Congress is set to approve a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded until early March. The goal is to allow lawmakers to finish work on long-term spending bills. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR Congress is set to approve a short-term spending bill to keep the
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Las Vegas ready for F1 races after a year of construction preparing for the event
Ford returning to Formula One Ford Performance Motorsports Global Director Mark Rushbrook enters The Fox Garage to talk about the automaker’s return to Formula One with Red Bull Racing. The Las Vegas Strip has been fully transformed for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix slated to begin with practice
Formula 1 races to put finishing touches on Las Vegas GP
LAS VEGAS – The time is nearly here for the long-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix as Formula One is putting its final touches on all its construction. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is one of the most expensive F1 races to date. It cost more than half a billion dollars
Climate change isn't a top motivator in elections. But it could impact key races
Environmental activists march during the Global Climate Strike in downtown Chicago on Sept. 15, 2023. Local groups across the United States are gathering to call for an end to the era of fossil fuels. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Environmental activists
States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races
Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Advocates and family members marked the tragic toll with cardboard grave markers on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23. Aneri Pattani/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Aneri Pattani/KFF Health News Last year, more than 100,000 Americans
Two pilots were killed in a midair collision on the last day of Nevada air races
This photo was taken on Sept. 14, 2012 at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev. Two pilots died in a collision Sunday on what was the last day of the famed air races, which were being held for the last time ever this year in Reno. Scott Sonner/AP
Can't win if you don't run: Montana Democrats look to contest more local races
Sen. Jon Tester, seen at the U.S. Capitol, is up for reelection in 2024. Montana Democrats don’t want him to be the lone Democratic candidate up and down the ballot. They’re pushing for Democrats to run for local offices. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sen.
For Races on the Water, These Yachts Have Pit Crews
It takes a small army, not a navy, to keep Maxi yachts performing, race after race. More precisely, it takes an army corps of engineers. The team behind the American yacht Bella Mente intends to start the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, which begins on Monday, with two carbon-specialist boat builders
Scott Dixon wins Bommarito 500, beating chances of Josef Newgarden winning 6 consecutive oval races
IndyCar ironman Scott Dixon capitalized on needing to make only three pit stops and kept his championship hopes alive in winning Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The victory was the 55th of Dixon’s career, and it came in his record-extending 320th consecutive start. He set the record two weeks ago
Noah Gragson out for next 2 races as he remains suspended after he liked George Floyd meme
NASCAR driver Noah Gragson will miss the next two races of the 2023 season as Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that Mike Rockenfeller will drive the No. 42 at Indianapolis and Watkins Glen, New York. Gragson was suspended indefinitely over the weekend after he appeared to like a meme depicting