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John Force Racing picks Beckman to sub for injured Force as team chases Funny Car title 07/31/2024 11:34am • BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title, even though he won't drive the rest of the season as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury after a crash in Virginia last month. John Force Racing president Robert Hight announced this week pa From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions 07/31/2024 11:10am • GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy’s beh Former ballerina in Florida is convicted of manslaughter in her estranged husband's 2020 shooting 07/31/2024 11:06am • BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband in Florida. A Manatee County jury returned the guilty verdict late Tuesday against Ashley Benefield, court records show. She had been charged with second-degree murder, Olympic history for Jasmine Moore. She's the 1st US woman to qualify for triple and long jump 07/31/2024 11:05am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Jasmine Moore always loved jumping. For a while when she was a kid, she thought all those leaps, with a few twirls mixed in, might make her part of America's Team — as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. How's this for a backup plan: She’s on America’s team in Paris. The Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 166 in landslides in southern India 07/31/2024 11:03am • NEW DELHI (AP) — More than a thousand rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a second day Wednesday after multiple landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 166 people in southern India, police said. Torrents of mud and water had swept through tea estates and villages and At the Olympic beach volleyball venue, the Eiffel Tower stars in a très French show 07/31/2024 10:58am • PARIS (AP) — The biggest beach volleyball star at the Paris Olympics can’t set, spike or dive around the sand. But she sure is pretty. The Eiffel Tower has been stealing the show from the competition below at the Summer Games so far, with fans and players alike ooh-la-la-ing over the nonpareil s Deng Yawen of China wins freestyle BMX gold, 5-time world champ Hannah Roberts of US crashes out 07/31/2024 10:30am • PARIS (AP) — Hannah Roberts watched China's Deng Yawen put together a brilliant run in the freestyle BMX competition at the Paris Olympics, and in the ultimate game of one-upmanship, the five-time world champion from the United States knew she had to go bigger. She went plenty big. She just cou Spain and Serbia first teams to reach Olympic women's basketball quarterfinals 07/31/2024 10:25am • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Laura Gil sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left as Spain edged Puerto Rico 63-62 on Wednesday and then joined Serbia as the first teams to reach the Olympic women's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Games once the Serbians routed China a couple hours later How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark 07/31/2024 10:22am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war. The right-wing Fidesz party cast the June 9 election as an existential struggle, one that 9 tips from decor experts for a comfortable and functional dorm room 07/31/2024 09:56am • For many college students, dorm life is an introduction to independent living — their very first "home away from home.” And as exciting as this chapter is, it’s also a challenge: How do you turn one room into a work, sleep and hangout space? We got some advice from decor pros: 1. First, make Boeing names new CEO after reporting steep losses 07/31/2024 09:53am • Arlington, Virginia-based Boeing has named aviation industry veteran Kelly Ortberg to lead the company through its safety and manufacturing crisis. He'll succeed CEO Dave Calhoun, who announced his intentions to step down as chief executive in March. Ortberg's career in aviation spans decades inc Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza's tent camps 07/31/2024 09:33am • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at Nasser Hospital in central Gaza. A toddler with a blue hair bow sobbed as her mother showed how the red and white spots covering her face have spread to her neck and chest NFL is moving closer to replacing the chain gang with new technology to measure line to gain 07/31/2024 09:00am • The NFL is moving closer to replacing the chain gang with new technology to measure line to gain. NFL executive Gary Brantley told The Associated Press the league will test Sony’s Hawk-Eye technology during some preseason games. The system most likely wouldn’t be ready for full implementation un Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists 07/31/2024 08:56am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a panel of the co US sees many different styles of play in women's Olympic basketball 07/31/2024 08:05am • VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — U.S. coach Cheryl Reeve feels part of the fun and challenge of the Olympics is seeing all the different styles of play that countries use. The Americans faced a spirited Japan team in the opener that tried to play physical with the U.S. on defense and constantly