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‘We are all alone at some point’: Volunteers at Basilica of National Shrine deliver Christmas meals to those celebrating alone

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

The Christmas Day meals delivered by volunteers at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception include turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, greens, plus as cornbread and a brownie.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) The Christmas Day meals delivered by volunteers at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception include turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, greens, plus as cornbread and a brownie.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Before the sun came up, and before most Christmas presents were opened, dozens of volunteers in Northeast D.C. were hard at work in the spirit of giving.In the cafeteria area of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, volunteers assembled Christmas meals ...

Aumento del salario mínimo en EE.UU. en 2024 (por estado): ¿cuánto será la cantidad y cuándo entra en vigor?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — Millones de trabajadores que ganan el salario mínimo recibirán un aumento en 2024, dependiendo de su lugar de residencia. Porque aunque el salario mínimo federal se mantiene en US $7,25 la hora, 22 de los 50 estados aumentarán la cifra oficial en sus jurisdicciones.A partir del 1 de enero, Maryland, Nueva Jersey y Nueva York tendrán un salario mínimo de US$ 15,00 la hora. En ciudades como Nueva York, Westchester y Long Island el nuevo salario mínimo será US $16,00 por hora.Múltiples municipalidades en el país establecen su propio salario mínimo, como la ciudad de Tukwila un suburbio de Seattle donde a partir de enero el salario mínimo será de US $20,29 por hora, convirtiéndose en el lugar con el salario mínimo más alto en el país.El estado de Washington tendrá el salario mínimo estatal más elevado del país a US $16,80 por hora. Los trabajadores en Hawai verán el mayor aumento del país donde el salario mínimo aumentará de US$ 14.00 a US$ 16.00.¿Cuáles estados a...

UPDATE: One dead, three injured in shooting at Citadel Mall

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

UPDATE: MONDAY 12/25/2023(COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to CSPD, the two men taken to the hospital are stable but remain in serious condition. CSPD said no arrests have been made.CSPD said the shooting at the Citadel Mall appears to be a "targeted attack" and said there is no known threat to the community.UPDATE: SUNDAY 12/24/23 8:45 p.m.The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said one person has died and three others are injured after a shooting at the Citadel Mall on Sunday, Dec. 24. Police said just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, two groups of people were fighting before the shooting began. Police said one man was killed, two other men were seriously injured and taken to the hospital and one woman was also hurt and transported.CSPD believes that all those injured or killed were part of the two groups involved in the fight.Several people have been detained and police will be on scene for several more hours as they investigate. The mall has been cleared and remains closed. It is...

Photos: Denver's snowiest Christmas on record

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Christmas morning in 2023 hit 9 degrees in Denver, but there have been crazier Christmas Days in Denver.Winter snuck up on Denver on the morning of Christmas in 2007. While there was no snow on Christmas Eve, the city woke up to a very white Christmas.The snowstorm swept across the Front Range, leaving the Mile High City with 7.8 inches on Dec. 25, taking the previous record set in 1894 with 6.2 inches. Denver weather: Cool and breezy before quick Tuesday snow United Express regional jet passes behind a pile of snow as crews clear a Christmas Day winter storm at Denver International Airport Tuesday Dec. 25, 2007 in Denver.(AP Photo/J. David Ake)Pedestrians struggle against the wind-driven snow to walk along a street in downtown Denver as a winter storm dumped up to eight inches of snow on the metropolitan area to give Denver a white Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. The storm dropped 19 inches at the Steamboat Springs ski resort and 12 inches were reported in ...

Unaccompanied 6-year-old child put on wrong Spirit Airlines flight

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

(CNN) — An unaccompanied 6-year-old child flying on Spirit Airlines to visit his grandmother in Fort Myers, Florida, was instead put on a flight to Orlando.In an emailed statement to CNN, Spirit Airlines apologized to the family, saying on December 21, the child was supposed to fly from Philadelphia International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.Instead, Spirit Airlines said the child was “incorrectly boarded” on a plane to Orlando.“The child was always under the care and supervision of a Spirit Team Member, and as soon as we discovered the error, we took immediate steps to communicate with the family and reconnect them,” the airline said in a statement to CNN.CNN affiliate WINK-TV spoke to Maria Ramos, a woman who identified the child as her 6-year-old grandson.After the plane he was initially supposed to be on landed and her grandson wasn’t on it, panic set in for Ramos, she told WINK-TV.Ramos told WINK-TV she got a call from her grandson after he l...

