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Aryna Sabalenka edges Madison Keys in US Open semifinals, will play Coco Gauff on Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached her first U.S. Open final by edging Madison Keys 0-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (10-5) on Thursday night.The second-seeded Sabalenka will face No. 6-seeded Coco Gauff on Saturday. The Australian Open champion had been just 1-5 in Grand Slam semifinals, including losses the last two years in the round in New York.But she won this one by taking the two tiebreakers by a combined 17-6. She had to regroup in the second one after mistakenly thinking she had won it after her seventh point, momentarily forgetting the tiebreakers in decisive sets go to 10.Sabalenka, the 25-year-old from Belarus, is already assured of rising to the top of the women’s rankings even if she loses.It appeared that’s what she was going to do Thursday when the 17th-seeded Keys rolled to the first set in just 30 minutes and led 5-3 in the second. Early in that second set, after getting broken, Sabalenka went over to the corner near her guest box and slammed her racket on a towe...

Tiroteo en FedExForum deja un hombre en estado crítico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

(CNN) — Un tiroteo en el FedExForum en Memphis, Tennessee, dejó a un hombre en estado crítico, dijo el sargento Louis C. Brownlee del Departamento de Policía de Memphis a CNN en un correo electrónico el jueves.“El 7 de septiembre de 20203, a las 10:23 p.m., los agentes respondieron a un tiroteo en 191 Beale Street. Una víctima masculina adulta del tiroteo fue localizada y transportada a Regional One Health en estado crítico”, dijo Brownlee. “En este momento, se desconoce la identidad del tirador”, agregó.En el 191 de Beale Street se encuentra el FedExForum de Memphis, donde estaba previsto que este jueves actuaran Lil Baby y GloRilla, según un comunicado del FedExForum.CNN se puso en contacto con el FedExForum para obtener comentarios.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

3.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near Lake Henshaw

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck near Lake Henshaw Thursday night, according to U.S. Geological Survey.The quake was reported just before 11 p.m. The quake's epicenter was about a mile southwest of the reservoir, and the quake occurred at a depth of about 7 miles, USGS says. Lake Henshaw is about 25 miles east of Valley Center. San Diego International Airport warns travelers about upcoming I-5 closure Residents near Palomar Mountain reported feeling light shaking, according to USGS's "Did You Feel It?" map.

Trudeau suggests he would raise issue of foreign interference with India’s PM Modi

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

SINGAPORE — Hours before he was set to board a flight to New Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had not yet secured a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.But he suggested that if he does end up meeting Modi during his visit to India for the G20 leaders’ summit this weekend, he would bring up the issue of foreign interference in Canada.“As always, we will emphasize how important the rule of law is,” Trudeau said Friday at a news conference in Singapore when asked what he would say to Modi about allegations that India has engaged in foreign meddling, including in relation to the large Sikh population in Canada.Trudeau, whose Liberal government announced a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference on Thursday, went on to say that China is not the only country deserving of scrutiny.“It is incredibly important that that we continue to protect Canadians from any and all types of interference,” Trudeau said Friday ...

North Korea says its latest submarine can launch nuclear weapons, but there are doubts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities. It’s been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel, named “Hero Kim Kun Ok,” is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire.South Korean officials were skeptical that the submarine would work as North Korea described and said it likely wasn’t ready for operational duty. Still, the vessel’s development underscored how the North continues to potentially extend the range of its nuclear arsenal with systems that are harder to detect in advance. Based on Kim Jong Un’s comments and photos by North Korean state media, it’s likely the submarine is the same one Kim inspected in 2019 while it was under construc...

Union of equality: Commission proposes European Disability and Parking Card valid in all member states

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

The European Commission has delivered a legislative proposal that will facilitate access to the right to free movement for persons with disabilities, by making sure they can, on an equal basis, access special conditions, preferential treatment, and parking rights when visiting another Member State. The Commission's proposal introduces a standardised European Disability Card and enhances the current European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. Both cards will be recognised throughout the EU.A European Disability CardWhen people's disability status is not recognised abroad, they cannot access the special conditions and preferential treatment, such as free and/or priority access, reduced fees or personal assistance, while visiting other Member States. To address this issue, the Commission proposes the creation of a standardised European Disability Card.The European Disability Card will serve as recognised proof of disability throughout the EU, granting equal access to special c...

Reward offered for hit-and-run driver who killed elderly man in Sylmar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered in the search for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed an elderly man in Sylmar.The victim was only identified as a man in his late 80s, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The crash happened on Aug. 9 near Polk Street and Norris Avenue around 8:40 p.m.As the victim was crossing southbound on Polk Street, a Ford Explorer SUV driving eastbound struck the man in the road. The driver did not stop to render aid or contact the police and sped away.Paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the man to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, authorities saidLAPD released security footage of the hit-and-run crash with hopes the public can help identify the suspect. The suspect's vehicle is described as an older model blue or green Ford Explorer. Ventura County man faces up to life in prison for armed robbery Security footage of a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed an elderly man walking across the stree...

Pair plead not guilty in DUI crash, attack on East Palo Alto cop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

EAST PALO ALTO – A driver and his passenger pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges filed in connection with a DUI crash and an assault on a police officer over the weekend in East Palo Alto, prosecutors said.On Sept. 2, Antonio Sotelo Lozano, 30, of East Palo Alto, crashed into a pair of parked, but unoccupied cars, and tried to drive away, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.One of the vehicle owners confronted Sotelo Lozano and tried to keep him at the scene, but he left on foot.Officers chased and caught Sotelo Lozano. As he was being detained, Sotelo Lozano’s passenger, 23-year-old Beverly Garcia, walked up behind the officer and placed him in a chokehold, prosecutors said.The officer could not breathe and fought off Garcia, who then walked away. Sotelo Lozano, meanwhile, continued to struggle, causing injuries to the officer, according to prosecutors.Sotelo Lozano and Garcia are facing charges including assault with a deadly weapon, resisting an execut...

Family speaks out after I-280 road rage shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (KRON) – The man shot during a road rage incident on the Peninsula says he’s lucky to be alive. The shooting happened Tuesday night on Interstate 280 near San Bruno. It was the latest in what appears to be a dangerous trend on Bay Area freeways.The family says this has been a difficult experience after their dad was shot twice while he was driving on I-280. They’re grateful he’s now back home recovering, but they’re worried because the shooter is still on the loose. Hayward police shoot, kill man allegedly armed with BB gun One of the bullets struck the 50-year-old South San Francisco native in the shoulder while the other grazed the back of his head.“It was a very scary situation for all of us. It could’ve been a lot worse than it came out to be and we’re very grateful,” said Amandalyn Rapues, the victim's daughter. California Highway Patrol responded to the scene Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. and found the victim off of I-280 near the Trousdale Drive off-ramp. The v...

UK to host global food summit as Sunak blasts Russia’s Black Sea grain ‘stranglehold’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:46 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. will host a global summit on food security in November in a bid to break what it calls Russia’s “stranglehold” on grain exports from Ukraine.Russia in July pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a U.N.-brokered accord that has allowed Ukraine, a major grain exporter, to continue to ship food in the face of war.In a release issued as he traveled to the G20 leaders’ gathering in New Delhi, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said world leaders must deal “with the terrible global consequences of [Vladimir] Putin’s stranglehold over the most fundamental resources, including his blockade of and attacks on Ukrainian grain.”The summit — set for November 20 in London — will be backed by NGOs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Downing Street said. It will aim to “tackle the causes of food insecurity and malnutrition.”No. 10 said Sunak would use the G20 summit to urge his counter...