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Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily's Catania airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

Flights to the eastern Sicilian town of Catania were halted Sunday (21 May), after volcanic ash from Mount Etna blew onto the airport's runways. Airport authorities confirmed this.The volcano, which is 3,330 metres (10,925 feet) tall, can erupt several times per year and shoot ash and lava high above the Mediterranean island. The last major explosion was in 1992.The airport announced on Twitter that flights to and from Catania - a popular tourist destination - would be suspended until normal conditions of safety could be ensured.Images in Italian media showed cars in the city covered with a thick layer of gritty dark dust.

Horoscopes May 23, 2023: Drew Carey, put yourself first

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Monaco, 47; Jewel, 49; Drew Carey, 65; Joan Collins, 90.Happy Birthday: Look at what’s possible and discard ideas that will slow you down. Educate yourself to support your long-term goals, and turn this into a year of progress and determination with an outcome that makes you proud. Distance yourself from those trying to get you to do things that help them more than you. Put yourself first and your energy into fulfilling your dreams. Your numbers are 8, 15, 24, 30, 34, 41, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be aware of what happens at home. Discuss your concerns and figure out how to resolve domestic issues that disrupt your life. Make it clear where you stand, what you want to do and how you intend to help others. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s time for a change. Don’t wait for things to fix themselves when it’s up to you to initiate what makes you feel good about your future. Nurture meaningful relationships and make it ...

Frontier passenger arrested after striking flight attendant with intercom phone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

An unruly passenger on a Frontier flight from Denver to Tampa was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly striking a flight attendant.“As Flight 708 from Denver to Tampa was awaiting departure early this morning, a customer became belligerent onboard and was asked to deplane. As she was deplaning, she picked up an intercom phone and struck a flight attendant with it,” Frontier Airlines said in an emailed statement.Denver Police officers assigned to the airport cited the passenger for assault before releasing her and helping her book another flight to Tampa.The incident occurred around 3:55 a.m. After a delay of nearly four hours from its scheduled departure time, the Frontier flight left at around 5:30 a.m., according to FlightAware.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | SFO terminal evacuated, flights diverted amid ‘suspicious package’ investigation Crime and Public Safety | Kids with autism can hate getting on a plane. A Connecticut ...

Mother of newborn found dead in garbage bag sentenced to 10-20 years after guilty plea 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

A Michigan mother whose newborn was found dead in a garbage bag two years ago was recently sentenced to prison time.Autumn Chenell Tate, then 28, was charged with homicide-felony murder, first-degree child abuse, and child abandonment.Those charges were dismissed and Tate pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.She was sentenced on May 8 to 10-20 years in prison.Autumn Chenell Tate (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Corrections) News of the infant’s death shocked the Downriver area.It was about 8 p.m. March 6, 2021, when Lincoln Park police were called to the 4000 block of Fort Street for a report on a suspicious situation.Upon their arrival, officers located a plastic bag with the deceased newborn inside.After an intense investigation, Tate was identified and arrested on March 30.The department received significant interagency cooperation with Wayne County and Michigan State Police.It is alleged that Tate gave birth beside the Ecorse Creek near her residence and then...

Man missing since February found dead inside car in Walmart parking lot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

An Allen Park, Michigan family that had been searching for a missing relative for months found him dead in his vehicle Friday in a Southgate store parking lot.Although the man’s identity was not given, Southgate police Lt. Robert Lukofsky confirmed the department was contacted at about 1 p.m. by the family about the discovery.The man is 31 years old and believed to be from Allen Park.Officers from Southgate surrounded the vehicle, which had the windows obstructed from the outside view, according to police.The car was parked in the northeast corner of the lot away from other vehicles.It was just beyond a wall separating it from the Southgate Police Department.Lukofsky said all of the windows were closed, but once the doors were opened, it was clear the body had been there for a long period of time judging by bugs and animals inside.A missing person’s report was filed with the Allen Park Police Department back in February.Members of the family had been canvassing areas in Detroit and ...

