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Ruoning Yin wins Women’s PGA Championship, becomes 2nd woman from China with a major title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Ruoning Yin made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole and became the second woman from China to win a major, beating Yuka Saso by one shot in the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday.After Saso made birdie ahead of her on the par-5 18th hole at Baltusrol to move into a tie for the lead, Yin found the rough with her tee shot, then hit her third shot into an ideal spot and curled in the right-to-left breaking putt, pumping her fist after it dropped.The 20-year-old Yin closed with a 4-under 67, finished at 8-under 276 and joined Shanshan Feng, who won this event — then known as the LPGA Championship — in 2012 as Chinese winners of women’s majors. Feng is currently the Chinese national team coach.Rose Zhang, who won in her professional debut three weeks ago, also in New Jersey, made a charge with a final-round 67 and finished in a tie for eighth, three shots back.Saso, the U.S. Women’s Open champion in 2021, shot 66. The championshi...

Bader’s 2-run double in the eighth sends the Yankees past the Rangers 5-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees overcame Gerrit Cole’s shortest start of the season and rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.The Yankees won for the third time in 30 games when trailing after seven innings after entering the eighth with one hit since the second inning.Rookie Anthony Volpe sparked the comeback with a double off John King (1-1) and Jose Trevino followed with an infield single. Bader gave the Yankees the lead by ripping a 1-1 pitch from Yerry Rodríguez past left fielder Ezequiel Duran to the warning track as pinch-runner Oswaldo Cabrera scored from first.“It feels great,” Bader said. “At the end of the day, regardless of what it takes, after nine innings just coming out with a win in any way possible is really the name of the game.”Giancarlo Stanton followed an intentional walk to Anthony Rizzo with a base hit for a 5-3 lead. Stanton got his first hit in 10 at-bats wi...

Tovar and Gomber lead Rockies past Angels 4-3 a day after being beaten by 24 runs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar had two hits and two RBIs, Austin Gomber earned his first win in more than a month, and the Colorado Rockies edged the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Sunday, less than 24 hours after being routed 25-1.The Rockies entered the series mired in a season-worst eight-game losing streak, but took two of three from the Angels, who had a 32-12 scoring advantage.Los Angeles lost for the fourth time in five games after winning 10 of its previous 13 games.Tovan extended his career-best hitting streak to nine games with a solo homer to right field in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the seventh. He is batting .351 in his nine-game run.Gomber (5-7) gave up five hits, a walk and two runs, with three strikeouts, through five innings. Entering the game, the 29-year-old left-hander had allowed 22 earned runs in 22 innings in his last five appearances.In the ninth inning, Justin Lawrence forced Luis Rengifo into a groundout with the tying run on second and the go-ahead run...

Body of missing kayaker recovered from Merrimack River in Havehill

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

Emergency crews conducting a joint search on Sunday after a man went missing while kayaking the Merrimack River in Haverhill have recovered the man’s body, officials said.The name of the man, whose body was located around 6:30 p.m., has not been released.A death investigation is now being conducted by state police detectives assigned to the Essex District Attorney’s Office, Haverhill Police and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

More humidity & storms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

A storm system over the Midwest is headed towards New England and is expected to produce numerous opportunities for showers and storms. Early Monday, we start dry but scattered storms are possible as early as 10am, and will continue to pop up in spots through the afternoon. Temperatures will be a bit lower on Monday but not by much, topping out in the low 80s with high humidity once again.The storm system gets close to the area by Tuesday, then slows down, allowing storms to become more widespread across the area.

Titanic sub deadly implosion investigation: Coast Guard collects debris at wreck site, ‘goal is to prevent a similar occurrence’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

The Coast Guard has launched the agency’s “highest level” investigation after the OceanGate Expeditions sub imploded and the five people on board died near the Titanic wreck site, as officials collect debris and try to figure out what caused the deadly accident.The Coast Guard has officially convened a “marine board of investigation” into the loss of the Titan submersible and the five people on board, officials said at Coast Guard Base Boston on Sunday.While the investigators primarily work to determine the cause of this marine casualty incident, the team can also make recommendations to authorities to pursue civil or criminal sanctions in connection to the fatal implosion.“My primary goal is to prevent a similar occurrence by making the necessary recommendations to enhance the safety of the maritime domain worldwide,” Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard, said during the Boston press conference on Sunday.The se...

First Open Streets event of the summer returns to Jamaica Plain, with more to come

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

Jamaica Plain’s Centre Street was packed with with an unusual traffic Sunday — pedestrians walking and biking, people sorting through vendors’ goods, while musicians played and children chased bubbles out in the street.“People have been flooding the street all day,” said Open Streets Director of Outreach Roxanne Longoria. … “Literally from one side of Centre to the other, you just see people all over the street. It’s just an opportunity to build community and make new friends.”The event closed off Centre Street from Soldier’s Monument to Lamartine Avenue to cars from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., lining up tons of vendors, activities and open businesses.Pedicabs wheeled up and down Centre through the sunny Sunday afternoon, as musicians played, people stopped to take pictures with the rainbow swing and cops passed out free ice cream in Hyde Square.“Mostly, it’s nice to walk in the middle of the street and not be dodging...

No toxic gases detected after train carrying hazardous material plunged into Yellowstone River

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — Crews on Sunday were testing the water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse.The mangled cars that carried hot asphalt and molten sulfur remained in the rushing river a day after the bridge gave way near the town of Columbus, about 40 miles (about 64 kilometers) west of Billings, Montana. The area is in a sparsely populated section of the Yellowstone River Valley, surrounded by ranch and farmland. Water testing began Saturday and will continue throughout the incident, a spokesperson for train operator Montana Rail Link, Andy Garland, said in a statement Sunday. Montana Rail Link was working with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the federal Environmental Protection Agency on the cleanup, removal and restoration efforts, he said. “Montana Rail Link remains committed to addressing any potential impacts to the area as a result of t...

Trump returns to Michigan with hopes of repeating the battleground success he found in 2016

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump appeared in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later.Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents, Trump spoke in suburban Detroit, where he lost ground between 2016 and 2020 and would need to win it back if he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. He would have to reverse the recent trend in Michigan that has seen Democrats make some of their biggest gains nationally since Trump’s reelection loss.Trump spoke at Oakland County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner, where he was honored by the party as its “Man of the Decade.” He said the 2024 presidential election was the “most important election we’ve ever had” and criticized President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as Trump’s closest rival for the GOP nomination, throughout the speech. It was his first campaign...

Flights at Reagan National, Dulles airports resume after being halted by air traffic control woes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:24:47 GMT

WASHNGTON (AP) — Normal operations at airports in the Washington, D.C., area resumed about an hour after they were suspended Sunday evening because of a problem at a major air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The FAA said on Twitter that the operations at Reagan National and Dulles international airports have restarted after repairs to a communications system were made at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. While the repairs were underway, departures from National and Dulles international airports were subjected to a ground stop, the FAA said.The Associated Press