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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $1B tax cut bill

By Brendan Farrington May. 06, 2022 03:31 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will save on items ranging from diapers and gasoline to auto racing tickets and energy efficient appliances under a $1 billion...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second free practice for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton blasts piercings crackdown

By Jenna Fryer May. 06, 2022 01:12 PM EDT

Bahraini former political prisoner Najah Yusuf poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, March 17, 2022. As Formula One begins the new season in Bahrain at a track where a huge contract extension was recently signed, Yusuf still waits for compensation after allegedly being tortured and abused in a Bahrain jail over a social media post demanding justice for those imprisoned for protesting the annual race. (AP Photo)
As F1 returns to Bahrain, an ex-prisoner awaits compensation

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 17, 2022 02:33 PM EDT

FILE - Pato O'Ward celebrates his victory at an IndyCar Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is on a high as it begins its season with young talent capable of carrying the series into the future. But Colton Herta and is again the mix of Formula One conversations and Pato O’Ward already has one foot out the door. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)
McLaren F1 signs American driver Herta for testing program

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 12, 2022 11:30 AM EST

Horner more concerned with F1 budget cap than Mercedes car

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 11, 2022 09:12 AM EST
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner sees nothing illegal in the new-look Mercedes car, and is far more concerned how Formula One’s budget cap will impact teams...

ARCHIVO - Foto del 10 de diciembre del 2020, el piloto de Haas, el danés Kevin Magnussen durante la conferencia de prensa en el Gran Premio de Abu Dhabi. El miércoles 9 de marzo del 2022, Magnussen volverá con Haas para reemplazar al ruso Nikita Mazepin un año después de que lo despidieron.(Mark Sutton, Pool via AP, Archivo)
Magnussen energized by unexpected return to Formula One

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 10, 2022 01:41 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2022 07:10 AM EST
South Florida Sun Sentinel. February 25, 2022. Editorial: Rick Scott’s un-American plan to ‘rescue America’ Rick Scott just opened his...

FILE - General view inside the Stade de France stadium before a training session ahead of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Croatia at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Sunday Sept. 6, 2020. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The men's final will still be held on May 28 but now at the 80,000-seat Stade de France after the decision by UEFA's executive committee. (Christian Hartmann/Pool image via AP, File)
Russia loses Champions League final to Paris; Sochi F1 axed

By Rob Harris Feb. 25, 2022 07:28 AM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Hamilton ‘freshest’ he’s ever been ahead of new F1 season

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 23, 2022 11:26 AM EST

Mclaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Norris fastest with McLaren at start of F1 tests in Spain

Feb. 23, 2022 09:08 AM EST

FILE - Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, celebrates with Red Bull team chief Christian Horner, right, and his team in the pit lane after becoming F1 driver world champion after winning the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 12. 2021. The Red Bull Formula One team has secured a new title sponsorship worth around $500 million with technology firm Oracle, placing it among the most lucrative commercial deals in sports. The five-year deal is a lift to the team ahead of the season beginning next month when Max Verstappen will be looking to defend his world title in a new Oracle Red Bull Racing car that was also revealed on Wednesday Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
New generation of F1 cars set to hit the track in Barcelona

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 22, 2022 04:51 AM EST

Ex-Boston Grand Prix CFO gets 4 years on fraud, tax charges

Feb. 15, 2022 04:08 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — A former top executive with the organization that tried to bring IndyCar racing to Boston was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison in connection...

Virginia judge issues injunction in skill games lawsuit

By Sarah Rankin Dec. 06, 2021 07:41 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking the enforcement of a law that banned a type of electronic betting machine that...

Ohio court to hear NASCAR challenge of tax on broadcasts

Nov. 30, 2021 09:59 AM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case involving the state's attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in...

A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen during official inauguration ceremony in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 The stadium will be one of the venueas for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny

By Rob Harris Nov. 20, 2021 11:09 PM EST

Ex-Boston Grand Prix CFO pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges

Oct. 22, 2021 09:16 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The former chief financial officer of the organization that tried to bring an IndyCar race to Boston has pleaded guilty to multiple fraud and tax...

Ohio car dealer Moreno top GOP fundraiser in US Senate race

Jul. 16, 2021 05:56 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland car dealer Bernie Moreno outraised the rest of the crowded Republican field vying for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio last quarter,...

FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, speaks at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich. Reuss said in a weekend interview with The Associated Press that his company plans to announce more U.S. battery factories later this week. Reuss gave no details of where the factories would be located or exactly what they would manufacture. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
GM exec: Company to announce more battery plants this week

By Tom Krisher And Jenna Fryer Jun. 14, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

Registered Nurse Manjot Kaur Munday, pauses for a moment outside the room of COVID-19 patient Joseph Trudeau, 49, of Surrey, British Columbia, at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia, Friday, June 4, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Asia-Pacific area seeks post-pandemic progress

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2021 01:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, former Formula One chief Max Mosley arrives at a Select Committee hearing on privacy and injunctions, in London. Former Formula One boss and privacy campaigner Max Mosley has died on Sunday May 23, aged 81, it is announced Monday May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)
Max Mosley, racing boss who took on UK tabloids, dies at 81

By Steve Douglas And Jill Lawless May. 24, 2021 11:15 AM EDT