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Tras lesión, Tiger Woods se retira antes de completar la tercera ronda del Masters

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

Tiger Woods se retiró del Masters antes de la reanudación de la tercera ronda debido a una lesión el domingo, poniendo fin a su racha de completar los 72 hoyos de todos los torneos que ha jugado en Augusta National como profesional. El torneo anunció unos 90 minutos antes de que comenzara el juego que Woods, quien todavía está afectado por los efectos del accidente automovilístico de 2021 que casi le cuesta la pierna derecha, se había retirado. Había cojeado durante las rondas de práctica a principios de semana y nuevamente durante la primera y segunda rondas, pero la cojera se había vuelto más pronunciada a medida que empeoraba el clima.“Estoy decepcionado de tener que hacer WD esta mañana debido al agravamiento de mi fascitis plantar”, dijo Woods en Twitter. “Gracias a los fanáticos y a TheMasters que me han mostrado tanto amor y apoyo. ¡Buena suerte a los jugadores hoy!”.Woods, de 47 años, regresó para el comienzo de la tercera ronda cuando las temperaturas lucharon por alcanzar ...

Lawmakers find agreement to add Prince George’s Co. seat to Md. Stadium Authority

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Legislators struck a deal Saturday morning to create two more slots on the Maryland Stadium Authority board — a new seat for Prince George’s County and another pick for the governor — breaking a quiet deadlock that threatened a Senate floor fight Monday.Under a plan worked out among lawmakers and administration and county officials, a bill now being held in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee would be amended first thing Monday — the final day of the 90-day legislative session — to increase the size of the board so that Prince George’s County would have a vote.“We have a solution…. We have something that everybody is good with,” said Sen. Guy Guzzone (D-Howard), chair of Budget and Taxation. “We’re going to add two people on Monday morning. I’ll pull the committee together again, and we’ll leave the one on there for Prince Georg...

Man accused of accidentally firing gun, killing woman in Denver

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was accused of accidentally firing a shot that killed a woman in Denver's Montbello neighborhood Saturday afternoon.Eric Robles-Villa, 25, is being held for investigation of reckless manslaughter.Denver police said around 1 p.m., Denver 911 received a report of a shooting at a house in the 5500 block of North Abilene Street. Fire causes extensive damage, dog rescued An adult woman was found and taken to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.Investigators learned that Robles-Villa had accidentally fired one gunshot. He was then arrested.The identity of the victim will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

Seasonable Sunday, temps go up this week

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

7Weather – The weather is on our side this weekend! It’s been a bright and cool start to Easter Sunday. Plenty of sunshine will warm our temperatures into the low 50s this afternoon. Wind stays light inland with a sea breeze along the coast. It’ll stay cooler there in the upper 40s. With that cool wind coming off the wind, you might to grab a Celtics hoodie for the game this afternoon!Overnight, it stays clear and the wind becomes light out of the west. I don’t expect temperatures to fall as much as this morning. It’ll still be cool at the bus stop.Temperatures rebound tomorrow to the low 60s, while the coast stays in the 50s.An area of low pressure moves by to our north Tuesday into Wednesday. We won’t get any rain from this, but we’ll get wind. This could increase our risk for any brushfires to spread, something we’ll monitor. WARM

Teen granted a Red Sox wish

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

Dominic Driscoll, 14, is a big time baseball fan.“I like the whole game. The ups and downs. Everything is good about it. I’ve played since since I was young and it’s been my whole life,” he said.Dominic, of Middleborough, has been playing for as long as he can remember, and he’s good.“He just never stops since he was little. That’s all he does so like I’m so proud of him,” said Kristen Driscoll, Dominic’s mom.He’s one of the top amateur power-hitting and pitching prospects in the country, but he has to work harder than most. He has a congenital heart defect.“Overall it’s just things that for other kids would be easier, but for me it’s more difficult doing normal things,” Dominic said, “but I gotta use that chip on my shoulder to work harder than everybody.”After everything he’s been through, on and off the field, the Make-A-Wish Foundation wanted to give him something special.“Our wish children inspire us ...

Police investigating shooting in Worcester

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

Worcester police are investigating an early morning shooting on Sunday that left a man hospitalized.Officers responding to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of Dorchester Street around 1:30 a.m. found a man shot in a white Infiniti at the intersection of Barclay and Dorchester streets, according to police.He was taken to a nearby hospital with undisclosed injuries.Anyone with information can send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD + your message or send an anonymous web based message at worcesterma.gov/police. Calls can also be made to the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at (508) 799-8651.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday as Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used their traditional Easter messages to highlight the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around the world.While Russia continued to concentrate on seizing all of Ukraine’s industrial east, two other provinces – Kharkiv in the northeast and Zaporizhzhia in the southeast – came under missile, rocket and artillery fire, the Ukrainian military reported. Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov said two men died Sunday in shelling in Kupiansk, a city that Russia held before Ukrainian forces regained control of almost all of the province. The city remained under attack later Sunday as Russian forces targeted residential areas with multiple rocket launchers, Syniehubov said. Elsewhere in the province, a 30-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition after Russian shelling of the city o...

Avalanche in French Alps kills at least 4 people

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

PARIS (AP) — An avalanche in the French Alps killed four people Sunday, France’s interior minister said, calling the death toll a provisional count. The avalanche rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix.Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin provided no details in his tweet about the deaths. The Alps are a prime vacation spot over France’s long Easter weekend.The local France-Bleu radio station put the size of the avalanche at 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long and 100 meters (328 feet) wide. Two helicopters were sent in to help in the search, the station said, quoting the local prefecture in Thonon. The Associated Press

Fur real: Bunny joins California police force

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real.Some bunny – also known as Officer Ashley Carson – found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California.Carson scurried back to the police station and handed the rabbit over to animal control, who could find neither hide nor hare of the bunny’s family.In a hoppy ending, a police services analyst adopted the allegedly “docile and friendly” animal and named him Percy.The Yuba City Police Department – about 40 hopping miles (64.37 kilometers) north of Sacramento – announced the rabbit’s promotion to the rank of “wellness officer” just days before Easter Sunday.“Officer Percy lounges at the police department during the day and is a support animal for all,” the department wrote on Facebook Wednesday.The Easter Bunny could not be reached for comment. Case closed.

BoC expected to hold interest rate this week, even as economy keeps some steam

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:07:04 GMT

The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate steady this week as inflation continues to slow, despite other data suggesting the economy is still running hot.The central bank is set to announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday. The announcement will be accompanied with updated economic projections for growth and inflation in its quarterly monetary policy report.BMO chief economist Douglas Porter said although the economy is growing faster than anticipated, lower-than-expected inflation will convince the Bank of Canada to hold its key interest rate at 4.5 per cent.“When we combine all these things together, it certainly looks like the (central) bank is likely to hold rates steady for now,” Porter said.For months, the economic data that the Bank of Canada relies on for its interest rate decisions has been sending mixed signals on the state of the economy.So far this year, growth and job numbers are coming in stronger than expected, even as the Ba...