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Michael Block, once a little-known club pro, ties for 15th at PGA Championship

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Block recalled how only a week ago he was having drinks at the Pittsford Pub — a few par-5s away from where the PGA Championship was being held at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester, New York — and no one knew who he was.On Sunday, the once little-known golf pro from California is heading back to the bar for a few — maybe more — celebratory drinks with his friends and family knowing his days of living in anonymity might be over for the near future.Finishing in the top 15 at a major and making an ace during the final round with the entire sport watching will do that.“We’re going to have a crazy good time tonight, and I look forward to it,” Block said with a beaming smile on Sunday after he lived out every hacker’s dream.Over a four-day stretch at the brutish East Course, Block held his own against the best in the world, became a gallery favorite, conducted national television interviews between shots, made a hole-in-one, and posted a 1-over 281 to finish in...

Sharks bite two fishermen in Florida Keys in separate incidents

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. (AP) — Two fishermen have been bitten by sharks in separate incidents less than 36 hours apart in the Florida Keys, officials said.Last Thursday, a 20-year-old Miami-Dade County man was bitten in the leg while spearfishing with two other people off Marathon, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.A medical helicopter landed on the Seven Mile Bridge to pick up the man, who was brought to shore by a private boat, the report said. He was taken to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami, and his condition was not available.On Saturday afternoon, a shark bit a 35-year-old fisherman on the foot after he had reeled it in while fishing off a dock in Summerland Key. The shark was on the dock when it bit the man, the release said.The man was also taken to by a trauma helicopter to a hospital in Miami. His condition not known, the statement said.Summerland Key is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Key West. Marathon is about 50 miles (80 kilometers)...

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won’t seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. Carper’s announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest for the seat he has held since 2001 in heavily-blue Delaware. It also ensures that his unblemished record of never having lost an election during more than four decades in politics remains intact. “If I ran for a fifth term in the Senate and won, it would be a record 15 statewide elections,” Carper, 76, noted in prepared remarks at a Wilmington news conference. He said he and his wife, Martha, began talking months ago about what the future holds for them.“After a good deal of prayer and introspection, and more than a few heart-to-heart conversations, we’ve decided we should run through the tape over the next 20 months and finish the important work that my staff and I have begun on a wide range of fronts, many of them begun in partnership with Democrat and Republica...

Niall Horan announces 2024 Denver concert

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Niall Horan, formerly of One Direction, has announced a 2024 concert here in Denver in Ball Arena.Horan's international tour includes 50 performances, about half of which will take place in the United States. Full list of concerts at Ball Arena for 2023 The first show of the Irish musician's tour takes place Feb. 21 in Belfast before he travels through the UK to mainland Europe then travels across the world to New Zealand and Australia.On May 29, 2024, Horan begins the US leg of his tour with a show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He makes his way to Denver on July 19 for one show at Ball Arena shortly before the tour is scheduled to wrap up on July 31 in Phoenix.Ticket sales for Horan's Ball Arena show begin with a Citi/AAdvantage presale on Tuesday, May 30 at 10 a.m. The general on sale begins Friday, June 2 at 10 a.m.Fans looking for tickets will be able to buy them through Ticketmaster. The tour announcement does not list any programs such as verified presale or ...

2, including police officer, recovering after crash in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

A Miami-Dade Police officer was on his way to a routine call when he crashed into a truck with a family of four inside. Two people, including the officer, are now in recovery after the collision.According to officials, just before 2 a.m. Monday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Police responded to the area of Northwest 167th Street and 67th Avenue after a vehicle collided with a police cruiser in front of a fire station. Live video footage showed the damage to the cars; a truck could be seen with a completely demolished front end and the police vehicle had its driver-side doors smashed in.The police cruiser was so badly banged up that crews had to cut the door off to get the officer out. Once the officer was extricated from the cruiser, he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center where he was in stable condition. Nurses were able to discharge him just hours later.Police said a family of four, two minors and two adults, was inside the truck. Although one person from the truck was tr...

Broward County School Board selects semi-finalists for new superintendent

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

The Broward County School Board met Monday morning to narrow down their list of potential candidates for the open superintendent position. Out of the 16 applicants who met the minimum qualifications, seven were selected to move forward. Luis Solano was the candidate with the most votes, leading with nine, while Peter Licata came in second with seven votes, Valerie Wanza with six, and Jason Nault with five. The other candidates, Sito Narcisse, Wanda Paul, and Rita Raichoudhuri, all got four votes. These selected candidates will each submit a video to the board by Thursday and afterward, be reduced to three finalists possibly by next week, followed by an intensive interview process in June. “I personally do feel that the new superintendent should be someone from the outside of the school district,” said Lori Alhadeff, Broward County School Board Chair. “I think it’s important for that person to come in, change the current culture here in Broward County Public S...

Kurt Cobain’s smashed-up guitar sells for almost $600,000—nearly 10 times the auction estimate

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

(CNN) — An electric guitar smashed up and signed by the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has sold for almost 10 times its estimated value.The black, left-handed Fender Stratocaster went for $595,000 when it was auctioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City over the weekend.The instrument was the headlining item in a three-day auction of pieces of rock history.The guitar, which had been reassembled but remains unplayable, was originally valued between $60,000 and $80,000.Nirvana’s popularity soared with their second album, “Nevermind.” Released in September 1991, the record sold more than 1 million copies in the US by the end of that year. In 1992, it reached the No.1 slot on the Billboard 200—and has spent 472 weeks on the chart.In 1994, Cobain died by suicide at the peak of his fame, aged just 27.According to Julien’s Auctioneers, who staged the sale, Cobain smashed the guitar up “during Nirvana’s seminal Nevermind era,” though no specific details were given.The broken instrume...

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign on Monday, offering an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.Scott, the Senate’s only Black Repubican, made the announcement in his hometown of North Charleston at Southern University, his alma mater and a private school affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.“Our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing. Victimhood or victory?,” he told cheering supporters, adding, “Grievance or greatness?”“I choose freedom and hope and opportunity,” Scott said, he said that the GOP needs a candidate who can energize more than just its base.Scott has frequently denounced Democrats for raising what he calls false social and political grievances. But offering such sentiments about the GOP could be ...

Judge enters not guilty plea for suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge entered a not guilty plea Monday for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, setting the stage for a trial in which he could potentially face the death penalty.The Nov. 13, 2022, killings stunned the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, and prompted many students to leave campus early, switching to remote learning for the remainder of the semester.Bryan Kohberger, 28, was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with with the slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus.Kohberger refused to enter a plea in Latah County District Court, prompting the judge to make one on his behalf.He was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University at the time, but prosecutors have not released any information about how he may have chosen the victims or whether he h...

EU calls on Greece to launch probe into migrant pushbacks

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:23 GMT

The EU called Monday on Greece to investigate allegations that it is abandoning migrants at sea amid concerns that the center-right government in Athens is violating EU law.The EU’s executive urged Greece to launch a probe into alleged illegal migrant deportations on the day Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called a new election after scoring a major victory Sunday, albeit one in which he failed to win an overall parliamentary majority.  EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson urged Greek authorities to take action after footage obtained by the New York Times showed vessels from the Greek coast guard abandoning migrants in a raft in the middle of the Aegean Sea.“It is necessary that proper follow up is taken by Greek authorities, also based on the new independent monitoring mechanism,” Johansson wrote on Twitter.“The EU Commission stands ready to take formal steps, as appropriate,” she added.But the Commission said that it won’t take immediate action, as the investi...