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Palestinian medical officials say death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has risen to 106

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medical officials say death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has risen to 106.Source

Denver weather: Cool and breezy before quick Tuesday snow

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Sunshine is back early on Christmas Day before the wind picks up, clouds increase and snow moves in for Tuesday morning.Weather today: Chilly with a late breezeSunny skies are in Denver for Christmas morning, but clouds will increase through the afternoon as the wind picks up. Highs are below average in the low 30s with the wind making it feel cooler later in the day. Over 400 flights canceled, delayed at DIA on Christmas Eve Weather tonight: Cloudy with morning snowClouds linger overnight with a breezy wind out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Lows on Monday night will dip into the upper teens with light snow arriving in the morning hours.Looking ahead: Tuesday snow and wind, then warmingDenver could see a quick dose of snow on Tuesday morning, totaling possibly up to an inch of snow. Winds will be breezy through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 40s. Snow chances are better across the Eastern Plains where there is a blizzard warning from 11 p.m....

LATE DAY CHRISTMAS SHOWERS

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

Merry Christmas, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a great Christmas Eve surrounded by loved ones. While showers kicked off our holiday, they finally fizzled by the middle to late afternoon and allowed for outdoor activities on Noche Buena. But while the second half of the day was salvaged, it left many across South Florida noticing that the weather pattern is starting to change. This morning on Christmas, South Florida woke up to mild conditions and a touch more humidity than in previous days. And while there were a few showers around our area, most of our area started off on the quiet and breezy side.Now that Christmas is upon us, let’s talk about the weather that is about to unfold for South Florida. The above mentioned change in weather pattern will begin later today. Cloudy skies and a brisk breeze will limit warming throughout the day and keep temperatures mild in the upper 70s to near 80. A complex series of storm systems and fronts will be approaching Florida for the next...

U.S. Navy sailor’s holiday reunion in Jacksonville

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — In a touching Christmas reunion, U.S. Navy Sailor Alyanna Nelson is back in the States for the first time in over seven months, surprising her family with an emotional return home in Jacksonville. The heartfelt moment fulfilled a Christmas wish for a family joyfully reunited just in time for the holidays.Kim Mueller, Alyanna’s mother, expressed the overwhelming joy of having her daughter home. “I miss her so much,” she said with tears of joy in her eyes. “It is unexplainable as a parent that you don’t see your child. I am just so happy that you are home and in my arms.”Alyanna Nelson, stationed in Virginia Beach, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 2022. Despite her challenging role, she remains deeply connected to her family, particularly her mother, who describes Alyanna as her “first born” and “everything.”Returning home on Saturday morning, Alyanna shared her excitement. “It was ve...

With a new Covid-19 variant on the rise, here’s how to stay safe this holiday season

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

(CNN) — As people across the country prepare for holiday celebrations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging anyone who hasn’t gotten the latest vaccines against respiratory viruses to do so now to avoid getting sick and spreading illness.For the first time, there are vaccines available to protect against Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.But there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease, the CDC said in an official health advisory last week. Vaccination rates in children and adults remain low as virus activity increases.Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says he shares the CDC’s sentiments specifically concerning Covid-19.“The number of Covid hospitalizations is now going up pretty abruptly,” Hotez s...

Preparations underway for annual free Christmas meal in Malden

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

Volunteers are hard at work preparing a meal for the homeless and less fortunate in Malden on Christmas.For more than 30 years, a congregation from a temple in Peabody have prepared the free holiday feast on Christmas Day.The meal includes preparing more than 900 pounds of roast beef and 850 pounds of potatoes.Volunteer Dr. John Weiner said the “army of volunteers” started around 1:30 a.m. to prepare more than 1,900 meals.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. He had been imprisoned in the Vladimir region of central Russia, about 230 kilometers (140 miles) east of Moscow, but his lawyers said they had not been able to reach him since Dec. 6.His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was located in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region about 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow.The region is notorious for long and severe winters; the town is near Vorkuta, whose coal mines were among the harshest of the Soviet Gulag prison-camp system.“It is almost impossible to get to this colony; it is almost impossible to even send letters there. This is the...

Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war as death toll in an Israeli strike rises to 106

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday.Word of the proposal came as Israeli airstrikes heavily pounded central and southern Gaza, crushing buildings on families sheltering inside. In the Maghazi refugee camp, rescue workers pulled dozens more bodies from the wreckage hours after a strike levelled a three-story building and shattered others nearby.At least 106 people were killed, according to hospital records seen by The Associated Press, making it one of the deadliest strikes of Israel’s air campaign. The Egyptian proposal, worked out with the Gulf nation of Qatar, has been presented to Israel, Hamas, the United States and European governments but still appeared preliminary. It falls short of Israel’s professe...

A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed on Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left about 300 Indians en route to Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days.Associated Press reporters outside the Vatry Airport in Champagne country saw the unmarked Legend Airlines A340 take off after the crew and about 200 other people boarded the plane. It wasn’t immediately clear what would happen with those who didn’t board the plane.The passengers grounded in France included a 21-month-old child and 11 unaccompanied minors who were put under special administrative care. Several passengers have requested asylum in France, according to an official with the Marne regional prefecture. Two passengers were detained and are appearing before a judge Monday to face possible charges including involvement in an organized criminal group helping foreigners enter or stay in a country illeg...

Colorado’s first Firehawk is nearly ready to fight fires after longer delays than expected

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:40 GMT

Colorado’s long-awaited first custom firefighting helicopter has been delayed nearly a year longer than expected, but its backers are hopeful for delivery by early 2024.The Firehawk is a Black Hawk helicopter that’s undergone a near-complete retrofit to equip it to fight wildfires. In addition to custom technology and outfitting for fire crews, the aircraft also sports a water tank that can slurp up 1,000 gallons of water and dump it on hot spots within moments.Lawmakers approved funding for the first Firehawk, at a cost of $24 million, in 2021 with near-unanimous votes in both chambers just months after the devastating 2020 fire season. They approved the purchase of a second helicopter earlier this year, before the first one was complete.Officials had hoped the first Firehawk would land in state hands by the end of 2022. But supply chain delays took a toll, and quality control and inspections proved stickier than officials anticipated.Eric Lama, Aerial Firefighting customer experie...