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Beltway closed in Prince George’s Co. after tractor-trailer carrying fuel overturns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

Listen to WTOP on the 8s for the latest on traffic.Both directions of the Capital Beltway are closed in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Saturday morning after a truck carrying 7,000 gallons of fuel overturned, according to fire officials.The crashed happened on the Outer Loop while the tractor-trailer was on an off ramp at around 9:30 a.m.The fuels is contained and there’s no fire, according to the Prince George’s County Fire Department. Both directions of Interstate 495 are closed near the off ramp at Route 4.Fire officials are working to offload the fuel, but in the meantime Maryland State Police are recommending drivers plan alternate routes.Officials also said to “expect delays and move over for emergency vehicles.”Source

Bublik beats Zverev 6-3, 7-5 to book Halle final against Bautista Agut or Rublev

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Alexander Bublik defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to book his place in the final of the Halle Open.The 48th-ranked Kazakh player hit 14 aces and saved the only break point he faced as he beat the ninth-seeded Zverev in 1 hour, 27 minutes.Zverev reached the Halle final in 2016 and 2017. He was aiming for his first title since 2021.Bublik, who is looking for his second trophy after winning in Montpellier last year, will play Roberto Bautista Agut or Andrey Rublev in the final. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

4 juveniles in stolen vehicle attempt runover, crash after short pursuit, police said

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Four juveniles allegedly attempted to run over a bicyclist and led police on a short pursuit in a stolen SUV before they crashed early Saturday.Just before 12:45 a.m., Aurora Police Department said they noticed a suspicious vehicle near Colfax Avenue and Havana Street that attempted to run over a bicyclist. Woman shot to death in Aurora early Saturday They realized the white 4-door SUV was a stolen vehicle, and began a pursuit through the Anschutz Medical Campus, according to a tweet from APD.The pursuit did not last long, as police said the SUV crashed into a black sedan when they turned off campus onto Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street.There were four girls in the SUV that were all injured, according to APD. Two of them sustained minor injuries, police said, but the other two suffered from a broken leg, and one of them had to be extracted from the vehicle.The driver of the black sedan, an adult male, had sustained minor injuries, police said.

Woman shot to death in Aurora early Saturday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman appeared to be shot to death early Saturday morning in Aurora, police say.According to a tweet from the Aurora Police Department, officers responded to a call around 6:45 a.m. and found a woman "that appeared to have succumbed to a gunshot wound." 8 charged with up to 88 counts each in alleged group theft, drug ring It happened near the 3000 block of North Peoria Street, police said. It was unclear how many shots the woman was hit with.Police said the person who called in the incident was gone upon arrival at the scene, along with the weapon.Police are asking members of the community to report any information that might be relevant to the case to Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.The Adams County Coroners office will identify the woman and the cause of her death.

Moscow ‘reaps what it sows’: NATO members scramble to assess chaos unfolding in Russia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

Officials across NATO are scrambling to make sense of the fast-moving events inside Russia, as the Wagner Group’s mercenary fighters take more territory on what appears to be a march north toward Moscow.Many senior European politicians have issued carefully-worded statements that they are following the situation and consulting with allies. But some have already begun indicating that they see developments in Russia as a possible game-changer.“The Kremlin regime reaps what it sows. All the violence directed at Ukraine has backfired,” tweeted Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, whose country will host a gathering of NATO leaders next month.POLITICO spoke with seven officials from NATO countries, all of whom were granted anonymity to speak candidly about rapidly unfolding events. Many noted the need to stay focused on Ukraine even as Russia dominates the world’s attention.“We are expecting the situation to escalate there, but our main focus remains on helping Ukraine and ensuring...

Mercenary chief’s forces advance toward Moscow as Putin vows harsh punishment for rebellion leaders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

By The Associated PressRussian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed harsh punishment for the organizers of an armed rebellion spearheaded by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and advanced toward Moscow.Putin denounced the uprising as “a stab in the back” in an address to the nation. It was the biggest threat to his leadership in over two decades in power. As Prigozhin’s forces rolled toward the capital, military trucks and armored vehicles were seen in several parts of Moscow. On its southern edge, troops erected checkpoints, arranged sandbags and put up machine guns.Authorities declared a “counterterrorist regime” in the capital and its surrounding region, enhancing security and restricting some movement.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin urged residents not to drive and said key city services were on high readiness. He declared Monday to be a nonworking day for most residents except publice servants and some industri...

A bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending a freight train into the waters below

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.There was no immediate word from authorities on whether anyone was injured. Officials at the Montana Rail Link could not be reached immediately Saturday for comment.Numerous tank cars were partially submerged in the river early Saturday, and railroad crews were at the scene near the town of Columbus, about 40 miles (about 64 kilometers) west of Billings. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a yellow liquid pouring out of tank cars. The river was swollen with recent heavy rains although it is unclear whether that contributed to the bridge collapse.The Yellowstone saw record flooding in 2022 that caused extensive damage to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent towns in Montana.Matthew Brown, The Associated Press

Separatist group claims suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan, 1 police killed, 5 wounded

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least one police and wounding five others in an attempt to target a paramilitary convoy, an official said.Authorities recovered the remains of a female bomber following the explosion in the southwestern city of Turbat, said Bashir Ahmed, a top administrative officer. Jeeyand Baloch, spokesman for the separatist Baluch Liberation Army, later claimed responsibility for the attack.Ahmed said the bomber had targeted a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps but the main thrust of the blast hit a police vehicle. He said a Frontier Corps vehicle was slightly damaged and a female police officer was among the wounded. Southwestern Baluchistan province has been the scene of a low level insurgency by Baluch separatists under the umbrella group of the Baluchistan Nationalist Army. The Associated Press

Sierra Leone holds presidential election with an incumbent weakened by economic turmoil

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Voters in Sierra Leone were deciding Saturday whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second term amid high unemployment and growing concern about the state of the West African nation’s economy.A dozen candidates hoped to unseat Bio, though experts predicted his main competition likely would be Samura Kamara, the head of the All People’s Congress Party. In the 2018 presidential election, Bio beat Kamara in a runoff by a margin of less than 5 percentage points. To win in the first round of voting and avoid a runoff, the top contender must secure 55% of the vote. Bio has faced increasing criticism because of debilitating economic conditions that Kamara pledged to improve. Nearly 60% of Sierra Leone’s population of more than 7 million are facing poverty, with youth unemployment being one of the highest in West Africa. Deadly anti-government protests have rocked the country during Bio’s presidency. The most recent one, fueled by the high co...

Wildfires: more evacuations ordered in northwestern Quebec

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:00 GMT

Officials in northwestern Quebec have ordered residents of two villages near the Ontario border to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to spread in the area.Residents of the villages of Val-Paradis and Beaucanton, home to around 340 people, were given an hour and a half to evacuate on Friday night due to the approach of a nearby fire.Officials said earlier in the day the blaze was around 12 kilometres from Val-Paradis, but poor visibility and high winds made operations with waterbombers impossible.Over the previous two days, more than 6,000 people were ordered to leave their homes in northwestern Quebec due to heavy smoke from the fires.The province’s wilderness firefighting agency is asking Quebecers not to launch fireworks or light bonfires as part of their celebrations of the provincial Fête Nationale holiday today.Outdoor fires are banned in much of Quebec, except for some regions south of the St. Lawrence river and the island cities of Montreal and Laval.