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Celebrating San Francisco’s iconic Pink Triangle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The Pink Triangle is an annual memorial remembering the oppression faced by the LGBTQ+ community while appreciating the strides made since then.Patrick Carney, Pink Triangle founder, joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share more about the project and the history of the meaning behind the pink triangle symbol.

Celebrating San Francisco's first Drag Laureate

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently announced D'Arcy Drollinger as the city's first Drag Laureate. Drollinger spoke with KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share more about the new role.

Bureau of Prisons tells AP that Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in prison

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bureau of Prisons tells AP that Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in prison.Source

Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova in the French Open final for her 3rd trophy in Paris, 4th Slam

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek suddenly seemed lost in the French Open final. Her strokes were awry. Her confidence was gone. Her big early lead vanished, too.She kept looking up into the stands, seeking guidance from her coach and her sports psychologist.So much was amiss right up until she was two games from defeat against unseeded Karolina Muchova on Saturday. And then, when she needed to most, Swiatek transformed back into, well, Swiatek. The No. 1 player in women’s tennis for more than a year. The defending champion at Roland Garros. Aggressive. Decisive. Full of clarity.Swiatek overcame a second-set crisis and a third-set deficit to beat Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 and collect her third career championship at the French Open and fourth Grand Slam title.The No. 1-ranked Swiatek raced to a 3-0 lead after just 10 minutes in Court Philippe Chatrier — taking 12 of the initial 15 points — and then was ahead 3-0 in the second set, too, before Muchova made things more intriguing.With Swiatek look...

Canadians fighting wildfires see hope in improving weather conditions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadians fighting the wildfires that have sent a hazardous haze over the country’s northeast and much of northeastern United States saw a glimpse of hope Saturday with expectations of favorable weather in the coming days. Officials in the province of Quebec said the next 48 hours will be crucial, with rain forecast for Monday and warmer, humid conditions until then.But Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said authorities are still concerned about Normétal, located 450 miles (720 kilometers) northwest of Montreal, where fires are burning nearby.Another major fight against wildfires is taking place in Lebel-sur-Quévillon, a northern municipality where the province’s largest fire is burning. The situation is stable in Chibougaumau, Mistissini, Chapais and Oujé-Bougoumou, authorities said.Bonnardel says there are more than 130 fires burning in the province and teams have prioritized 37 of them, with 861 firefighters on the ground and 20 water bombers part ...

Iga Świątek gana el Abierto de Francia femenino con una emocionante victoria sobre Karolína Muchová

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

(CNN) — Iga Świątek ganó su tercer Abierto de Francia en cuatro años con una victoria por 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 contra Karolína Muchová en la final femenina del sábado.Durante gran parte del partido, parecía que la número 1 del mundo dominaría de la misma manera que lo había hecho para ganar sus otros tres títulos de Grand Slam. Después de todo, Świątek nunca había perdido un set en una final de Grand Slam y comenzó mostrando todo el poder y la consistencia que la han convertido en una fuerza tan poderosa desde que ganó su primer título del Abierto de Francia a los 19 años. 2020.La tenista ucraniana Elina Svitolina califica de “valiente” a su rival rusa tras victoria en Roland GarrosUna puesta a punto, y con una ventaja de 3-0 en el segundo set, Świątek se dirigía a la victoria, pero Muchová comenzó a encontrar su ritmo, haciendo tiros que antes se habían desviado o colapsado en la red.Después de que Świątek de alguna manera perdiera el segundo set, el partido perdió forma...

French Open Women’s Champions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

2023 — Iga Swiatek2022 — Iga Swiatek2021 — Barbora Krejcikova2020 — Iga Swiatek2019 — Ash Barty2018 — Simona Halep2017 — Jelena Ostapenko2016 — Garbine Muguruza2015 — Serena Williams2014 — Maria Sharapova2013 — Serena Williams2012 — Maria Sharapova2011 — Li Na2010 — Francesca Schiavone2009 — Svetlana Kuznetsova2008 — Ana Ivanovic2007 — Justine Henin2006 — Justine Henin-Hardenne2005 — Justine Henin-Hardenne2004 — Anastasia Myskina2003 — Justine Henin-Hardenne2002 — Serena Williams2001 — Jennifer Capriati2000 — Mary Pierce1999 — Steffi Graf1998 — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario1997 — Iva Majoli1996 — Steffi Graf1995 — Steffi Graf1994 — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario1993 — Steffi Graf1992 — Monica Seles1991 — Monica Seles1990 — Monica Seles1989 — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario1988 — Steffi Graf1987 — Steffi Graf1986 — Chris Evert Lloyd1985 — Chris Evert Lloyd1984 — Martina Navratilova1983 — Chris Evert Lloyd1982 — Martina Navratilova1981 — Hana Mandlikova1980 — Chris Evert Lloyd1979 — Chris Evert Lloyd1978 ...

French Open Women’s Final Results

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

2023 — Iga Swiatek def. Karolina Muchova, 6-2, 5-7, 6-42022 — Iga Swiatek def. Coco Gauff, 6-1, 6-3.2021 — Barbora Krejcikova def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.2020 — Iga Swiatek def. Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-1.2019 — Ash Barty def. Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-3.2018 — Simona Halep def. Sloane Stephens, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.2017 — Jelena Ostapenko def. Simona Halep, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.2016 — Garbine Muguruza def. Serena Williams, 7-5, 6-4.2015 — Serena Williams def. Lucie Safarova, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2.2014 — Maria Sharapova def. Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4.2013 — Serena Williams def. Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-4.2012 — Maria Sharapova def. Sara Errani, 6-3, 6-2.2011 — Li Na def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-4, 7-6 (0).2010 — Francesca Schiavone def. Sam Stosur, 6-4, 7-6 (2).2009 — Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Dinara Safina, 6-4, 6-2.2008 — Ana Ivanovic def. Dinara Safina, 6-4, 6-3.2007 — Justine Henin def. Ana Ivanovic, 6-1, 6-2.2006 — Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 6-4.2005 —...

Dale Whitnell keeps lead at Scandinavian Mixed as Yannik Paul closes in

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Dale Whitnell will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Scandinavian Mixed, where women and men play on the same course for one prize fund and trophy, after Yannik Paul cut into his advantage Saturday.The 34-year-old Whitnell, whose sole appearance at a major was 11 years ago, took a big step toward his first career win on the European tour when he shot an 11-under 61 Friday. He kept that advantage largely intact Saturday with a 70 to move to 19-under 197 overall despite carding his first bogey of the tournament on the second hole and then double bogeys on the ninth and 16th. Paul cut into Whitnell’s lead with a 68 to move to 15 under for the tournament. Richie Ramsay (69) is third, two shots further back.Paul, who had back-to-back second-place finishes in February, has overtaken Whitnell to win before. At last year’s Mallorca Open, Whitnell had the second-round lead, four strokes ahead of Paul, but the German player took the first w...

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, has died in federal prison at 81

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:41:17 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81.Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead around 8 a.m., she said. A cause of death was not immediately known.Before his transfer to the prison medical facility, he had been held in the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge. He admitted committing 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995, permanently maiming several of his victims.Years before the Sept. 11 ...