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Caicedo shines before late Vanegas goal seals Colombia’s 2-1 win over Germany at Women’s World Cup.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Believe the hype. Linda Caicedo is for real, and so are Colombia’s chances of going far at the Women’s World Cup.As for the country’s fans, who gave Sydney Football Stadium the feel of a Colombia home game on Sunday, their passionate support created a jubilant atmosphere that lingered long after a 2-1 win over two-time champion Germany provided one of the tournament’s great upsets.“This is something historic for us. We’ve been feeling the whole time the backing from the fans from our country,” Colombia assistant coach Angelo Marsiglia said. “Today we were playing as a home team.”Caicedo produced another moment of magic to put Colombia on course for back-to-back wins in Group H with her opening goal in the 52nd minute. She needed treatment late in regulation but stayed on the field and, five minutes later, Alexandra Popp equalized from the penalty spot.That setback for Colombia in the 89th merely preceded an even later twist when defender Manuela Vanegas hea...

Sports on TV for Monday, July 31

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, July 31MLB BASEBALL7 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees OR Baltimore at Toronto11 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Boston at Seattle OR Arizona at San Francisco (Joined in Progress)SOCCER (MEN’S)10 p.m.FS1 — Leagues Cup Group Stage: Chivas Guadalajara at Sporting Kansas City, Group FSOCCER (WOMEN’S)3 a.m.FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Japan vs. Spain, Group C, Wellington, New ZealandFS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Costa Rica vs. Zambia, Group C, Hamilton, New Zealand6 a.m.FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Canada vs. Australia, Group B, Melbourne, AustraliaFS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Ireland vs. Nigeria, Group B, Brisbane, New Zealand3 a.m. (Tuesday)FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Portugal vs. U.S., Group E, Auckland, New ZealandFS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Vietnam vs. Netherlands, Group E, Dunedin, New ZealandTBT BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN — TBT Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Dayton, Oh...

Camp Spark aims to ignite girls' interest in firefighting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- This weekend Aurora Fire Rescue held its fourth year of Camp Spark.It’s a camp for girls ages 12 to 18 to gain leadership, learn confidence and take on physical challenges while participating in an immersive fire-training atmosphere. They work as a team through mental and physical challenges but also it’s a lot of fun.“It's a rough time, especially now with social media and all the availability that they have to be present in front of multiple people and just accessible to everybody," Lt. Valerie Solano with Aurora Fire Rescue said. "We want to be able to build a confidence level with them to know what's right and wrong and to make good choices in those environments."The goal of Camp Spark is to have them gain skills that can translate to adulthood in their careers and hope is they develop an interest in male-dominated fields like firefighting.Right now Aurora Fire Rescue is made up of 8% women so they are looking to increase that. Douglas County homicide victim...

1 woman found dead after overnight fatal shooting in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Miami that happened just after midnight on Sunday. Officers responded to the incident in the area of Northwest 14th Avenue and 58th Terrace, where they found a woman dead on the scene. Several streets in the area have been blocked off meanwhile crews worked to remove the body.7News is working to gather more information as it is unclear if any arrests have been made.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police search for missing 13-year-old girl from Coconut Creek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

Coconut Creek Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl who left home without permission early Saturday morning. Sheala Marie Rodriguez was last seen at her home in the 3700 block of Northwest 58th Street. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call the police department at 954-973-6700.

Severe storm damage reported in southeastern Massachusetts, National Weather Service plans to survey the damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

A severe storm ripped through southeastern Massachusetts Saturday night, toppling trees and taking down wires, as National Weather Service meteorologists on Sunday planned to check out the storm damage.A significant amount of the damage was reported in Easton, where a tree reportedly fell onto a house on Poquanticut Avenue. Numerous trees and wires were down on other roads, including a tree that fell on a vehicle on Chestnut Street.Many damage reports also came in from Brockton and West Bridgewater. There had been a tornado warning for southeastern Massachusetts Saturday night.“We are planning to survey storm damage in eastern CT (Chaplin to Killingly) and in southeast MA (Easton to West Bridgewater) later this morning,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted on Sunday.“We need to coordinate with state and local emergency management before doing so, and will provide more info as it becomes available,” NWS Boston added.Related ArticlesWeath...

Ukraine again reported bringing war deep into Russia with attacks on Moscow and border region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries’ border.The attacks, which Ukraine didn’t acknowledge in keeping with its security policy, reflected a pattern of more frequent and deeper cross-border strikes the Kyiv government has launched since starting a counteroffensive against Russian forces in June. A precursor and the most dramatic of the strikes happenned in May on the Kremlin itself, the seat of power in the capital, Moscow.Sunday’s was the fourth such strike on the capital region this month and the third this week, showing Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month.The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the city in an “attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime.” Air defenses shot down one drone ...

Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in news articles or by the network’s hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as “the Big Lie” was tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler.Trump had been seeking punitive damages of $475 million in the federal lawsuit filed last October in South Florida, claiming the references hurt his reputation and political career. Trump is a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in what is his third run for the presidency.U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal, who was appointed by Trump, said Friday in his ruling that the former president’s defamation claims failed because the references were opinions and not factual statements. Moreover, it was a stretch to believe that, in viewers’ minds, that phrase would connect Trump’s efforts challenging the 2020 election results to Nazi propaganda or Hitler’s genocidal and au...

Sunday Forecast: Mostly sunny, highs near 80

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

Sunday Forecast: Mostly sunny, dry & comfortable as humidity lowers this afternoon. Air quality in the Good category this afternoon. Cooler lakeside. NNE 5-10 mph. Highs near 80 inland, mid to low 70s lakesideSunday Night: Mostly clear skies, dry & mild. SSE 5-10 mph. Low lower 60s Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Monday: Mostly sunny & a bit warmer. NNW/NNE 5-10 mph. High 84, cooler lakeside. 

Are you wasting your time pressing crosswalk buttons?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:28 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Have you ever found yourself at a crosswalk, waiting for the walk sign to appear as traffic buzzes by. And even though you press the crosswalk button - maybe multiple times - it seems to take forever for the light to change in your favor. While some slow-changing stop lights just need you to tell them you’re there, some crosswalk signals don’t care how many times you press the crosswalk button - it’ll change when it’s ready. Let’s explain. It’s not exactly clear when and where the first walk/don’t walk signs were installed, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Records show it likely occurred in the 1930s, and they were much like they are today. “When it was on, all traffic approaching the intersection stopped so pedestrians could cross the streets in all directions, including diagonally,” the DOT writes. One early system gave pedestrians 20 seconds to cross the street every 100 seconds. Another gave pedestrians the walk signal while tra...