Ask Amy: I made a big decision, and people question me about it incessantly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

Dear Amy: I retired at 62 and consider the ability to do so a blessing.In the lead-up to this momentous event, I alerted family and friends of my decision, which yielded a barrage of unsolicited warnings that my body would wither and my brain turn to an inoperative mush.Now that I am retired and living in a new community, I am questioned incessantly by apparently well-meaning people about what I do all day, as if enjoying my leisure is a crime.In fact, I am researching my genealogy, reading, investing, catching up remotely on long-neglected relationships, and enjoying the life I worked 40 years to afford.In truth, I don’t need to explain myself to anyone, but apparently some justification is expected.Have you any insights on how to approach these invasive comments?– Life Is GoodDear Life is Good: It’s possible that people are asking you how you spend your time not to accuse you of the crime of enjoying your leisure (how dare you!), but because they’re genuinely curious.The kindest r...

Harriette Cole: I’m stunned that my husband didn’t protect me from her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, which should have been a moment of pure joy and excitement. Unfortunately, my husband’s mother had other plans.Despite my wishes, my mother-in-law insisted on being in the delivery room during the birth of our child. This was not a decision that my husband and I had discussed beforehand, and I was caught completely off guard. I did not want her there.To make matters worse, my husband did not stick up for me when I expressed my discomfort and asked for his mother to leave the room. He simply brushed off my concerns and said that his mother was excited to be a part of the experience.I was left feeling unsupported and violated during one of the most vulnerable moments of my life.How do I move forward with my husband and mother-in-law? We haven’t discussed the situation since, and it’s been almost a month. — New MomRelated ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: It’s embarrassing when peopl...

Joe Manchin Rents Office Space to Firm Powering FBI, Pentagon Biometric Surveillance Center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

After killing Joe Biden’s audacious Build Back Better legislation in 2021 and emerging as a constant roadblock to Democrats’ sweeping climate agenda, Sen. Joe Manchin’s sprawling coal empire became the focus of intense scrutiny for its impact on the citizens and ecosystem of northern West Virginia. What went unnoticed at the time was another company the senator is quietly profiting off of, housed in the very same building where his coal company Enersystems is headquartered, with an even greater reach.Manchin has said in recent weeks that he won’t rule out running to replace Biden in the 2024 presidential election. He maintains a cozy relationship with the moderate political nonprofit No Labels, which has raised tens of millions of dollars to run a third-party presidential ticket in 2024, and he himself has raised millions from special interest groups cheering on his intransigence. But while Manchin has long cultivated the image of a liberty-loving champion, his financial ties ...

‘Get back up the best way you can’: U.Md. grad delivers commencement speech on facing adversity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

30-year-old Damon Brooks was chosen by his peers to give the student speech at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism commencement ceremony. (Courtesy Merrill CollegeUMD YouTube)Goucher College freshman Damon Brooks was days away from turning 19 when a wrestling accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.Brooks, now 30, landed head first when another student grabbed him and threw him. The head trauma from the 2012 accident affected his memory and focus, as well.While what happened shaped his life in ways he never expected, it didn’t stop him from crossing the stage on Monday, graduating from the University of Maryland’s journalism school.Chosen by his peers, Brooks gave the student speech at the commencement ceremony, which started and ended with a standing ovation.“I haven’t cried yet, but I feel it coming soon,” Brooks said, describing the ovations he got as “overwhelming.”His paralysis, he said during his speech, was a “life-chang...

The U.S. surgeon general has some tips for parents and teens on social media use

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:59 GMT

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating the fast-changing, often harmful world of secretive algorithms, addictive apps and extreme and inappropriate content found on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.So what can parents and young people do now? The surgeon general has some tips. “Our children and adolescents don’t have the luxury of waiting years until we know the full extent of social media’s impact,” Murthy said in an advisory released on Tuesday. “Their childhoods and development are happening now:” TIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE— Reach out for help: If you or someone you know is being negatively affected by social media, reach out to a trusted friend or adult fo...