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Park rangers search for fallen climber at Alaska’s Denali National Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — National Park Service rangers are searching for a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high (4,800-meter-high) ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials announced Saturday.The climber’s partner told rangers early Saturday morning the fall occurred Friday night while they were on a route known as the West Buttress to Peters Glacier, the agency said. The partner saw the fall but couldn’t see where the climber came to rest.Rangers began an aerial and ground search for the climber, but cloudy weather conditions prevented a helicopter from accessing the climber’s location, officials said. The ground search was based at Denali Base Camp, at 14,000 feet (4,200 meters).The incident comes just over a week after two climbers who went missing at the park were presumed dead. Denali is a 6-million acre (2.4-million hectare) park about a 120-mile (193-kilometer) drive north of Anchorage.Source

Argentina tops Uzbekistan, US beats Ecuador in injury time at U20 World Cup opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An injury-time goal gave the United States a 1-0 win against Ecuador in one of the opening matches of the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday. Hours later, host Argentina beat Asian champions Uzbekistan 2-1.While the Argentinians go to the top of Group A on goal difference, team U.S. ended the first round of the tournament in second place in Group B after Slovakia beat Fiji 4-0.The American victory in San Juan came after 90 minutes of little inspiration from both teams. Left back Jonathan Gomez shot from the edge of the box one minute before the final whistle to beat goalkeeper Gilmar Napa. Until Gomez’s winner, the best opportunity was on the hour after an embarrassing mistake by Ecuador’s Napa. His clearance hit his defender Christian Garcia in the face. The ball fell to American striker Diego Luna, who shot wide despite the empty goal.Ecuador, which includes teenage sensation striker Kendry Paez, did not produce a single shot on target.The fi...

PGA Live Updates | Brooks Koepka surges into lead through 3 rounds at the PGA Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka has fired a second straight 4-under 66 to surge into the lead through three rounds at the PGA Championship.Koepka let a chance to win the Masters get away in the final round at Augusta National last month. He’s responded with three solid and occasionally spectacular days of golf at rain-soaked Oak Hill to put him in position to win the fifth major of his career.Playing with former rival turned fellow LIV Golf member Bryson DeChambeau, Koepka made five birdies and one bogey during the third round, moving into the lead when he rolled in a 45-foot putt on the par-4 17th.Koepka is at 6 under for the tournament as he chases his third PGA Championship.Viktor Hovland is one back at 5 under following a 69, alongside Corey Conners, who shot 70. Conners led for much of the day before a shot out of a fairway bunker on the par-4 16th smacked into the lip and became plugged. He made double bogey. Conners is seeking to become the second Canadian man to w...

Bob Baffert’s National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after of his horses was euthanized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.Baffert headed to the winner’s circle on the same day that his colt Havnameltdown went down with a fatal left leg injury in an undercard race. Baffert said he and his team were in shock.“Winning this,” Baffert said, choking back tears after National Treasure’s win, “losing that horse earlier really hurts. It’s been a very emotional day.”The fatality was another dark moment for a sport already reeling from the deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs in a 10-day span leading up to the Kentucky Derby.Derby winner Mage finished third in the Preakness after going off as the 7-5 favorite. His defeat means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fifth consecutive year.National Treasure, the 5-2 second choice, held off hard-charging Blaz...

Extended whitewater rafting season predicted for Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — Local rafting guides are predicting a longer than usual whitewater rafting season in Colorado, thanks to Mother Nature.Sarah Callahan, with Colorado Adventure Center, said they started whitewater rafting tours down Clear Creek last weekend.“This is one of our record-breaking seasons,” Callahan said. “Each month we are seeing more and more reservations of more people excited to come join the adventure.” Snowmelt could make rivers deeper, faster this kayak season She said all the snowmelt and recent spring storms are exactly what they’re looking for.“We’re really happy about how high the water is right now to offer great trips for these families," Callahan said. “With the snowpack we saw this year we’re looking to run it to August 20, maybe even longer.”Those levels are only expected to rise.“Our peak season is in the middle of June, so that’s when the water really starts to come faster and rise a lot more,” Callahan said. “Those water levels start to i...

