Government and politics
Drag performer Loosey LaDuca arrives at the season 15 premiere of "RuPaul’s Drag Race" in New York on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/John Carucci)
'RuPaul's Drag Race' cast push back against hate, threats

By John Carucci Jan. 06, 2023 06:15 PM EST

Former first lady Melania Trump, left, and Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., center, listen as former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Cawthorn broke rules over 'meme' crypto, told to pay $14K

By Gary D. Robertson Dec. 06, 2022 06:22 PM EST

FILE - A sign is posted during a demonstration outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., on Sept. 23, 2019. Reform-minded candidates won several races Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, as members of the United Auto Workers union voted on their leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Reformers take 6 of 14 UAW board seats, could win majority

By Tom Krisher Dec. 04, 2022 11:58 AM EST

Ohio court sides with NASCAR in challenge to broadcast tax

By Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 22, 2022 04:25 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio was unlawful. At...

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly, of France, looks on prior to the start of the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Carlos Perez Gallardo/Pool via AP)
F1 drivers criticize penalty points, seek change for 2023

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 10, 2022 04:29 PM EST

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks on the phone before addressing supporters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Brazil's electoral authority said that the leftist Worker's Party candidate defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Ex-F1 champ Piquet in trouble for wishing da Silva's death

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 03, 2022 08:46 PM EDT

Mexican Formula One Red Bull driver Sergio "Checo" Perez waves at fans while holding a Mexican national flag after an exhibition race through the streets of Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Perez will compete in the upcoming Mexico Grand Prix in Mexico City. (AP Photo)
F1 signs 3-year extension with Mexico City Grand Prix

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 27, 2022 01:54 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands is sprayed with champagne by second placed teammate Sergio Perez of Mexico on podium during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Toru Hanai)
Red Bull guilty of 'minor' budget cap violation, FIA says

Oct. 10, 2022 11:38 AM EDT

FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his first state of the nation address in Quezon city, Philippines on July 25, 2022. A trip by Marcos Jr. to Singapore over the weekend to watch Formula One races has come under attack from critics who described it as "utterly callous" while thousands of Filipinos remain displaced due to a recent typhoon. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool, File)
Marcos trip to watch Singapore F1 races sparks criticism

By Jim Gomez Oct. 03, 2022 10:49 AM EDT

Bent parking meters are seen in front of Bagel Time Cafe in Wildwood, N.J., where an accident occurred the night before, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. At least two people were killed Saturday night during a pop-up car rally. (Tim Hawk/NJ Advance Media via AP)
Official: 2 killed amid crashes during pop-up NJ car rally

Sep. 25, 2022 03:22 PM EDT

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during a press conference announcing that the NASCAR All-Star Race will be held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in May 2023, on the steps of the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
NASCAR returning to North Wilkesboro with '23 All-Star Race

By Gary D. Robertson Sep. 08, 2022 01:52 PM EDT

Lawsuit filed over man killed in Portland protests dismissed

Sep. 03, 2022 12:49 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit filed against the city of Portland, the mayor and the Multnomah County district attorney by the estate...

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2022 12:39 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. August 15, 2022. Editorial: Republicans are supposedly good with money. Why waste it on Kansas abortion recounts? ...

Rob Walton, back, joins his daughter Carrie Walton Penner, center, and limited shareholder Mellody Hobson, all members of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group that purchased the Denver Broncos, during a news conference at the NFL football team's headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos sport NFL's richest, most diverse ownership group

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 10, 2022 06:58 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, arrives at pit prior to the start of the first practice for the French Formula One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern France, Friday, July 22, 2022. The French Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Red Bull boss Horner calls for "zero tolerance" on fan abuse

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 22, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Climate activist Lina Schinkoethe, left, and her mother Solvig Schinkoethe, second from left, sit with their hands glued to the ground during a protest with the group Uprising of the Last Generation in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The group claims the world has only a few years left to turn the wheel around and avoid catastrophic levels of global warming. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades

By Frank Jordans Jul. 15, 2022 02:00 AM EDT

FILE - Three-time world champion Formula One racer Nelson Piquet of Brazil attends the shooting of the Hungarian Television's Formula One magazine in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2015. Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but was not meant to be offensive. The 69-year-old Brazilian has faced heavy criticism this week over comments he made in Portuguese last November on a podcast where he referred to Hamilton as “neguinho,” which means “little Black guy.” (Janos Marjai/MTI via AP, file)
Brazil court probes Piquet over racist, homophobic slurs

By Mauricio Savarese Jul. 11, 2022 09:12 PM EDT

Protesters from "Just Stop Oil" climate protest group glue their hands to the frame of a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's, 'The Last Supper', inside the Royal Academy, London, Tuesday July 5, 2022. The protest came after “Just Stop Oil” activists targeted other art galleries in the U.K. last week and disrupted the British Grand Prix race on Sunday by sitting down on the track during a halt in the Formula One race. (James Manning/PA via AP)
UK climate protesters glue themselves to gallery paintings

Jul. 05, 2022 07:27 AM EDT

North Carolina sports betting legislation falters in House

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 22, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that would have authorized sports betting across all of North Carolina fell apart late Wednesday as the House narrowly rejected a...

FILE - The new Ferrari, named LaFerrari, is presented during the first media day of the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland, March 5, 2013. Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari on Thursday, June 16, 2022 outlined its electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric and 40% hybrid models by 2030. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)
Ferrari to make 80% hybrid and full-electric range by 2030

Jun. 16, 2022 10:09 AM EDT