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Live updates | Rickie Fowler sets US Open record with 23 birdies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___FOWLER’S 23 BIRDIES A RECORDRickie Fowler has set the record for birdies in a U.S. Open with 23. He set the mark on his 68th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, but was still trailing Wyndham Clark by five shots at the time. Fowler has made 16 bogeys to go along with all those birdies.Fowler made the record birdie putt from 10 feet on the par-5 14th hole, his second birdie of the day. He had made five bogeys in the final round to that point.The previous record for birdies in a U.S. Open was 22 by Brendan Steele at Erin Hills in 2017.Fowler and Clark started the day tied at 10 under, with Rory McIlroy a shot behind.___WHAT TO KNOW:— Fowler, McIlroy, Scheffler headline the final round in a U.S. Open full of possibilities— Late three-putt drops Fowler into tie for lead heading into final round— Dark finish perplexes U.S. Open co-leader Clark— Scheffler gets into...

Construyen muro contra las balas perdidas en base militar; para residentes no es suficiente

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

Más de 20 contenedores de envío se alinean en el lado sur de una base del US Navy en Gulfport, Mississippi. No están allí para transportar mercancías, sino que se destacan como un marcador silencioso de la violencia armada que afecta a la segunda ciudad más grande del estado.Las enormes cajas se colocaron en su lugar el otoño pasado, después de que disparos en un complejo de apartamentos subsidiado al otro lado de la calle dañaran cinco casas dentro del Centro del Batallón de Construcción Naval; nadie fue lastimado. La base respondió aumentando las patrullas alrededor de su perímetro y haciendo que una de las áreas más fortificadas de Gulfport lo fuera aún más.“La óptica de eso es muy mala”, dijo John Whitfield, pastor y director ejecutivo de Climb CDC, una organización sin fines de lucro cercana que se enfoca en el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral. “La practicidad de esto, lo entiendo”.Un portavoz en la base dijo que la barrera pretende ser una “solución temporal&#...

Pakistan declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat sinking off Greek coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when a fishing trawler packed with migrants sank off the Greek coast.As many as 750 men, women and children from Syria, Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Pakistan were on board the vessel, trying to reach relatives in Europe. The Greek coast guard has defended its response to the tragedy that left more than 500 migrants presumed drowned. The vessel sank on Wednesday.Sharif expressed his grief over the tragedy and said Monday would be observed as a day of mourning, with the national flag flying at half-staff.He previously said that Pakistan’s embassy in Athens has identified 12 nationals who were rescued by the coast guard. There was no official information on how many Pakistanis were onboard the vessel, how many survived or how many perished.Greek authorities have been criticized for their failure to act faster. They say the migrants insisted they d...

“Como sacado de Black Mirror”: Robots policía patrullan el aeropuerto de Singapur

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

(CNN) — Con más de 2 metros de altura cuando están completamente extendidos y una visión de 360 grados, son lo suficientemente formidables como para hacer que cualquier infractor de la ley se lo piense dos veces.Pero no son Robocop.Son los dos robots que la Policía de Singapur introdujo para patrullar el Aeropuerto de Changi tras más de cinco años de pruebas. Y son solo los primeros robots de este tipo que el cuerpo tiene previsto desplegar por toda la ciudad-estado del sudeste asiático para “aumentar el número de agentes de primera línea” en los próximos años.Los robots patrullan junto a los agentes de primera línea de la Policía de Singapur y sirven como ojos adicionales sobre el terreno. (Crédito: Ryan Quek/Policía de Singapur)Los robots, que patrullan el aeropuerto desde abril, están pensados para “proyectar una presencia policial adicional” y servir de “ojos sobre el terreno”, según la Policía, que los describe como la más reciente inco...

