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Spring snowfall in parts of northern US follows mild winter of canceled ski trips and festivals 03/22/2024 04:19pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories, with snow expected to star Amid drama around Formula 1, FIA president issues letter to membership defending his leadership 03/22/2024 02:54pm • The head of Formula 1's governing body has issued a passionate defense of his leadership, claiming a pair of whistleblower complaints against him were meant to “destabilize me as President of the FIA, but also of questioning the integrity of our respected organization.” In a letter sent to FIA m F1: Logan Sargeant out of Australian Grand Prix after Williams gives his car to teammate Alex Albon 03/22/2024 06:17am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Williams driver Logan Sargeant will take no part in the Australian Grand Prix after his team gave his car to teammate Alex Albon, whose own vehicle was wrecked in a crash in Friday's practice. In what Sargeant called “the hardest moment I can remember in my career,” Controversies off the track follow Formula 1 to Australia for the season's third Grand Prix 03/22/2024 05:57am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For the third Formula 1 Grand Prix in a row, controversies off the track are threatening to overshadow the almost predictable action on it. News this week ahead of the Australian GP that the FIA’s Ethics Committee had cleared its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, from New Zealand hopes for SailGP victory in home event with strong winds forecast 03/21/2024 10:01pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has a chance to close the gap on series leader Australia in its home SailGP event at Lyttelton on New Zealand’s South Island over the weekend. The New Zealand event is the ninth of 13 legs in the series and with around 22,000 tickets sold is being bille NASCAR's next big hopeful makes national series debut as teenager Zilisch races truck at COTA 03/21/2024 08:03pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A promising young driver who might just be one of NASCAR's budding new stars will make his national series debut this Saturday in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Connor Zilisch will then hop a private jet and hustle his way to Pensacola, Florida, to compete March Madness: No. 1 UConn arrives in Brooklyn chasing back-to-back titles in stacked East Region 03/21/2024 06:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The gang's all here again. Well, almost. Donovan Clingan and defending champion UConn aren't the only team in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament looking to make a repeat run. With fifth-seeded San Diego State and No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic also in the bracket, it's a Final Fou Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI 03/21/2024 06:16pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The move makes Tennessee, long known as the birthplace of country music March Madness is taking over Spokane with both the men's and women's NCAA tourneys in town 03/21/2024 04:08pm • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Twelve teams. Nine games. Four days. A major college hoops fan probably won’t find a better place than Spokane to watch this much of the NCAA Tournament in person during the opening weekend. Separated by just 1½ walkable miles along the Spokane River, the McCarthey Athleti Things to do in the DC area: Cherry blossom events, José Andrés' new cookbook… and more! 03/21/2024 06:20am • Cherry blossom season is here, and that means that there is a wide variety of events on the way to celebrate the spring season and the pink flowers that come with it. There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth Susie Wolff files criminal complaint against FIA following conflict of interest investigation 03/20/2024 06:59pm • The wife of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said Wednesday she has filed a criminal complaint in the French courts “in relation to statements made about me” by Formula 1's governing body. Susie Wolff is an employee of F1's management group as director of the all-female series F1 Academy. The FIA s Urban Verbs frontman Roddy Frantz reflects on birth of DC’s downtown music, arts scene 03/20/2024 03:22pm • Roddy Frantz and his band Urban Verbs were at the center of D.C.'s music scene before there was a scene. This weekend, 47 years later, Frantz and the surviving Verbs will recount their ascent and descent, and their role in the development of D.C.'s downtown music and art scene. In 1977, ly Marriott members can now earn points for hotel stays by sports gambling 03/20/2024 10:44am • Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International has partnered with BetMGM for a rewards collaboration that will let gamblers earn Marriott Bonvoy points for hotel stays, and one lucky member will get the chance to golf with NBA free-agent Blake Griffin. Marriott’s Bonvoy membership rewards prog March Madness brackets are here. Here's how to pick your teams 03/18/2024 01:25pm • March Madness this year comes at a time of great uncertainty in college sports. In addition to eyeing potential 5-12 upsets and trying to figure out which sleeper to put in the Elite Eight, fans also have to consider more existential questions about college basketball's future. How will realignment AP PHOTOS: Boston celebrates St. Patrick's Day; Biden holds White House brunch with Irish leader 03/17/2024 11:17pm • BOSTON (AP) — While some American cities celebrated St. Patrick's Day a day early this weekend, Boston, one of the most Irish cities in the country, held its parades and festivities on Sunday, or March 17. Crowds of green-clad revelers lined the streets for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Par