DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR introduced a new rule Tuesday that will award one point to the team and driver with the fastest single lap in each race.

Hear tracks from Valerie June, Coi Leray, Destroyer and others. By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks ...

Friday’s reopening of the former Polar Dome indoor ice rink at Santa’s Village in East Dundee is being marketed as a “frosty” comeback. For locals like Tonna Warren Holtz and Tim Hurst ...

In partnership with NASCAR Cup Series Premier Partner Comcast, NASCAR will debut the “Xfinity Fastest Lap” program across the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman ...

Hello, and welcome to a special, early edition of Soundbite to bring you a dispatch from on the ground in Washington D.C. We’ll likely be back again on Thursday with another edition. Subscribe ...

Eight years ago, Donald Trump arrived in Washington to a city still stunned by his victory. This time around, he turned the capital into a MAGA fest. Inside the Capital One Arena on Sunday, amid ...

On Wednesday, Ferrari posted video and photo of Hamilton taking his first lap in his new car ahead of the 2025 season. The F1 legend previously took to social media and posted his first photograph ...

After Shams Charania broke the shocking news that the Los Angeles Lakers had acquired Luka Dončić in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks, Pat McAfee took a victory lap on the ESPN insi ...

Just a month after Santa Monica Post Office announced its inaugural edition, the fair is rebranding. Photo: zombieite In just two weeks, L.A.’s newest art fair will open its doors to a city ...

When you placed your little one on Santa’s lap and nothing bad happened, you felt a big wave of relief. If your baby’s first meet-up with Santa went surprisingly well, these first time meeting ...

By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the ...

At this party and others across Washington, D,C on Sunday night, dozens of podcasters, influencers, and Republican digital strategists took their victory lap, boozing with their online mutuals and ...