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2 dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska 03/11/2024 08:45pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse 03/11/2024 08:38pm • The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind bars for sexually abusi How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them 03/11/2024 08:14pm • As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot (4.3-meter) white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth's movements are thrilled that the big fish's epic journey could provide valuable clues to he Historic aqueduct undergoing repairs to fix structural issues caused by overweight vehicles on MacArthur Boulevard 03/11/2024 08:07pm • Since the mid-19th century, an engineering marvel in Maryland has carried water 10 miles beneath MacArthur Boulevard, from the Potomac River to the Dalecarlia Reservoir. Now, the Washington Aqueduct, also known as the "Old Conduit," is undergoing a $21 million repair job. The brick, stone and Oil sheen off California possibly caused by natural seepage from ocean floor, Coast Guard says 03/11/2024 07:57pm • HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn't known, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday. Authorities detected the 2.5-mile-long (4-kilometer-long) oil Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives 03/11/2024 07:19pm • Authorities on Monday released the names of seven Virginia residents and a Wisconsin man who were killed when their van collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin. A 2-year-old child was the only survivor. The Clark County sheriff’s office says the van’s driver, James K. McCoy, 46; Linda Arkansas police identify suspect, victims in weekend shooting that left 3 people dead 03/11/2024 06:04pm • JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were killed in a weekend shooting in Arkansas that also left the 32-year-old suspected shooter dead, police said Monday. Jonesboro Police identified Amari Giles and Dwight Starks as the two killed in the shooting that also sent sever Clippers to move their G League team to Oceanside in northern San Diego County 03/11/2024 05:57pm • OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Clippers are returning to San Diego — sort of. The Los Angeles Clippers announced Monday that their G League team will move to Oceanside and rebrand as the San Diego Clippers. The team will play in the new Frontwave Arena beginning with the 2024-25 season. It current Deputy dies during altercation in upstate New York casino, man charged in death 03/11/2024 04:36pm • BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — A veteran sheriff's sergeant died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello, 54, died early Sunday morning after trying to escort a man and a woman Drugstore worker gets May trial date in slaying of 2 teen girls 03/11/2024 04:30pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge moved up the trial date Monday for an Indiana man charged in the slayings of two teenage girls who had gone on a day hike near their hometown. Previously set for October, the jury trial for Richard Allen is now scheduled for May 13 through May 31, according to court re Column: Team Penske steps up for Captain when Roger Penske's leadership of IndyCar is questioned 03/11/2024 02:47pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — There’s no better message to send to critics than an absolute domination, which was the exact Team Penske response after rival team owners took aim at Roger Penske’s series leadership. Penske silently fumed at the criticism — which included a bold call from Michae Christopher Bell's win caps Toyota's stellar weekend at Phoenix Raceway 03/11/2024 01:20pm • AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chevrolet dominated the start of the NASCAR Cup Series by claiming three straight wins, starting with William Byron's Daytona 500 victory. As the series shifted to Phoenix Raceway, Toyota found the right gears and turn of the wrenches for a dominating weekend capped by Chris Bears say they're eyeing a new home in Chicago, a shift in focus from a move to the suburbs 03/11/2024 12:47pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears are prepared to provide more than $2 billion in funding toward a publicly owned stadium in the city, signaling a shift in focus away from building a new home in the suburbs. “The future stadium of the Chicago Bears will bring a transformative opportunity to our r Sperm whale dies after beaching along Florida's Gulf Coast 03/11/2024 12:41pm • VENICE, Fla. (AP) — In a rare occurrence along Florida's Gulf Coast, a large sperm whale that drew national attention after beaching itself on a sandbar died Monday, state wildlife officials said. The whale was measured at about 44 feet (13 meters) long, roughly the size of a large school bus. It US probes complaints that automatic emergency braking comes on for no reason in 2 Honda models 03/11/2024 12:20pm • U.S auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that automatic emergency braking can stop for no reason on two Honda models. It's another in a string of probes by the agency into performance of automatic braking systems, technology that has been touted as having the ability to prevent many c