1st day in 90s expected Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver's weather will go from below-average temperatures last week to above-average temps this week.Denver experienced for the first time ever not having a high in the 80s for the first half of June. But that changed on Saturday and the temps are continuing to rise. The first 90-degree temperature of the year is expected Monday, according to the National Weather Service. But the heat is not expected to stick around. Cooler temps are forecast for the second half of the week with chances for thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, the NWS said in a tweet. Pinpoint Weather meteorologist Liz McGiffin said Monday's highs are about 5 degrees above normal for this time of year. Tuesday will have a southerly breeze and more above-normal temperatures.

Denver weather: Sunny, warmer start to the week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in a more seasonal pattern with sunshine and warmer temperatures in the 80s. The next chance for rain will move in Wednesday afternoon. Weather tonight: Mainly clear and mildOvernight, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Temperatures will fall down to the mid-50s, which is near normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Sunny and warmerMonday, sunshine and a southerly breeze will help temperatures climb to near 90 degrees. This is about 5 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Much more seasonal A mostly sunny sky and southerly breeze will lead to another round of above-normal temperatures on Tuesday. The chance for scattered afternoon thunderstorms returns on Wednesday and Thursday. This will be followed by more sunshine and seasonal temperatures Friday into next weekend.

MIA returns to normal after baggage check system malfunction at South Terminal is repaired

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

Miami International Airport has returned to normal a day after an outage caused a frustrating backlog of luggage that led to long lines, mountains of bags and frustrated travelers.7News cameras on Sunday captured passengers arriving at the busy airport to check in for their international flights.The Labbe family checked in about three hours early to avoid any problems boarding their flight to Chile.“You don’t get nowhere by stressing out,” said Max Labbe.“We’re checking in six bags,” said traveler Daniela Rodriguez, who is also heading to Chile.It was a different situation on Saturday, when authorities confirmed the system that the Transportation Security Agency uses to screen and move checked bags at the airports South Terminal malfunctioned.The outage causing a travel nightmare for many passengers flying out of MIA.“It’s been crazy,” said a traveler. “It should be easier.”“We’re all waiting,” said ...

Crash with injuries on Turnpike leads to SB lane closures near SW 112th Ave. in SW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

A serious crash along the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade has shut down a southbound portion of the highway.Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units have responded to the scene of the wreck along the southbound lanes near Southwest 112th Avenue, just before 10 p.m., Sunday.Authorities are calling the crash a “multi-casualty incident” but have not specified how many people were injured or how many vehicles were involved.As of 11 p.m., all southbound lanes remained closed near Southwest 112th Avenue.Officials urge drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes, as they continue to investigate.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

2 people killed in mass shooting near Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre during Beyond Wonderland music festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

(CNN) — Two people were killed and several others were wounded in a mass shooting at the campgrounds near Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre during an electronic dance music festival Saturday night, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.Three people were wounded, including the shooter, who was taken into custody, authorities said.The report of the shooting came in at about 8:25 p.m. at the campgrounds near the town of George, the Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.The suspected shooter walked away from the shooting scene before officers tracked him down, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kyle Foreman. The suspect shot “randomly” into the crowd as he fled and was eventually taken into custody, Foreman said.During the law enforcement response, an officer-involved shooting incident occurred, according to the sheriff’s office. The incident will be investigated by the North Central Washington Special Investigations Unit, the sheriff’s office said.The Gorge Amp...

EU will regret making farmers scapegoats for climate change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:08:56 GMT

Eoin Drea is senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.Wasn’t the war in Ukraine — and the soaring supermarket bills that followed — supposed to make food security a top priority for the European Union?On a jaunt to the Global Food Security Summit in 2022, even European Council President Charles Michel noted that the need for stable food supplies was “the major global challenge today . . . and now is the time for all of us to translate our political commitments into concrete action.”Alas, at the EU level, “concrete action” has turned into a euphemism for undermining the very agricultural sector that feeds its citizens. And thanks to the bloc’s determination to position Europe as the global hero of climate action, Brussels is well on its way to alienating and impoverishing a large part of rural Europe.Setting increasingly ambitious environmental targets from the comfort of haute cuisine Brussels is one thing. But navigating the fraught local realitie...