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    74-year-old John Force races to record 156th NHRA victory and 1st in 2 years

    CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park

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    74-year-old John Force races to record 156th NHRA victory and 1st in 2 years

    CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in the completion of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force had a 4.033-second run at 318.24 mph in his Chevrolet

  • How we met: ‘We lost touch for years – then bumped into each other in Belgium’

    Bart, 61 and Alicia, 56, became friends as students in Washington DC in the 1980s. A chance encounter in the 1990s led to a life-changing bondTell us your story of how you met someone specialAs a student in 1989, Alicia went to Washington DC for an internship at the US Senate. “After six months, I extended my trip but I needed a place to stay,” she says. She moved to the International Student House, a hall of residence usually reserved for foreign students. “Although I am American, I managed to...

  • Residents waiting years on claims after 2022 floods

    Two years on, some Queenslanders devastated by floods are still waiting on their insurance claims to be fulfilled. Residents have been left in temporary accommodation with no answers from insurance companies as their homes only become more unliveable, a federal parliamentary inquiry has been told. Ken Olsson’s Narangba home flooded in 2022 but his family […]

  • 24-Year-Old Indian Student Shot Dead In Canada

    VANCOUVER (IANS) – A 24-year-old Indian student was shot dead in his car in Sunset neighborhood here, police said on April 14.Chirag Antil, 24, was found dead inside a vehicle in the area. After hearing the gunshots, residents in the neighborhood called emergency responders, CBC […]

  • Falcons aim to break Olympics jinx, battle Banyana in Abuja

    After a long wait, the Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana will face off on Friday (today) as both countries battle for a spot in the women’s football event at the 2024 Olympic Games ticket in Paris, The PUNCH reports. Nigeria and South Africa, unarguably the two best women’s football squads in Africa, clash in a Read More

  • 28-year-old man shot after breaking in to Coos Bay home

    COOS BAY, Ore. – A North Bend man was shot after breaking into a Coos Bay home early Friday morning. According to the Coos Bay Police Department, David Holmes, 28, broke into a home located in the 700 block of Johnson Avenue just after midnight. At the time of the break in, Holmes was armed […]

  • Man sentenced to 8 years for 2022 Shawnee County robbery case

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man involved in a robbery case from 2022 has received his sentence Thursday. The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office announced in a press release that London D. Pike, 21, is sentenced to 100 months, or a little more than eight years, in prison. This is due to the following charges: Shawnee []

  • After Two-Year Break U.S. Military Resumes Talks with China

    U.S. and Chinese defense officials met in Hawaii on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss recent military interactions between the two countries. The talks were reportedly agreed to during a November meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Representatives from the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation

  • MASTERS '24: A capsule look at Masters from 5 to 75 years ago

    This is the 75-year anniversary of Sam Snead winning the first green jacket at the Masters. The tournament began 15 years earlier, but it wasn't until 1949 that Augusta National

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    Remembering 19 Marines who died during training mission 24 years ago

    A memorial service was held at Marana Regional Airport honoring the 19 Marines who lost their lives in a crash during a training mission on April 8, 2000.

  • Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher Break Up After 13 Years of Marriage

    Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher are going their separate ways. The couple announced they're divorcing after 13 years of marriage and more than two decades together. "After a long tennis match