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USA Basketball qualifies for Paris Olympics, will play for 5th straight men’s gold medal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — USA Basketball will play for a fifth consecutive Olympic men’s basketball gold medal next summer.The Americans secured an automatic berth into the Paris Games on Sunday night as one of the two highest finishers from the Americas Region at the Basketball World Cup. The clinching became official when Serbia beat the Dominican Republic, a game that went final during the last second-round game for the U.S. against Lithuania.Win or lose Sunday, the Americans already were assured of a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. Brazil, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were trying to join the U.S. in the quarters — but all lost on Sunday to end their stay at the World Cup.And with only Canada — which also was playing Sunday night — still in the tournament from the Americas, that meant there was no scenario in which the U.S. could be passed by two teams from its region in the final World Cup standings.There will be 12 nations in the Olympic men’s basketball tournam...

5 injured in 3 vehicle crash in Aurora Saturday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person suffered life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash in Aurora late Saturday night, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Four others were also injured.AFR responded to the crash near the intersection of Illiff Avenue and Chambers Road around 11:40 p.m.Crews found three vehicles were involved, with two people trapped. One of the two that were extricated suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital via ambulance.Four others were taken to local hospitals with non-serious injuries, AFR said. Aurora Police were investigating the crash.

Investigation continues after male body found in Miami Gardens canal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

Miami Gardens Police continue an investigation after someone noticed a dead body in a canal Sunday morning. The call came in at approximately 7:13 a.m. when a passerby saw a male body down in the canal unconscious and not breathing along the 2700 Block of Northwest 206th Street. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the victim deceased on scene.Police are working to identify the man found and determine what led to his death.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Major I-95 multi-vehicle accident in Miami sends 3 to hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

An accident has been cleared up after a major crash spanning across all five lanes closed the highway for much of Sunday morning, sending three people to the hospital.Miami Fire Rescue responded to the incident around 6:20 a.m., where upon arrival they found three vehicles including an 18-wheeler that were involved in the crash. The wreck happened southbound near Northwest 62nd Street. A good samaritan stopped to help the victims while he was on his way to work. “I noticed the jackknifed tractor-trailer when I looked to the right, I could see this vehicle and I saw that no fire rescue or police personnel were on scene,” said Tony Navarro. “So, I immediately rendered assistance as the first responder until fire rescue arrived.”Two patients, one male and one female, were transported in serious condition to Ryder Trauma. Another female was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition. The extent of the injuries remains unclear. Florida Highway Patrol i...

Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys reach fourth round as Americans continue to shine at US Open

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

(CNN) — Jessica Pegula advanced to the fourth round of the US Open with a hard fought 6-4 4-6 6-2 victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, continuing the impressive performances of American players at their home tournament.The No. 3 seed will now face her compatriot Madison Keys for a place in the quarterfinals after Keys completed a 5-7 6-2 6-2 victory over Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in her own third-round match.Since Svitolina has returned to tennis after having a baby last year, she has achieved a string of impressive results, reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open and the semifinals at Wimbledon, and she provided a difficult test for Pegula on Saturday.Pegula didn’t concede a break point in the first set, but Svitolina converted her first – and only – opportunity to break the American in the second set and level the match.Pegula’s serve remained virtually impregnable during the third set, she served nine aces throughout the match and conceded just one break point, an...

Canada beats Spain at FIBA Basketball World Cup, clinches Olympic berth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

Canada has beaten Spain 88-85 to advance to the quarter-finals of the FIBA men’s Basketball World Cup.The win guarantees Canada a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics.More coming.

India’s moon rover completes its walk. Scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India’s space mission said.“The rover completes its assignments. It is now safely parked and set into sleep mode,” with daylight on that part of the moon coming to an end, the Indian Space Research Organization said in a statement late Saturday.The rover’s payloads are turned off and the data it collected has been transmitted to the Earth via the lander, the statement said.The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover were expected to operate only for one lunar day, which is equal to 14 days on Earth.“Currently, the battery is fully charged. The solar panel is oriented to receive the light at the next sunrise expected on September 22, 2023. The receiver is kept on. Hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments!” the statement said.There was no word on the outcome of the rover s...

‘Equalizer 3’ cleans up, while ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ score new records

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. By the end of the Monday holiday, Sony expects that total will rise to $42 million.Labor Day signals the end of Hollywood’s summer movie season, which will likely surpass $4 billion in ticket sales for the first time since the pandemic thanks in no small part to “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” which are still netting records even after seven weeks in theaters. This weekend, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” officially became the biggest movie of 2023 with over $1.36 billion globally, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” while Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” sailed past $850 million globally to become the No. 3 movie of the year and Nolan’s third highest grossing.“The Equalizer 3” arrived at a fraught time for Hollywood, with actors seven weeks into a strike for fair contracts with major entertainment companies and movi...

Guatemala’s electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s party

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by opposing political forces to weaken Arévalo.The decision by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal came days after the electoral registry suspended the party on a judge’s order. The Attorney General’s office is investigating whether there was wrongdoing in the gathering of required signatures for the party’s formation years earlier.The tribunal said the suspension could not stand because it did not come from an electoral body. Its decision holds until the official end of the electoral period Oct. 31, because Guatemala’s electoral law does not allow the suspension of a party during the electoral period.The Seed Movement had also appealed the suspension through the normal court system, but so far without result. It is expected that come Nov. 1, the party cou...

Madrid prepares for heavy rain, cancels trains and soccer game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:21 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Forecasts of heavy rain in central Spain on Sunday led authorities to shut down train lines, cancel a Spanish league soccer game and order citizens to stay indoors.Spain’s weather service issued warnings for intense rainstorms in Madrid and surrounding areas.Spain’s state rail authority said that train service between Madrid and the eastern coastal area of Valencia and other lines had been suspended.Pedro Ruiz of Madrid’s emergency services said the city activated protocols to prepare for flooding. The agency said it sent text messages to Madrid residents with instructions to stay at home and to avoid using cars.Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida called for people to remain off the streets to help emergency crews move with greater speed during what he said was expected to be “an exceptional and truly rare situation in terms of precipitation.”Almeida said the record for rainfall in Madrid from 1972 of 87 liters per square meter would most likely be broken with a fo...