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Iga Swiatek tops Karolina Muchova in the French Open final for her 3rd trophy in Paris, 4th Slam

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer)PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek suddenly seemed lost in the French Open final. Her strokes were awry. Her confidence was gone. Her big early lead vanished, too.She kept looking up into the stands, seeking guidance from her coach and her sports psychologist.So much was amiss right up until she was two games from defeat against unseeded Karolina Muchova on Saturday. And then, when she needed to most, Swiatek transformed back into, well, Swiatek. The No. 1 player in women’s tennis for more than a year. The defending champion at Roland Garros. Aggressive. Decisive. Full of clarity.Swiatek overcame a second-set crisis and a third-set deficit to reel off the last three games, topping Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to collect a third career championship at the French Open and fourth Grand Slam title.“It’s pretty surreal, everything. But the match was really intense, a lot of ups and downs. Stressful moments and coming back,” said Swiatek, ...

Flash flood warning posted for section of the Cameron Peak burn area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

1:45 p.m.: A flash flood warning is posted for a section of El Paso County including a stretch of Interstate 25 between Monument and Pikeview, and area with about 39,000 residents. The warning expires at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.Flash Flood Warning including El Paso County, CO until 4:30 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/Pt2zwXNIrb— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 10, 20231:45 p.m.: Special weather statement issued for Colorado Springs for possible nickel-size hail and winds up to 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The statement expires at 2 p.m.A special weather statement has been issued for Colorado Springs CO and Broadmoor CO until 2:00 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/HLdbKvRDG7— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 10, 20231:16 p.m.: Special weather statement is issued for part of El Paso County including Monument and Black Forest where nickel-size hail and winds to 55 mph are expected. The weather statement expires at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.A special weather statement has been issued for B...

Rain, cooler temperatures in store for most of SoCal for the weekend; sun and warmer weather return later in the week 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

Most of Southern California will be blanketed by clouds and periods of rain that will begin Saturday night and last through the end of the weekend. According to a tweet by the National Weather Service, isolated showers could make their way to Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties by 2 p.m., and heavy showers and lightning are in the forecast. The brief heavy downpours with minor flooding are expected throughout the weekend and into Monday, NWS said. Many local areas have been experiencing below average temperatures and that trend will continue through midweek before SoCal warms back up again on Friday. Brief heavy downpours with minor flooding are expected throughout the weekend and into Monday, NWS said. (KTLA) Woman runs off road in Ventura County, car lands in Pacific Ocean “[Temperatures] will be below average through the middle of the week, but we’ll get back to normal, and even above [average] by the end of the week,” said KTLA 5 meteorologist Kacey Montoya. “...

Southbound lanes of I-280 in San Mateo County reopen after fatal collision

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

By Bay City NewsAll southbound lanes of Interstate 280 near Sneath Lane in San Mateo County reopened at 4:05 a.m. after several hours of closures following a fatal traffic collision.Several southbound lanes were blocked by the wreck, and then by traffic controls set up by the California Highway Patrol following the collision at 1:08 a.m.A black Honda Accord overturned in the right-hand shoulder of the Interstate, according to CHP.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Mountain lion commute? Overpass for wildlife proposed for Highway 101 Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: Juvenile driver who killed Willow Glen student was under the influence after party, police say Crashes and Disasters | Highway 1 crash claims life of 34-year-old motorcyclist Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: 18-year-old passenger killed in Interstate 880 car wreck Crashes and Disasters | Wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with Redwoo...

Local leaders speak out after Mission District mass shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

(KRON) -- After a mass shooting left nine people injured on Friday night, community leaders concerned about gun violence spoke out. San Francisco Mayor London Breed also wrote about the status of the shooting investigation. San Francisco ice Cream shop burglarized twice in one morning Police confirmed that the victims included 8 males and one female. The ages range from 20-34-years-old. All nine were taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and all victims are expected to survive. One patient remained in critical condition as of Saturday morning. Mayor Breed released a statement on social media: "Last night's shooting in the Mission is still under investigation. I know there are a lot of questions and concerns in the community, and people want answers. We are still working to understand exactly what happened and why and we will share information as soon as we can.What we do know is our @SF_emergency 911 dispatchers, @SFPD, paramedics, and medical staff a...

