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The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is packed, players and coaches call it 'groundbreaking' 08/02/2023 10:43am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Divine Bourrage took off her sneakers and switched into a more comfortable pair of slides. It had been a long four days at a milestone event for women's basketball. Bourrage, who is one of the top 50 players in the high school class of 2025, was among hundreds of players and Indiana police make arrest after weekend shooting at block party kills 1, injures 17 08/01/2023 08:22pm • MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police said Tuesday they have made an arrest in connection with a weekend shooting that left one person dead and 17 others wounded in a central Indiana city. Deputy Muncie Police Chief Melissa Criswell said a 36-year-old Muncie man had been preliminarily charged with several fe A scorching winter: Argentina's capital breaks record for hottest start to August in 117 years 08/01/2023 06:52pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was an unusually scorching winter day in Buenos Aires Tuesday, with thermometers in Argentina's capital crossing the 30-degree Celsius mark (86 degrees Fahrenheit), the hottest start of August in 117 years of records, according to the country's National Meteorolog Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie's daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes 08/01/2023 05:29pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Devyn Reiley, the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie, was one of four people who died in two separate crashes related to a Wisconsin aircraft convention over the weekend, event organizers say. Reiley, 30, was a co-founder of the Texas Warbird Museum and was fl Column: On the verge of missing the playoffs, Justin Thomas learning about meritocracy the hard way 08/01/2023 04:22pm • As much as Justin Thomas is trying to look ahead at what he hopes lies around the corner, two memories confronted him Tuesday at the Wyndham Championship. It was in 2009 when Thomas made his PGA Tour debut at this tournament as a 16-year-old on a sponsor exemption. He opened with a 65. He wound up m Editorial Roundup: United States 08/01/2023 02:33pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 29 The Washington Post on the “humming” U.S. economy For the first time in a while, the nation — and its policymakers — can step out of crisis mode. This is an ideal moment for President Biden and Congress not just to take AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Michigan for Cup, Xfinity races as IndyCar goes to Music City 08/01/2023 01:30pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES FireKeepers Casino 400 Site: Brooklyn, Michigan. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:35 p.m., and qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (USA). Track: Michigan International Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles. Last year: Kevin Harvick ended a 65-r IS claims responsibility for the bombing that killed 54 at a pro-Taliban election rally in Pakistan 07/31/2023 11:05pm • KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An Afghan branch of the Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party's election rally, in one of the region's worst attacks in recent years. Islamic State in Khorasan Province made Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave 07/31/2023 08:34pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretc 28 Top Things to Do in Georgia 07/31/2023 08:00pm • Situated smack-dab in the middle of the South, Georgia boasts plenty in the way of Southern charm. But beyond its mouthwatering comfort food and warm hospitality, the Peach State offers visitors tons of attractions to explore. Spend a trip to this Southern gem visiting a recreated Bavarian village, Fan hit by Cardi B's microphone at Vegas concert files police report 07/31/2023 03:15pm • ▶ Watch Video: WATCH: Concertgoer threw drink at Cardi B during performance but rapper responds A woman hit by a microphone thrown by Cardi B during a performance over the weekend filed a police report following the incident, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Monday. Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink 07/31/2023 10:55am • NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jo Grab a telescope and a beach chair: Shenandoah Night Sky Festival to feature Perseid meteor shower 07/30/2023 11:50pm • Stargazing at Big Meadows, just at the entrance of Rapidan Road, during the 2018 Night Sky Festival. This program was led by Park Rangers with Greg Redfern also talking about the night sky. (Courtesy NPS/Mary O'Neill) Star gazers from across the country are expected to make the trip to Shenandoa 35 Top Glamping Resorts in the U.S. 07/30/2023 08:00pm • If you're enticed by the idea of camping but don't want to deal with the inevitable grunt work that comes with it, glamping (or glamorous camping) is the perfect compromise. Read on to discover the most unique glamping resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee and other destinations across the U.S. Lee Hodges gets his 1st PGA tour victory with a wire-to-wire win at the 3M Open, by 7 strokes 07/30/2023 07:38pm • BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Lee Hodges rarely gets rattled, except perhaps during Alabama football games when he's rooting for his beloved Crimson Tide. After using that unflappable demeanor to keep control of the 3M Open, Hodges finally let loose. Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on Sunday for a wire