrupt readjustment to life outsi Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply 05/24/2024 03:11pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave. Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up t