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Retail sales up just 0.2% in June, but excluding business at the gas pump, shoppers are resilient 07/16/2026 11:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May, as they spent less to fill their gas tank because of falling gas prices. But the report, released by the Commerce Department on Thursday, showed consumers' continued resilience despite ongoing economic uncertainty as they bought cars Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you ��� and doesn't actually save much time 07/16/2026 11:00am • Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated throughout the summer m Park or drive in Metro���s temporary bus lanes, and you could face a fine 07/16/2026 10:59am • Commuters have dealt with the partial Red Line shutdown for over a week, waiting in long lines for shuttle buses traveling between the North Bethesda and Friendship Heights Stations. While it is costing Metro commuters time, drivers are paying if they are caught using the temporary bus lanes Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea? 07/16/2026 10:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive, mood and other health factors. The move, backed by Danny Boyle���s Rupert Murdoch movie ���Ink��� to open Venice Film Festival 07/16/2026 10:47am • A new film about the rise of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and ���The Sun��� editor Larry Lamb has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. Directed by ���Trainspotting��� filmmaker Danny Boyle, ���Ink��� is an adaptation of James Graham���s acclaimed pla DC's last streetcar bridge will be demolished ��� it carried trams from Georgetown to Glen Echo 07/16/2026 10:17am • If you've ever traveled on Canal Road, near Georgetown University, you've probably caught a glimpse of history ��� but it won't be there to see for much longer. The last remaining streetcar bridge in D.C. will soon be demolished. On Wednesday, the National Park Service announced a Memorandum o AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says 07/16/2026 10:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles III, and Anthropic's chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand's king, Saudi Arabia's crown prince or China's leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined. It is Today in Sports - Joe DiMaggio���s record hitting streak of 56 games comes to an end 07/16/2026 10:10am • July 17 1939 ��� Henry Picard beats Byron Nelson 1-up in 37 holes to win the PGA championship. 1941 ��� Joe DiMaggio���s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland. 1955 ��� Beverly Hanson beats Louise Suggs by three strokes in a playoff Sports on TV for Friday, July 17 07/16/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, July 17 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:25 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Adelaide at Sydney 11 p.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Fremantle at Port Adelaide 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Melbourne at North Melbourne 6 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Bri How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires 07/16/2026 10:06am • When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it. Fires burning in one state can make the air worse several states away, and wildfires in Canada can send smoke into U.S. cities. Here���s what to know about taking precautions ag Men's World Cup Glance 07/16/2026 10:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 07/16/2026 10:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Search underway off Indonesia for 24 people missing after boat sinks, at least 1 dead 07/16/2026 10:01am • PALU, Indonesia (AP) ��� Rescuers were continuing to search on Thursday for 24 people missing after a passenger boat sank off Indonesia, authorities said. At least one person is known to have died after the KM Nurul Salsa experienced engine failure and sank about 43 nautical miles (79 kilometers) fr Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 17 - 23. 07/16/2026 10:00am • July 17 1939 ��� Henry Picard beats Byron Nelson 1-up in 37 holes to win the PGA championship. 1941 ��� Joe DiMaggio���s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland. 1955 ��� Beverly Hanson beats Louise Suggs by three strokes in a playoff Ava DuVernay announces '14th' documentary on birthright amendment contested by Trump 07/16/2026 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ava DuVernay announced Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, and which has come under legal attack from President Donald Trump. Netflix said Thursday that it wi