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Ford to partner with Chinese automaker Geely in Spain in new joint venture 07/23/2026 03:32pm • Ford and Chinese automotive company Geely Auto announced plans on Thursday to jointly manufacture low- and zero-emission vehicles at Ford's Valencia, Spain factory. The partnership is a bid to reignite Ford’s offerings for the European auto market as the legacy carmaker seeks to compete with the l ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open Scores 07/23/2026 03:25pm • Thursday At Dundonald Links Troon, United Kingdom Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,543; Par: 72 First Round Lauren Coughlin 34-32—66 Jenny Shin ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open Par Scores 07/23/2026 03:25pm • Thursday At Dundonald Links Troon, United Kingdom Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,543; Par: 72 First Round Lauren Coughlin 34-32—66 -6 U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for NY Times reporters in investigation of sources related to new Air Force One jet 07/23/2026 03:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for NY Times reporters in investigation of sources related to new Air Force One jet. Cinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen 07/23/2026 03:00pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be restored and reopen. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will operate the massive 86-foot-wide curved dome theater and an adjacent 14-theater complex. Alamo's owner, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Boom Promo Code WTOP40: Claim $40 in MLB Lineups for Diamondbacks-Cardinals 07/23/2026 02:59pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services If you're a new user looking to build a nice pay day around tonight's Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals matchup, there's not Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee 07/23/2026 02:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee plans to vote next week on whether to forward Schwartz’s nomination to the full Senate Chris Sale strikes out 11 as the Braves hit 4 home runs to edge the Padres 6-5 07/23/2026 02:54pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale matched a season-high with 11 strikeouts and the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Dominic Smith hit a three-run homer and Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies had solo blasts off bulk reliever Griffin Canning as the Brave Democrats urge IRS watchdog to find out why a top lawyer who clashed with White House left his job 07/23/2026 02:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want a watchdog at the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the recent departure of a high-ranking IRS attorney who clashed with President Donald Trump's White House after the attorney raised concerns about influence over taxpayer audits. Kenneth Kies, an a Fernando Alonso links his F1 future to making the cars enjoyable to drive again 07/23/2026 02:46pm • MOGYOROD, Hungary (AP) — Fernando Alonso has suggested his future in Formula 1 could depend on whether the cars become more enjoyable to drive. Alonso and Aston Martin have struggled with a slow and unreliable car, the first produced with car design great Adrian Newey in charge. Alonso scored the How protests over a popular minister's firing sparked Ukraine's sudden military reset 07/23/2026 02:45pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In the span of a single week, the dismissal of a Ukrainian defense minister set in motion a transformation of the country’s armed forces that replaced the old guard with a new generation of leadership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to fire his popular The Okefenokee is about to be honored, but some locals aren’t celebrating 07/23/2026 02:44pm • The Okefenokee swamp is poised to join awe-inspiring U.S. landscapes including the Grand Canyon and the Everglades as the nation’s 27th World Heritage Site, a designation a United Nations committee will vote to formalize early Saturday in South Korea. Despite the prestige, it’s an honor that so Boys in Virginia trail girls in reading, a commission hopes to close the gap 07/23/2026 02:44pm • The data is stark: as early as kindergarten, Virginia boys don't reach benchmarks at the same rate as girls, and by 4th grade, a 13.5-point gap in reading has been documented. "By 5th grade boys are already starting to show a disinterest," Virginia Del. Josh Thomas said. "Our boys are 1.5 times m Louisiana’s abortion drug access law heightens hemorrhage risk for pregnant patients 07/23/2026 02:42pm • Over the past decade, Louisiana hospitals began stocking specialized carts designed to treat hemorrhages, one of the most common pregnancy complications in the state. The plug-in cart can be wheeled from room to room and holds surgical tools and lifesaving medications to stem blood loss. A state law Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana 07/23/2026 02:40pm • HAVANA (AP) — Hundreds of boxes of humanitarian aid from the U.S. are being distributed in two towns near the Cuban capital, the Catholic Church organization in charge of the distribution said Thursday. The aid arrived this week and its distribution began on Wednesday. It is shrouded in controvers