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A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife's death 05/24/2023 01:41pm • WALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned. Not long afterward, Foyt and some buddies were climbin After years of struggling, AJ Foyt Racing has cars to contend in Indianapolis 500 05/24/2023 01:01pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A.J. Foyt Racing is one of the underdogs of Gasoline Alley, which seems odd to say given that its namesake won the Indianapolis 500 on four occasions and he remains one of the most accomplished drivers in the history of motorsports. Yet Foyt's team, with its modest staff and sh Kohl's reports surprise profit in 1Q helped by inventory cuts 05/24/2023 09:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl's posted a surprise profit for the fiscal first quarter, helped by the department store chain's moves to cut inventory in the wake of weak sales. The company, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, also affirmed its annual financial guidance, pushing up shares 11% higher in prem UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check 05/24/2023 04:04am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though elevated food prices meant it didn't fall as much as anticipated. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that the inflation rate, as measured by the Vinícius Júnior soccer racism dispute ignites heated off-field debate in Spain 05/24/2023 03:17am • MADRID (AP) — Repeated racist insults against Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior have unleashed a heated debate in Spain about tolerance for racism in a society that is becoming rapidly more diverse on and off the field. Since the season began in August, the Real Madrid winger has suffered ra Concern about Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind 05/23/2023 10:53pm • AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain residents swept streets and didn’t remove their masks on Tuesday, here to the west, they casually watched the gas and ash plume emerging from its crater. The 17,797-foot (5,425-meter Protesters cut short questioning of San Francisco mayor over drug crisis 05/23/2023 08:31pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday where the board president had planned to question Mayor London Breed on her administration's response to the crisis of brazen open-air drug dealing. Board President Aaron Peskin move Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student 05/23/2023 05:31pm • FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court Business Highlights: Amazon workers plan walkout over layoffs; UPS strike looms 05/23/2023 04:34pm • ___ Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next? The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people. Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids n Indy 500 win could rocket popular driver Pato O'Ward to the top of IndyCar on and off the track 05/23/2023 04:16pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward was supposed to arrive in front of the hotel at 8:15 a.m. the first day he'd get his car on the track for Indianapolis 500 practice. He texted he was 15 minutes late, but would try to make up time on the road. He did, of course, because O'Ward wasn't out for a lazy Track and field introducing 'short track' concept as option to indoor races 05/23/2023 02:57pm • Track and field is introducing new rules and a “short track” format for races run on 200-meter tracks, which have traditionally been in enclosed arenas and referred to as “indoor” events. Short track world records can now be set at indoor or outdoor events under a proposal that's expected to Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/23/2023 02:04pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Guam residents stock up, batten down as dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar closes in 05/23/2023 01:43pm • HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill ahead of what could be the most powerful storm to hit th A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans 05/23/2023 12:25pm • FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral. It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of her ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long d Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines 05/23/2023 12:17pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses because of mechanization. The suspension of operations at the Ekaterra tea company’s South Rift region farms wi