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'Barbie' takes the box office crown and 'Oppenheimer' soars in a historic weekend 07/23/2023 03:04pm • “ Barbenheimer ” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ” and Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer ” brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections and giving a g Wedding photographers adapt to couples who want instant images and less tradition on their big day 07/23/2023 11:48am • NEW YORK (AP) — More and more couples are throwing out the playbook for a traditional wedding -- and posing new challenges for the people they hire to create the perfect images of their big day. Getting married has traditionally involved a large reception, and rituals like cake cutting, multiple t Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion 07/23/2023 12:59am • PHOENIX (AP) — Heat never scared me before. I’ve spent 23 years covering Phoenix as a photographer for The Associated Press, shooting golf tournaments, baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, the city’s growing homeless population, immigration and crime. And, of course, heat. Like Wheelchair pioneers Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney enshrined in International Tennis Hall 07/22/2023 07:16pm • NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Esther Vergeer put up eye-popping numbers during her career in wheelchair tennis, piling them up as the sport grew and became a Grand Slam event. Now, her accomplishments will be on display forever after she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday d As he leaves Phoenix's blistering sun, AP's climate news director reflects on desert life 07/22/2023 12:28pm • PHOENIX (AP) — I blink, and the edges of my eyelids feel like they are being singed. My cheeks burn as if they are being pressed with a hot iron ready to tackle a pile of wrinkled shirts. It is 4 p.m. I look at my 12-year-old son, whose face is flushed. He lets out a groan and puts his hand on his Celebrities and fans travel from all over to watch Lionel Messi's MLS debut with Inter Miami 07/21/2023 11:28pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kingston Peel, 11, and his 9-year-old brother, Wynn, got woken up early Friday at their home in the Bahamas. Their mother had a surprise for them. In only a few hours, they'd fly to South Florida to see superstar Lionel Messi make his Major League Soccer debut with Int 'Barbenheimer' arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature 07/21/2023 09:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under cardboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of “Barbenheimer.” After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as “Barbie” and Team USA's Jimmy Spithill looking for a rebound in SailGP's Southern California debut 07/21/2023 09:28pm • Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill could use some good sailing mojo on home waters. The Americans struggled in Chicago in the opening regatta of SailGP’s fourth season and are looking to rebound when tech baron Larry Ellison’s global league makes its Southern California debut in the Oracle Los Ange DeSantis, in deeply conservative Utah, says he's driven more by faith in God than by politics 07/21/2023 07:36pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ron DeSantis boasted Friday about his lengthy list of endorsements and support in Utah, telling a group of backers in the deeply religious state that he was driven by faith in God more than political ideology. As he works to reset a campaign confronting financial pressures an Alex Palou hopes Iowa Speedway fortunes can change in weekend doubleheader 07/21/2023 06:19pm • NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Alex Palou isn’t comfortable with Iowa Speedway, which could have an impact on the IndyCar Series point standings after this weekend’s doubleheader at the .875-mile oval. Palou has been dominant all season, leading the standings with 417 points. He has four wins, with nine Bunker mentality: British Open changes rake pattern in pot bunkers at Hoylake 07/21/2023 06:00pm • HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The bunkers at Royal Liverpool were not the place to be Friday in the British Open. They just weren't quite as bad as they were in the opening round. The R&A made adjustments early Friday morning to prevent shots from running through the sand and stopping at the face of Fleetwood keeps alive home hopes at British Open as nearest challenger to Harman 07/21/2023 04:40pm • HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood is back in the final pairing at a major championship, this time in his home country and about 45 minutes from where he grew up. The last time was at the British Open in 2019, when Fleetwood tried — and failed — to spoil home favorite Shane Lowry’s part Live updates | Fleetwood gets into final group 5 shots back at British Open 07/21/2023 03:59pm • FLEETWOOD GRINDS OUT 71 TO GET IN FINAL GROUP HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood battled for one last par for a 71 at the British Open. He's still five shots behind leader Brian Harman, but he's in the final group. Fleetwood grew up about 40 minutes away in Southport. He has enjoyed massive s Bairstow and Wood push England closer to Ashes-leveling victory 07/21/2023 03:03pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England grabbed four Australia wickets to press closer to an Ashes-series leveling victory on day three of the fourth test at Old Trafford on Friday. After posting a rapidfire 592 for a massive first-innings lead of 275, England extended its domination when Australia was Your guide to an explosive — and pink — Barbenheimer release weekend in the DC area 07/20/2023 08:55pm • Although Barbie has never tackled the profession of Atomic Bomb Inventor, moviegoers who might appreciate the crossover can celebrate the shared July 21 release date of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" around the D.C. area with food and drinks, special screenings and of