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Keke Palmer, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert headline Broccoli City music fest outside RFK Stadium this weekend 07/13/2023 12:59pm • The Broccoli City music festival returns to the RFK Stadium Grounds in Northeast D.C. on July 15 and 16. The festival has previously featured hip-hop and R&B megastars before they exploded — names like Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor, And March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent 07/13/2023 12:35pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I men's basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. “Whether the tournament expands or not remains to be seen," sad Dan Gavit Just 5% of women's players at Wimbledon have a female coach. The tennis tour wants to change that 07/13/2023 06:10am • WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — On the day of the Wimbledon singles draw, Billie Jean King and other founding members of the women’s professional tennis tour gathered 5 miles away at a London hotel to mark the 50th anniversary of a meeting that led to the formation of today’s WTA. That long-ago mome Police say there's no sign of crime by BBC anchor who allegedly paid teen for sexual photos 07/12/2023 11:07pm • LONDON (AP) — There’s no evidence a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime, London police said Wednesday as the broadcaster's wife publicly identified him for the first time as veteran news anchor Huw Edwards. Metropolitan police decided to tak Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books 07/11/2023 08:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court. She has benefited, too — from schools’ purchases of hundreds, sometime 27 Top Places to See Fall Foliage in 2023 07/11/2023 08:00pm • There's no other time of year quite like fall. Brisk, cool mornings give way to sun-warmed afternoons, and the dropping temperatures create a kaleidoscope of colors as the leaves change before winter sets in. The displays of color are different across the U.S., but they're all brilliant when leaf-pe Pickleball comes to Fenway Park as growing sport reaches the big leagues 07/11/2023 07:31pm • BOSTON (AP) — The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid were being laid out in Fenway Park on Tuesday in preparation for a weekend that will give fans of the sport a chance to watch the pros play or even give it a try themselves in the outfie Sports car champ Tom Blomqvist to make IndyCar debut for Simon Pagenaud in Toronto 07/11/2023 04:33pm • Two-time defending Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner Tom Blomqvist will make his IndyCar debut this weekend in Toronto, where he will replace the injured Simon Pagenaud in the No. 60 car for Meyer Shank Racing. Pagenaud was hurt just over a week ago during practice at Mid-Ohio, where his brakes faile AUTO RACING: Byron back on top after 4th Cup Series win; Verstappen keeps rolling, Palou hopes to 07/11/2023 11:30am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Crayon 301 Site: Loudon, New Hampshire. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:05 p.m., and qualifying, 12:50 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (USA). Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Race distance: 301 laps, 318.46 miles. Last year: Christopher Bell won after startin Black Restaurant Week begins in DC this weekend 07/10/2023 10:30pm • Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region kicks off Sunday, July 16. The Shaw neighborhood's FishScale is one of the dozens of restaurants participating this year. Kristal Williams, co-owner of the ocean-to-table eatery, said being part of previous Black Restaurant Weeks boosted sales. "It hel Masked men burn a market in a Mexican city plagued by gang violence, killing 9 people 07/10/2023 08:29pm • TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said. Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and f Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity 07/10/2023 08:28pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance. Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State's already oppressive summer weather. F Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/10/2023 01:32pm • 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 Allisen Corpuz wins the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA title 07/10/2023 09:41am • PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz found herself on the biggest and most beautiful stage in women's golf and made it look like a stroll on the beach. Never mind that she had never won on the LPGA Tour or that she had heard all week about the historic occasion of the U.S. Women's Open held Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championships 07/10/2023 12:55am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — There's another American sprinter making a big comeback this year. Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world in 2023 to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday night. Thomas caught up to Richardson roun