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Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon receives a knighthood from New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was awarded a knighthood Wednesday in New Zealand's New Year honors list.

“I’ve been called a lot of things, but I never thought that ‘Sir’ was going to be one of them," Dixon said. "That was kind of crazy. Totally out of the blue. You automatically go back to the start like the first time driving a go-kart and then all the rest of the memories happened at warp speed.”

Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, now a Knight Commander of the New Zealand Order of Merit, was born in Australia to New... Read More

Extreme Midwest cold follows storm that barreled across Great Lakes and Northeast

Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest.

Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, forecasters said Tuesday, even as utilities worked to restore power to thousands of customers after heavy snow and strong winds pummeled parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and the Northeast this week.

The cold front follows a system that barreled across the Midwest and parts of the Great Lakes with sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Forecasters... Read More

Jeremiah Smith opted for Ohio State, and now faces his hometown Hurricanes in CFP Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jeremiah Smith was answering questions only a few feet away from his coach when Ryan Day was asked how different the Cotton Bowl would be for defending national champion Ohio State had the AP All-America receiver opted to sign with his hometown Miami team in recruiting.

“I'm certainly glad he's on our side,” Day said.

Two years after the nation's No. 1 recruit signed with Ohio State instead of staying home, Smith and the No. 3 Buckeyes (12-1) face No. 10 Miami (11-2) in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Wednesday night.
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Kennedy Center renaming prompts second cancellation

A second group canceled scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the facility, with jazz supergroup The Cookers pulling out of a planned New Year's Eve concert, and the institution's president saying the cancellations demonstrate the artists' unwillingness to see their music as crossing lines of political disparity.

The cancellation follows an earlier artist backlash in spring. After Trump ousted the Kennedy Center board and named himself the institution's chairman in February, performer Issa Rae and the producers of... Read More

Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands of spectators and is watched by millions more on TV.

Storms caused Christmas week flooding, mudslides and other miseries across the region. Now comes a 100% chance of rain Thursday in Pasadena, the National Weather Service said.

“We try not to say that word around here,” joked Candy Carlson, a spokesperson for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the organization behind the 137th Rose Parade, which precedes the... Read More

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Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon receives a knighthood from New Zealand

Extreme Midwest cold follows storm that barreled across Great Lakes and Northeast

Jeremiah Smith opted for Ohio State, and now faces his hometown Hurricanes in CFP Cotton Bowl

Kennedy Center renaming prompts second cancellation

Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop

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