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NASCAR delays Daytona 500 race by a day due to heavy rain

James Gilbert/Getty Images(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.)-- Steady rain and gusty winds in Florida prompted NASCAR to delay the start of the iconic Daytona 500 race until Monday, officials said.The race at the Daytona International Speedway, the official opening of the NASCAR Cup Series season, had been scheduled to begin around 3 p.m. on Sunday but was called off hours before as the weather forecast showed no sign that the rain would let up, officials said.The green-flag start to the stock car […]

todayFebruary 18, 2024

National News

2 police officers, 1 firefighter killed after responding to a domestic call in Minnesota: Officials

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, STOCK(BURNSVILLE, Minn.)-- Two police officers and one firefighter were shot and killed in Burnsville, Minnesota, on Sunday after responding to a "call of a family in danger," according to Gov. Tim Walz."Horrific news from Burnsville," Walz began his statement on X. "While responding to a call of a family in danger, two police officers and one firefighter lost their lives, and other officers were injured.""We must never take for granted the bravery and sacrifices our police officers […]

todayFebruary 18, 2024

National News

37 million California residents on flood watch amid back-to-back storms

ABC News(NEW YORK)-- An already drenched California is bracing for a second storm as a multiday atmospheric river is projected to bring rainfall, wind and snowfall to the Golden state Sunday and extend through Wednesday.The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for nearly the entire coast of California -- from Redding to San Diego and the Mexico border -- putting about 37 million residents on alert.The first storm hit central California on Saturday, dumping less than half an inch […]

todayFebruary 18, 2024

National News

One firefighter killed, 10 more injured in ‘catastrophic’ house explosion in Virginia: Officials

Courtesy Loudoun Fire Rescue on X(STERLING, Va.) -- A firefighter was killed and 10 others injured when a house in Virginia exploded while they were responding to a gas leak, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the home in Sterling around 7:48 p.m. Friday after a resident reported smelling gas, according to Keith Johnson, chief of the Combined Fire & Rescue System in Loudoun County. A 500-gallon underground propane tank on the side of the house was leaking gas into the home, […]

todayFebruary 17, 2024

National News

Alleged Maine gunman told police he was ‘capable’ of doing ‘something’ 3 months before shooting

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(LEWISTON, Maine) -- Three months before the alleged Maine mass shooter would open fire at a bar and a bowling alley, killing 18 people and injuring 13 more, Robert Card told police in New York he was "capable" of doing "something," as they coaxed him to go for psychological treatment and evaluation, police body camera shows. New York State troopers were called by members of Card's Army Reserve unit out of concern for his mental decline in July, as […]

todayFebruary 17, 2024

Music News

Def Leppard announces first Spokane concert in seven years

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesDef Leppard has added another tour date to their already busy schedule. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to headline Spokane Arena on September 6, the first time they are playing Spokane, Washington, in seven years. Tickets for Def Leppard Rock Brigade Concert Club members go on sale Tuesday, February 20, with the general sale happening Friday, February 23.  The Spokane show is one of only a handful of solo Def Leppard dates on their schedule for 2024. They […]

todayFebruary 17, 2024

Music News

Paul McCartney & Wings’ 50th anniversary ‘Band on the Run’ returns to the ‘Billboard’ charts

MPL/UMePaul McCartney is back on the Billboard chart thanks to the 50th anniversary reissue of his Wings album, Band on the Run. The reissue, which went to #1 on the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 1974, returns to the same chart at #156 for the week ending February 17. It has also landed in the top 10 on three other Billboard charts: the Top Album Sales chart, where it reenters at #5; the Vinyl Albums chart, where it debuts at #7; and the Tastemaker Albums chart, where it's at #6. It also […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

National News

Judge declares mistrial in former Ohio deputy’s murder case over fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.

Jason Marz/Getty Images(FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio) -- A judge declared a mistrial for the second time Friday in the murder trial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. On Friday morning, the last remaining alternate juror was brought in, one day after the jury was originally given the case. Hours later, Franklin Court of Common Pleas Judge […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Music News

Report: Ridley Scott in talks to direct Bee Gees biopic

SGranitz/WireImageAn in-the-works biopic about the Bee Gees may have found its director. Deadline reports that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott, best known for such films as Thelma & Louise and Gladiator, is in talks to helm the Paramount Pictures film about the '70s disco legends. Paramount has been working on the film for quite a while, obtaining the rights to the band’s story from the Gibb family in 2019. It also gained the rights to the group’s music, which means the songs will likely be featured in the film. Barry Gibb, the only […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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