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Gundogan delivers again for City in FA Cup final but tight-lipped on new contract

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Moments before Ilkay Gundogan raised aloft the FA Cup trophy to fireworks inside Wembley Stadium, the Manchester City captain leaned over the podium and had a brief word with club chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak.City fans will be hoping the topic of the conversation was a new deal for a player who continues to produce when it matters most for manager Pep Guardiola.As it stands, Gundogan’s final game for City will be the Champions League final in Istanbul next Saturday, when the team will attempt to beat Inter Milan and clinch an English Premier League-FA Cup-European Cup treble.How, though, can City let the Germany midfielder go after his latest match-winning display in the 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Saturday?Gundogan delivered again, like he has for much of the final weeks of this season. Like he did in the final game of last season, when scoring two late goals to clinch the Premier League.And like he has done for pretty much the whole of Guardiola’s time at C...

Teen Coco Gauff rallies past 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva at the French Open

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Not all that long ago, Coco Gauff was always the kid on the court, the unknown underdog, younger and less experienced than every opponent she faced on a big stage.Now, still just 19, Gauff is well-versed in the professional tennis tour, already a Grand Slam runner-up in singles and doubles, and seeded No. 6 at this French Open. On Saturday at Roland Garros, the American was the veteran in Court Suzanne Lenglen under the cloudless sky, the one with the steady hand and steady head, in an all-teen showdown against Mirra Andreeva, a 16-year-old qualifier from Russia who is ranked 143rd and was making her debut appearance at a major tournament.After a tight-as-can-be first set, one Gauff was two points from winning but eventually ceded, she grew her game and proved to be the better player. She pulled away to reach the fourth round in Paris with a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 victory over Andreeva, who was warned by the chair umpire for unsportsmanlike conduct after smacking a ball into...

Denver weather: Cool, cloudy and rainy weekend

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will feature more showers and thunderstorms through Monday but the severe threat will be limited this weekend thanks to cooler temperatures.Weather today: Showers and cooler temperaturesSaturday rain will build in and cap temperatures in the 60s. There will be a chance for a few thunderstorms in the afternoon, but cooler temperatures will limit the risk of storms becoming severe.The main concern will be heavy rain sitting in one spot leading to localized flooding.Looking ahead: More showers and 60sSunday will stay rainy with more widespread showers and a few afternoon thunderstorms. Temperatures also stay in the 60s before warming through the 70s next week. The week starts off with another stormy day then gets back to the trend of morning sunshine followed by some storms each afternoon.

Motorcycle rider dies days after Aurora crash

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 21-year-old motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash Tuesday died, Aurora police said.The crash happened around 10 a.m. near the intersection of Chambers Road and East Moncrieff Place. A white Toyota van was attempting to turn north onto Chambers when it was struck by a green Kawasaki motorcycle driving south on Chambers. Neighbors seek answers after police kill 14-year-old armed robbery suspect A preliminary investigation showed the motorcycle rider was speeding at the time of the crash and was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries Saturday.The investigation into the crash is still underway. It has not been determined whether the driver of the van will be cited.Anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

15-year-old boy hospitalized after shooting in Lauderhill

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

Gunfire tore through a Lauderhill neighborhood, sending a 15-year-old boy to the hospital. At around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Lauderhill Police received two ShotSpotter alerts in the area of Northwest 59th Avenue and 21st Street. Shortly after, they received several 911 calls. Upon arrival, officers found the young victim suffering from multiple shotgun wounds.Lauderhill Fire Rescue transported the teen to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. Officials said the patient underwent surgery and is listed in stable condition.Police have not yet confirmed where or not a suspect is in custody, what led to the shooting, or whether the gunman and victim knew each other.

4 children dead after getting caught in tide while fishing in Quebec, police say

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

(CNN) — Four children were found unresponsive on a beach in Quebec Saturday morning and later pronounced dead after a group of people on a fishing trip got caught in the tide, police said.A spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police told CNN that emergency responders were called at 2 a.m. on Saturday to Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside municipality on the northern shore.Eleven people went missing after leaving by foot for a fishing trip and being caught by the tide, the spokesperson said. Six of those 11 people were rescued, and five remained missing overnight, he said.Around 6 a.m., four children, all over the age of 10, were found unresponsive and sent to the hospital, according to the spokesperson. Police later confirmed that the children were dead.A man in his 30s is still missing, according to Quebec provincial police, and a search for him with divers, boats, and helicopters is ongoing.Quebec provincial police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, the spokes...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the scene of train crash that killed more than 280

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

Bhubaneswar, India (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to inaugurate a new high-speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, on Saturday as part of his government’s massive investment into modernizing the country’s sprawling railway network and other infrastructure.But, instead, he traveled to the site of one of the worst rail accidents in the country’s history to share his condolences.More than 280 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in a three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train in eastern Odisha state on Friday, officials said.The deadly crash in the city of Balasore has reverberated across India, now the world’s most populous nation, renewing calls for authorities to confront safety issues in a railway system that transports more than 13 million passengers every day. While the government has recently poured millions into upgrading the system, years of neglect has left tracks to deteriorate.The cause of Friday’s crash remain...

5 dead or missing in Alaska puts spotlight on safety in state’s charter fishing industry

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Morgan Robidou posed next to the bright aluminum hull of his prized new vessel, a 30-foot fishing boat that he could use to take friends, family or tourists out after salmon or halibut in the bountiful waters of southeast Alaska.“Official boat owner,” he wrote when he posted the photo on social media last October, to congratulatory responses from friends.Seven months later, the boat he named Awakin — “like a boat waking someone” — was found partially submerged off an island west of Sitka in a tragedy that left Robidou and four customers dead or lost at sea and put a spotlight on the safety of the region’s vibrant charter fishing industry.“I can’t remember when we had any kind of fatality in our industry, so this is shocking for us,” said Richard Yamada, who sits on various industry boards, including the Alaska Charter Association and the Southeast Alaska Guides Organization. “We’re really curious to see what happened.”Robidou, 32, was working with Kingfis...

Quebec town evacuated while others return home as wildfire fight continues

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

MONTREAL — Another northern Quebec town was evacuated due to an out of control wildfire on Saturday as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel would be deployed to help combat forest fires in the province.About 2,000 residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, about 620 kilometres northwest of Montreal, were the latest to receive a mandatory evacuation notice on Friday evening due to forest fires nearby.Lebel-sur-Quévillon Mayor Guy Lafrenière said Saturday saying the fire continued to threaten the municipality even though its spread had slowed overnight. There was heavy smoke throughout the town and forest fire prevention teams were doing trenchwork in the area to protect it. Residents were relocated to Senneterre, about 90 kilometres south of the community.In the North Shore community of Sept-Îles, where a state of emergency was declared Friday morning, an evacuation order for residents of certain sectors of town remained in place. It was the same story in the nearby...

Week after Iowa building collapse, Minnesota condo evacuated over stability concerns

Published Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:27:19 GMT

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Less than a week after an apartment building partially collapsed in Iowa, more than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota after a structural engineer expressed concerns about its stability.Officials in Rochester, Minnesota, ordered residents of the 15-story, 94-unit Rochester Towers Condominium to evacuate Friday afternoon, police said. Residents were advised to find temporary housing elsewhere while short-term shoring work is done to the building structure, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. They will not be allowed back into the building until Monday at the earliest, city spokeswoman Jenna Bowman said.In Davenport on Saturday, workers were removing pieces of the collapsed apartment building to control falling hazards and support recovery efforts, the city said on its website. The six-story Davenport apartment building partially collapsed on May 28. Rescue crews pulled seven people from the building initially and escorted 12 others ou...