Pigeon found outside Florida hair salon reunites with owner after 15 months

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A seemingly ordinary pigeon found outside a Cape Coral beauty salon turned out to be an unexpected Christmas miracle, reuniting with its owner after being missing for over 15 months since Hurricane Ian. Elizabeth Merriken was in the salon chair of Eva’s Hair and Skin Salon in Cape Coral when a bird started drawing people outside the front door. “I’m always finding homeless stray animals. So it was typical for me,” she said.Merriken managed to grab the bird, and, upon inspection, she found a phone number on its foot. The discovery unfolded when Tammy Pangburn, a massage therapist at the salon, noticed the pigeon exhibiting unusual behavior. “I had just watered the plant outside the door, and the water was dripping down. And I noticed this bird come up, trying to drink the water,” she said.To their surprise, they realized the pigeon was not a wild bird but someone’s pet. “We called him to see if he was missing a ...

Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend.The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement Monday that it had killed at least 26 militants in the strikes.In Qamishili, in northeast Syria, at least six civilians were killed in Turkish airstrikes Monday, according to a local hospital official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. A statement by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a United Kingdom-based war monitor, also said six civilians were killed.The observatory reported that 11 other civilians were wounded in the strikes.Turkey has carried out 124 strikes in northeast Syria in 2023, killing 92 people, according to the Observatory.On Friday, Turkish officials said militants affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has waged an insurgency against Turkey since the 1980s...

Remembering the influential people who died in 2023

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

(AP) – Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.Prigozhin's Aug. 23 death put an exclamation point on what had already been an eventful year for the brutal mercenary leader. His Wagner Group troops brought Russia a rare victory in its grinding war in Ukraine, capturing the city of Bakhmut. But internal friction with Russian military leaders later burst into the open, with Prigozhin briefly mounting an armed rebellion — the most severe challenge yet to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Everyone you know sick? 9 states reach CDC’s highest level for respiratory illness The rebellion was called off and a deal was struck in less than 24 hours. However, just two months later, Prigozhin joined the list of those who have run afoul of the Kremlin and d...

Human remains found in Missouri pond likely belong to man missing since 2013

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- Investigators discovered human remains over the weekend. They are confident that they belong to Donnie Erwin, who has been missing since 2013. A tip from a YouTuber helped launch a police investigation into a pond containing a submerged vehicle in southern Camden County earlier this month."All of us at the Camden County Sheriff’s Office who have investigated this case for ten years are elated at the recovery and overjoyed with the closure we know this brings to the family. This development would not have been possible without the assistance of countless volunteers throughout the years. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all," states Sergeant Scott Hines of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office.Echo Divers YouTube channel owner James Hinkle has been interested in this missing person case for years. He found a submerged vehicle in a small pond on private property in December by using his drone to fly over a portion of Camden County. Hinkle spoke with the proper...

2 dogs killed in Christmas morning house fire

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:26:41 GMT

Two pets died when flames raced through a home in Los Angeles's South Park neighborhood early Christmas morning.The fire was reported around 12:55 a.m. at a detached bungalow in the 5000 block of South San Pedro Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Video from OnScene TV showed smoke billowing from the single-story home as firefighters sawed ventilation holes in the roof.Family members mourn the deaths of two dogs in a house fire L.A.'s South Park neighborhood. Dec. 25, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Firefighters battle a fire in a detached bungalow in South Park on Christmas morning. Dec. 25, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Firefighters battle a fire in a detached bungalow in South Park on Christmas morning. Dec. 25, 2023. (OnScene.TV)The fire was extinguished in about 14 minutes, officials said. No people were injured, however, two dogs perished in the fire. Grieving family members consoled each other at the scene, video showed.Five residents were displaced and provided immediate assistance, ...