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England’s Leah Williamson tears ACL, will miss World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

LONDON (AP) — England captain Leah Williamson will miss the Women’s World Cup because of a torn knee ligament.The Arsenal defender left a midweek game against Manchester United after injuring her knee and falling to the ground.“We can confirm that Leah Williamson suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament on Wednesday night,” Arsenal said Friday on Twitter.The versatile Williamson, who can play in defense or midfield, helped England win the European Championship last summer.England already is without striker Beth Mead, who is expected to miss the World Cup after tearing her ACL last November.The World Cup begins in July. Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting the tournament.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Sabalenka beats Badosa in Stuttgart, reaches semifinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka came back from a set and a break down to beat Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Friday.Badosa broke Sabalenka in the opening game of the second set and was leading 4-2 before the Belarusian won seven straight games to take the set and move into a 3-0 lead in the decider. Badosa recovered to 3-3 but was broken in each of her next two service games to give Sabalenka the victory.Sabalenka beat a clay specialist for the second straight match after defeating 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková on Wednesday.Sabalenka will play either Caroline Garcia or Anastasia Potapova in the semifinals.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció que no buscará la reelección

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció este viernes que no buscará su reelección en las elecciones generales que el país sudamericano celebrará en octubre.El mandatario comunicó su decisión a través de un video de casi 8 minutos publicado en sus redes sociales, en el que, además, recorrió lo que fueron sus cuatro años de gobierno.Mi decisión pic.twitter.com/EEQBJaxDUz— Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) April 21, 2023“Desde que comencé a militar políticamente en los años 70, nunca antepuse una ambición personal a la necesidad del conjunto. Como militante peronista siempre supe que primero estaba la Patria, después el movimiento y por último, los hombres. Es por eso que voy a cumplir con esta escala de prioridades”, afirma Fernández en el video.Asimismo, dijo que “las PASO son el vehículo para que la sociedad seleccione los mejores hombres y mujeres de nuestro frente que mejor nos representen en las próximas elecciones generales. Co...

Hunter Biden podría enfrentar cargos por delitos fiscales y la compra de un arma, según NBC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

Los fiscales federales han considerado acusar a Hunter Biden de tres delitos fiscales y un cargo relacionado con la compra de un arma, dijeron dos fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto a NBC News.Los posibles cargos son dos delitos menores por no presentar impuestos, un solo delito grave de evasión de impuestos relacionado con un gasto comercial por un año de impuestos y el cargo de armas, también considerado un potencial delito.La decisión sobre qué cargos presentar, si corresponde, la tomará el fiscal federal David Weiss, quien fue designado por el presidente Donald Trump y contratado por la administración Biden para continuar con la investigación de Hunter Biden. No hay indicios de que se haya tomado una decisión final, dijeron las dos fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Así avanza la investigación federal sobre Hunter Biden Hunter Biden está confiado en que será absuelto de la investigación en su contra por temas fiscales La ...

Ryan Reynolds out for Hollywood ending with Wrexham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Spoiler alert! Season 2 of “Welcome to Wrexham” is set to get the Hollywood ending the first one failed to deliver.This being Wrexham, however, a last-minute plot twist isn’t out of the question.It’s hard to imagine that even the Welsh soccer team’s A-list owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, could have anticipated the edge-of-your-seat, unscripted spectacle created by this unlikely union.“That was the most dramatic thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” a breathless Reynolds said after the 3-2 win over Notts County that put Wrexham on the brink of promotion from the National League, five steps below the Premier League. “I will never be the same again.”When Tinseltown met a former mining town in Wales, sparks flew. And even if Reynolds and McElhenney recognized the entertainment value of a fly-on-the-wall documentary about a historic but down-on-its-luck soccer team run by two actors learning the ropes of sports club ownership, the end product has p...

White House recruits Edward Lee as state dinner guest chef

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chef Edward Lee says food, at its best, tells a story. And the story he wants told with the meal he’s whipping up for next week’s White House state dinner is of the deep connection between the United States and its ally South Korea.President Joe Biden is hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for a state visit, including a glitzy state dinner, and the White House invited Lee, a Korean American chef and restaurateur, to help prepare the meal.The White House gave The Associated Press an exclusive preview of its plans to use Lee as a “guest chef” for the meal and of its high-wattage lineup for the after-dinner entertainment: Broadway stars Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Jessica Vosk.In an interview with the AP, Lee said “Korean food and American food can merge together and create this beautiful hybrid that is unique and delicious.”He said any iconic American food, if spiked with a “little Korean flavor or Korean spice,” will sti...

BSO’s communication division wants public feedback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office wants the public’s feedback as part of the Regional Communications Division‘s effort to maintain its accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.BSO’s 911 dispatcher system was awarded the first National Accreditation by the agency in 2010 and has maintained its status every four years.Anyone who would like to make any comment’s on BSO’s 911 dispatch system can visit their website here.

Four chimps rescued from Ohio roadside zoo share special hugs in their new home at Florida nonprofit Save The Chimps

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

(TMX) – Four chimpanzees once kept at a roadside zoo operated by a former public official convicted of fraud have been reunited at a sanctuary in Florida.The Ohio Department of Agriculture granted custody to the Save the Chimps sanctuary, and April, Anna, Cash, and Lucy made the journey to Florida. They had previously been kept at a small roadside zoo called the Union Ridge Wildlife Center.Videos and photos shared by the sanctuary show the four chimps joyously reuniting with hugs and grooming sessions in the quarantine area. They will remain in quarantine for two months before integrating into one of the sanctuary’s 12 chimp islands.The “very sweet” chimps range in age from 13 to 26, and are adjusting well to their new surroundings, the sanctuary said.“These are extremely intelligent chimpanzees who deserve the chance to explore a larger world,” said Save the Chimps’ Director of Chimpanzee Behavior and Care, Dr. Andrew Halloran. “We look forward to seeing them thrive on a vast...

Grandson of White homeowner who shot a Black teen who rang his doorbell said he ‘wasn’t shocked’ by the news. His brother has a different take

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

(CNN) — When Klint Ludwig learned his grandfather, a White homeowner in Kansas City, had shot a Black teenager who rang his doorbell, Ludwig was repulsed — but not entirely surprised.“The warning signs were there. I wasn’t shocked when I heard the news,” Ludwig told CNN on Thursday. “I believe he held — holds — racist tendencies and beliefs.”But Ludwig’s older brother, Daniel, reportedly disputed the notion that race played a role when their grandfather, 84-year-old Andrew Lester, shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in front of his door on April 13.Lester, who was initially detained but then released hours after the shooting, has now been charged with two felonies.On Wednesday, Lester pleaded not guilty to the charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. He is out on a $200,000 bond and is due back in court June 1.Ralph, 16, went to the wrong address to pick up his younger siblings — 1100 NE 115th Street ...

Washington state officially abolishes death penalty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty.Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 on Friday, which removes state laws that Washington’s Supreme Court determined are invalid or unconstitutional. The state’s high court struck down the death penalty in 2018, but the law remained on the books.“It’s official. The death penalty is no longer in state law,” Inslee said on Twitter after the signing. He also thanked legislators and other leaders who were part of the decade-long effort to end the practice, including Attorney General Bob Ferguson.In 2014, Inslee issued a moratorium on the death penalty. In 2018, Washington’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the death penalty, calling it arbitrary and racially biased.A statistical analysis by University of Washington sociologists, cited by the judges, showed that juries were about four times more likely to sentence Black defendants to death.“To the extent that race distinguishes the case...