Arizona student arrested and accused of bringing AR-15 and ammunition to high school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

(CNN) — A student in Phoenix faces “a number of serious felony charges” after police accused him of bringing an AR-15 weapon and ammunition to a high school, authorities said.Phoenix Police Department officers and two school security officers responded Friday afternoon to a call of a student with a gun on campus, the department said in a news release Saturday.School administrators called police after learning of a possible weapon at Bostrom High School shortly before 1 p.m., the Phoenix Union High School District said in a statement emailed to CNN.“During our investigation, we discovered the report was accurate, and local authorities intervened and confiscated the weapon,” the school district said in an email.Arriving officers detained the male juvenile student in the main office of Bostrom High School, authorities said.Police said they “acted quickly” to arrest the student, who was found to have brought additional ammunition in his lunchbox and backpack, according to the state...

7Weather meteorologists Ferro, Gonzalez discuss hurricanes at Museum of Discovery and Science exhibit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

Future storm chasers, meteorologists and building engineers took a dive into hurricane season at a special event held at the Museum of Discovery and Science in downtown Fort Lauderdale.7Weather chief meteorologist Phil Ferro and meteorologist Vivian Gonzalez took attendees into the Eye of the Storm, Saturday morning.Building skills were tested against strong winds as others explored the storm center exhibit.https://twitter.com/PhilFerro7/status/1659999036865126402?s=20The Eye of the Storm exhibit, which precedes the start of hurricane season on June 1, is hosted by the museum, Florida International University’s International Hurricane Research Center and the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanized

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while he tried to juggle the conflicting feelings of seeing one of his horses win the Preakness Stakes hours after another was euthanized on the same track.“This business is twists and turns, ups and downs,” the Hall of Fame trainer said. “To win this — losing that horse today really hurt. ... It’s been a very emotional day.”National Treasure won the Preakness on Saturday in Baffert's return to the Triple Crown trail following a suspension, ending Kentucky Derby champion Mage's Triple Crown bid in the race Baffert has now captured more than any other trainer. But the joy was tempered by the agony of another 3-year-old colt, Havnameltdown, injuring his left front leg in an undercard race and being put down. "When he got hurt, it’s just the most sickening feeling a trainer can have," Baffert said. “It put a damper on the afternoon."It also put the sport squarely back in a familiar spot, two weeks after seven horses d...

Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Biden, world leaders watch for progress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit negotiations between the White House and House Republicans hung over the weekend with tough talk but little action, as President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar hoping high-stakes discussions would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default.In a sign of a renewed bargaining session, food was brought to the negotiating room at the Capitol on Saturday morning, only to be carted away hours later. No meeting was expected. It was another start-stop day with no outward signs of progress, though talks could step up again Sunday. The Biden administration and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., are racing for a budget deal that would pave the way to increase the nation’s debt limit. Republicans are demanding steep spending cuts that Democrats oppose as too severe. The two sides are up against a deadline as soon as June 1 to raise its borrowing limit, now at $31 trillion, so the government can keep paying the natio...

One in custody for impaired driving in Kennedy and Eglinton area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:12:48 GMT

One person is in custody after an impaired driving incident in the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue East area on Saturday.Police responded to reports just before 8:00 p.m. of a single-vehicle crash into a traffic light box in the area.One person was taken into custody for impaired driving.Traffic lights are out in the area and delays are expected in the area.COLLISION:Kennedy Rd & Eglinton Ave E– reports of a single-vehicle crash into traffic light box– police o/s– officers advised the driver is in custody for impaired– officers advised traffic lights are out in the area– expect delays– consider alternate routes#GO1135197^al— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 20, 2023