Man convicted of killing ex’s friend in Germantown, faces up to 60 years in prison

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

A 30-year-old man was convicted by a jury for second-degree murder and armed robbery in the 2019 death and robbery of his ex-girlfriend’s friend in Germantown, Maryland.Prosecutors said the incident happened in September 2019 when Kyle Noble attacked 31-year-old Efrain Arias, as Arias exited a vehicle in the parking lot of an Extended Stay America hotel in Germantown.Noble chased Arias down a hill into a field close to the parking lot, where he fatally stabbed and robbed him, according to prosecutors.“The attack was fueled by drug-seeking behavior and a jealous rage, as the victim was a friend of the defendant’s ex-girlfriend,” prosecutors said during the trial.This case was first tried in September 2022, but concluded in a hung jury. Prosecutors said that Noble did this crime while on probation for an April 2017 stabbing in Frederick County. Noble also pleaded guilty to a March 2014 robbery in Montgomery County.“This is a situation where it took a numb...

Dodig, Krajicek win French Open men’s doubles title, a year after squandering match points in final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men’s doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1.Unlike last year’s tension-filled final, this one was never in doubt as the Croat-American duo broke the Belgians four times, saved all three break points they faced and wrapped up the win in 1 hour, 20 minutes.It was the 38-year-old Dodig’s third major title in men’s doubles, after winning here in 2015 and at the Australian Open in 2021 — with different partners. But it was a first Grand Slam trophy for the 32-year-old Krajicek, a former top-100 ranked singles player.Gille and Vliegen were playing together in their first major final.Last year, Dodig and Krajicek lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer after having three championship points in the second set.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub...

Where, when and how Novak Djokovic won each of his 22 Grand Slam titles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic will be trying to set the record for the most Grand Slam singles trophies won by a man when he goes for what would be No. 23 against Casper Ruud in the French Open final on Sunday.Djokovic enters that match with 22, tied with Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer, who announced his retirement last year, is next with 20.Among women, Margaret Court leads the way with 24, some earned during the sport’s amateur era, while Serena Williams finished her career last season with 23, the most in the Open era.Here is a look at each of Djokovic’s major championships so far — 10 at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon, three at the U.S. Open and two at the French Open — starting with the first:No. 1: 2008 Australian OpenFinal: Beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2)What He Did: Eliminated Roger Federer in the semifinals, then didn’t face a break point in the second or third sets against Tsonga, before saving one in the fourth.What He Said: “I’m very,...

Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ dies at 81

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

(CNN) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was 81.Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, around 12:25 a.m., Saturday morning, the bureau said in a statement.“Responding staff immediately initiated life-saving measures,” the bureau said. “Staff requested emergency medical services (EMS) and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. Kaczynski was transported by EMS to a local hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased by hospital personnel.”Kaczynski had been serving eight life sentences after he pleaded guilty in 1998 for sending mail bombs that killed three people and wounded 23 others through the mail from 1978 to 1995.He was arrested in 1996 at a small, remote cabin in western Montana.In 2021, Kaczynski was moved to the federal medical ...

Police: 75-year-old woman reported missing from Sunny Isles Beach found in Doral

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:18 GMT

Police have located a 75-year-old woman who was reported missing from Sunny Isles Beach.According to Sunny Isles Beach Police, Concepcion Lewis Diaz has been last seen walking out of her house around 5 a.m. on Saturday.She had been last seen wearing burgundy-colored long pajama pants and a matching top.Detectives said she met the criteria for a missing endangered person.Police said they found Lewis Diaz in Doral on Saturday afternoon.