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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is getting a new defense minister

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.Zelenskyy made the announcement on his official Telegram account, writing that new leadership was needed after Umerov “has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.”Later in his nightly address, Zelenskyy said he believes “that the Ministry needs new approaches and different formats of interaction both with the military and with society.”“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is well acquainted with this person, and Umerov does not require additional introductions. I expect support for this candidacy from parliament,” the president told the nation.Umerov, 41, a politician with the opposition Holos party, has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022. He was involved in the exchange of prisoners of war, political prisoners, children and ...

Lake Tahoe dips to near-freezing temperatures on Labor Day weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

Unseasonably rainy weather pelted Lake Tahoe over Labor Day weekend during one of the region’s most popular times for tourists, and forecasters predicted a significant dip in temperatures at the beginning of the week.Near-freezing temperatures were in the forecast for Monday morning, which Mark Deutschendorf, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Reno station, said “has happened [before], but it’s still well below average.”Tourists who were planning to soak up the sun one last time before summer ends were set to wake up to temperatures near the 30s and 40s Monday morning.Nearly an inch of rain fell in Tahoe on Friday and Saturday, and the cool, cloudy weather continued on Sunday, with showers and potentially a thunderstorm expected through the night. The weather came from a low-pressure system originating in British Columbia that made its way down to the region.This weekend is the polar opposite to last year’s heat wave at Lake Tahoe, Deutschendorf said. In 2022, t...

SF firefighters return home from volunteering in Maui

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

(KRON) -- A group of San Francisco firefighters is back home in the Bay Area after a week on Maui helping communities devastated by wildfires. To share more about the experience are some of the crew, including Stan Lee and Paul Chin with the Asian Firefighters Association.Watch the interview in the video player above.

Thousands turn out for 14th annual Giant Race in San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Around 6,000 people showed up for the 14th annual Giant Race at Oracle Park on Sunday for the 5K and 10K races. Organizers gave participants the option of forming groups or their starting line-ups.KRON4 spoke with the Alaska All-Stars, an all-female olympian group. Watch more on the race in the video player above.

Kylian Mbappé scores 2 goals as PSG routs Lyon 4-1 in French league

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé’s two goals put him top of the French league’s scoring charts as Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1 at struggling Lyon on Sunday for its biggest success of the season under new coach Luis Enrique.The glossy-looking result should not disguise the poor quality of defending champion PSG’s opponent. PSG’s first goal was a carelessly conceded penalty, two were counterattacks and the other was a goalmouth scramble.All of PSG’s goals came in the first half against a dismal Lyon side. Captain Corentin Tolisso had complained about his team’s performance last weekend, but failed to control a pass from his own goalkeeper and then clumsily hacked down PSG’s Manuel Ugarte for a clear penalty. Mbappé struck it cleanly down the middle past Portugal goalkeeper Anthony Lopes in the fourth minute, even though Lopes got a leg to it. After right back Achraf Hakimi bundled in a cross that Lyon’s defense failed to deal with in the 20th, attack...

Coco Gauff tells coach Brad Gilbert to stop talking during her US Open win over Caroline Wozniacki

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in consecutive years, getting that far this time by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Sunday.Gauff asked one of her coaches, Brad Gilbert, to stop talking to her as the second set slipped away. But she wound up winning the last six games.Gauff is 19. Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open champion and twice the runner-up at Flushing Meadows, is a 33-year-old mother of two and was playing in just her third tournament since coming out of retirement last month.It was the hottest day of the event so far, with the temperature reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius).Gauff kept missing the mark in the second set, to the tune of 22 unforced errors, but she cleaned that up considerably down the stretch, with just eight miscues in the last set.Gauff, whose best showing at a major was reaching the final at the 2022 French Open, has now wo...

Walker and Thompson help the Cardinals knock off the Pirates 6-4 to avoid sweep

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and Zack Thompson tossed seven effective innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.Nolan Gorman added a two-run single for the Cardinals, who avoided a three-game sweep. Alec Burleson broke a 3-all tie with a two-run single in the fourth.Miguel Andujar homered for the Pirates, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. Pittsburgh was looking for its first three-game sweep in St. Louis since May 1991.Walker gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead with his 14th homer in the third. He also doubled and scored in the seventh.Thompson (4-5) allowed three runs and seven hits on 92 pitches. He struck out six.Giovanny Gallegos earned his 10th save in 16 chances.Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo (8-14) lasted just 3 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs on four hits and walked a season-high six. Oviedo was coming off a two-hit shutout of Kansas City last Monday.HAPPY HOLIDAYThe Cardinals are off on Monday. It will ma...

Alex Palou wins Portland for early clinch of IndyCar championship. Spaniard has 2 titles in 3 years

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou is a two-time IndyCar champion with Chip Ganassi Racing following a dominant run Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou earned his fifth win of the season to lock up the title with one weekend remaining in the 17-race schedule. It is the first time in IndyCar the championship has been settled before the finale since the late Dan Wheldon won in 2005.Palou started the race with a comfortable points lead over Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, the only driver mathematically eligible to challenge the Spaniard for the title. But it didn’t matter what Dixon did in the race because if Palou podiumed, the championship would be over.He did far more than podium at Portland.Palou led 69 of the 110 laps to score a decisive victory over runner-up Felix Rosenqvist, who finished 5.4353 seconds back. Dixon, the six-time IndyCar champion, finished third.It is the second title in three seasons for Palou, who won both titles driving for Ganassi. H...

Sale dominates, Yoshida’s three run homer lifts Red Sox over Royals 7-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Masataka Yoshida hit a three-run homer and Adam Duvall had a solo shot to back Chris Sale as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday. Sale (6-3) didn’t allow a run over five innings, gave up two hits and struck out five while walking two. It was the first time he hasn’t allowed a run in a start since July 12 of last season.The Red Sox have won two straight after losing six of seven coming into the three-game set against the Royals. They came into the game 5 1/2 games behind the Rangers for the final wild card spot.Yoshida’s three-run homer went 415 feet to right field, scoring Justin Turner and Triston Casas in the fourth inning. It was his 14th homer on the year. Duvall added a home run in the sixth inning for his 19th of the season and gave Boston a 4-0 lead.Boston added two runs in the seventh including an RBI from Turner which came off of Austin Cox. Rafael Devers hit an RBI double in the ninth.Salvador Perez hit an RBI single scoring...

Lewandowski scores late penalty in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Osasuna

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski earned and converted a late penalty to give Barcelona a 2-1 win at Osasuna in the Spanish league on Sunday.The 86th-minute winner by Lewandowski came 10 minutes after substitute Chimy Ávila equalized for Osasuna. Barcelona defender Jules Koundé headed in the opening goal in first-half injury time.Barcelona’s win kept it two points behind leader Real Madrid after four rounds.The game in Pamplona included the debuts of João Cancelo and João Félix as second-half substitutes. The Portugal players joined Barcelona on loan deals just before the close of the summer transfer window on Friday night.Osasuna played the final minutes with 10 men after Alejandro Catena earned a red card for his foul on Lewandowski with only goalkeeper Aitor Fernández to beat. Lewandowski’s goal from the resulting penalty was his second of the season.ATLETICO GAME POSTPONED Atletico Madrid’s home game against Sevilla scheduled for Sunday was postponed ahead of forecast...