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Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

It’s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates.Travel over Christmas and New Year’s tends to spread out over many days, so the peaks in the U.S. are likely to be lower than they were during the Thanksgiving holiday. That is making airlines and federal officials optimistic.But the debacle at Southwest Airlines over Christmas last year should guard against overconfidence. Just this week, the Transportation Department announced a settlement in which Southwest will pay $140 million for that meltdown, which stranded more than 2 million travelers.So far this year, airlines have canceled 1.2% of U.S. flights, down nearly half from 2.1% over the same period last year. Cancellations were well below 1% during Thanksgiving, according to FlightAware.“I don’t want to jinx us, but so far 2023 has seen the lowest cancellation rate in the last five years,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said ...

Today in History: December 21, Gen. Sherman concludes ‘March to the Sea’ during Civil War

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2023. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter begins at 10:27 p.m. EST. Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 21, 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman concluded their “March to the Sea” as they captured Savannah, Georgia.On this date:In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.In 1891, the first basketball game, devised by James Naismith, is believed to have been played at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (The final score of this experimental game: 1-0.)In 1913, the first newspaper crossword puzzle, billed as a “Word-Cross Puzzle,” was published in the New York World. In 1914, the U.S. government began requiring passport applicants to provide photographs of themselves.In 1945, U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton, 60, died in Heidelberg, Germany, 12 days after being seriously injured in...

Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea, but it will not send a warship or plane, the defense minister said Thursday.Defense Minister Richard Marles said Australia’s military needs to keep focused on the Pacific region.The United States announced this week that several nations are creating a force to protect commerecial shipping from attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.Marles said 11 military personnel will be sent in January to Operation Prosperity Guardian’s headquarters in Bahrain, where five Australians are already posted.“We won’t be sending a ship or a plane,” hs told Sky News television. “That said, we will be almost tripling our contribution to the combined maritime force.”“We need to be really clear around our strategic focus, and our strategic focus is our region: the northeast Indian Ocean, the South China Sea, the East ...

Graham Ike scores 22 points, No. 15 Gonzaga rebounds with 100-76 win over Jackson State

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 22 points in 17 minutes, Braden Huff added 17 points off the bench, and No. 15 Gonzaga ran away in the second half for a 100-76 win over Jackson State on Wednesday night.The Zags (9-3) rebounded from their loss to No. 5 UConn last Friday and picked up a resounding victory in their last game before Christmas.“We put a lot into that UConn game. I was really happy with our guys’ effort,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “I’m telling you, I think Jackson State will win their league. They’ve got some guys who are older. They’ve got a great plan. … They had our full attention.”Ike and Huff were part of a dominant effort on the interior. Gonzaga scored 50 points in the paint and shot 52% as a team.Nolan Hickman scored 18 points and Ryan Nembhard added 11 points and six assists. Anton Watson finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals, and moved into second place on the school’s all-time steals list, trailing only John Stockt...

House scores 20, New Mexico takes down UC Irvine 78-65

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House had 20 points in New Mexico’s 78-65 win over UC Irvine on Wednesday night.House added five assists for the Lobos (11-1). Nelly Junior Joseph added 12 points while going 3 of 6 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line, and he also had seven rebounds and three steals. Donovan Dent finished 5 of 12 from the field to finish with 12 points. The Lobos prolonged their winning streak to 10 games.Justin Hohn finished with 14 points for the Anteaters (7-5). Andre Henry added nine points and two steals for UC Irvine. In addition, Derin Saran and Andre Henry had nine points apiece.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Richmond has 23, Seton Hall uses tight defense to stifle No. 5 UConn 75-60

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kadary Richmond had 23 points and eight steals, Dre Davis added 17 points and Seton Hall used suffocating defense to stun No. 5 UConn 75-60 on Wednesday night for its biggest victory in three years.The win in the Big East Conference opener for both teams was the third straight for Seton Hall and snapped a three-game winning streak for the Huskies. Pirates big man Jaden Bediako added 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Al-Amir Dawes added 11 points.Tristen Newton had 16 points for UConn, which committed a season-high 17 turnovers and was held to a season-low point total.The Huskies played the final 16:33 without starting center Donovan Clingan, who left after an apparent injury to his lower right leg. The sophomore had 14 points and seven rebounds.No. 11 NORTH CAROLINA 81, No. 7 OKLAHOMA 69CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 23 points, Armando Bacot added 14 points and eight rebounds and North Carolina handed Oklahoma its first loss of the season.Cormac ...

Dylan Strome scores in OT to lift Capitals past Islanders, 3-2

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Strome scored on an overtime power play and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory.Strome scored his team-leading 13th of the season 1:41 into 3-on-3 overtime, and Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves to propel Washington to its fourth win in six games. Strome’s goal stood up to a video review for a high stick.Alex Ovechkin set up Strome’s goal. Ovechkin’s career-worst goal drought reached 14 games. Hendrix Lapierre and Joel Edmundson also scored for Washington. Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee scored for New York.JETS 5, RED WINGS 2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Gabe Vilardi had a goal and two assists, Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves and Winnipeg beat Detroit to take sole possession of the Central Division lead.Axel Jonnson-Fjallby and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and an assist and Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk also scored to help Winnipeg improve to 9-9-3.Patrick Kane and Olli Maatta scored for Detroit,...

Deputy shot, suspect killed in Adams County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A deputy was shot and a suspect was killed Wednesday night in Adams County.The scene was near West 81st Avenue and Leona Drive, northwest of Interstate 25 and U.S. 36. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox FOX31's Greg Nieto first arrived at the scene just before 11 p.m. where there was a heavy police presence. An Adams County Sheriff's spokesperson said a deputy was hurt in the shooting but is expected to be OK.Around 10:15 p.m., deputies were trying to contact a wanted person, according to the sheriff's office. "The suspect exited the house with a firearm and there was an exchange of gunfire. One deputy was struck in the extremities and transported to an area hospital for treatment," the sheriff's office posted on X.A Thornton Police Department spokesperson said officers responded to the area to assist deputies. FOX31 also saw Colorado State Patrol responding to the scene.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

X/Twitter outage reported Wednesday night

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

(KRON) -- The social media website X, formerly Twitter, experienced an outage Wednesday night. The outage appeared to have been resolved later on Wednesday. The website downdetector.com received more than 79,000 reports of X going down. When a user attempted to open X, they were directed to a page that said, "Welcome to X!" On the mobile app, users got a similar message. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Homes feared destroyed by wildfire burning out of control on Australian city of Perth’s fringe

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:16 GMT

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday appeared to have destroyed or damaged a number of homes.An emergency warning was issued for the eastern suburb of Parkerville where the fire started on Thursday morning. The alert warned that the fire posed a threat to lives and homes.Aerial video showed at least one house destroyed and others alight on Thursday. But the extent of the damage would not be known until inspection crews are able to survey the fire zone. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Western Australia Premier Roger Cook described a “troubling situation” where Perth’s urban fringe meets heavily wooded hills.“We all have grave concerns for the fire and in Parkerville and our hearts go out to all those people who are involved in that incident,” Cook told reporters.Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said the blaze continued to escalate despite the efforts of firef...