CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Sweden shut out Japan 2-0 in its third straight win at the women’s hockey world championship on Sunday.
Paula Bergstrom and Hanna Thuvik scored for Sweden in the Group B game. Sweden goalie Emma Soderberg made 17 saves for the second straight shutout.
Sweden tops the group with nine points with Japan trailing by three points in second.
Earlier, Norway beat Hungary 3-0 in a game of the two newly promoted teams.
Andrine Furulund and Emma Bergesen scored a goal apiece in the middle period and Millie Rose Sirium added the third into an empty net in the third to lead Norway to its first victory at the tournament after a 27-year absence from the top division.
Norway goalie Ena Nystrom stopped 45 shots.
Hungary remains pointless and goalless after losses to Sweden and Japan by the same 2-0 score in its previous games in Group B.
Later Sunday, Canada and the United States renew their rivalry in Group A.
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From left, Fruzsina Mayer of Hungary, Emilie Kruse of Norway and goalkeeper Ena Nyström of Norway in action during the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Group B, match between Hungary and Norway, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Václav Pancer/CTK via AP)
Norway’s players line up during the national anthem for the winners during the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Group B, match between Hungary and Norway, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Václav Pancer/CTK via AP)
From left, goalkeeper Miyuu Masuhara of Japan, Umeka Odaira of Japan, Ida Karlsson of Sweden, Shiori Yamashita of Japan and Ebba Hedqvist of Sweden in action during the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Group B, match between Japan and Sweden, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Luboš Pavlíček/CTK via AP)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police said Sunday that officers evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the official governor’s residence after someone set fire to the building.
No one was injured and the fire was extinguished, according to authorities.
The fire broke out overnight on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the governor’s official residence in the state capital of Harrisburg. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement that, while the investigation was ongoing, they were “prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson.”
Police gave no other details about the cause.
In a statement, Shapiro, viewed as a potential White House contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, said he and his family woke up at about 2 a.m. to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after the fire broke out.
The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was called to the residence and, while they worked to put out the fire, police evacuated Shapiro and his family from the residence safely, Shapiro said.
“Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished,” Shapiro said in a statement.
State police are leading the investigation. The agency offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
FILE – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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