Denver airport parking: Several lots full Monday morning
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
DENVER (KDVR) — The biggest travel week of the year is upon us, and the 785,000 travelers expected to travel through Denver International Airport's TSA checkpoints will mean an influx of cars parking at the airport.The busiest travel days are projected to be Wednesday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 26, and travelers should be prepared to spend extra time parking and getting a shuttle to the airport. 5 tips for surviving holiday travel at Denver International Airport As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, several lots were already full or near capacity.Economy East: FullEconomy West: Nearing capacityPikes Peak Lot: FullLongs Peak Lot: Closed Garage East: OpenGarage West: Open61st and Pena: OpenWhile the Longs Peak Lot is currently listed as closed, DIA's holiday travel guidelines said it will be open. Denver International Airport prepares for busy holiday travel week Free shuttle buses from the Pikes Peak and Longs Peak lots run every seven to 10 minutes when the lots are open. Those park...MDPD officer grazed by bullet in Miami Gardens shooting
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
A Miami-Dade Police officer was grazed by a bullet in a shooting in Miami Gardens, officials said. The incident occurred just after 10:30 a.m., Monday, in the area of NW 152nd Street and 22nd Avenue. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where heavy police presence was visible as well as a large perimeter set up in the vicinity. A red pickup truck could also be seen at the scene of the shooting. It is unclear if the truck was being driven by the officer or suspects involved. WATCH: Officials give an update on the case during a news conference, Monday afternoonAccording to police, the incident occurred after an altercation between two men escalated, resulting in the officer being grazed in the cheek by a bullet. The suspects fled the scene at the time of the incident. During a news conference on Monday afternoon, Stephanie Daniels, Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed that five people had been detained. https://twitter.com/MiamiDadePD/status/1726663742765818223?s=20SWAT ...Hidden belly fat linked to brain inflammation and dementia, study finds
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
(CNN) — Inflammation from belly fat may be linked to the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms begin, new research has found.“We’ve known for a while that as the belly size gets larger, the memory centers in the brain get smaller,” said Alzheimer’s disease researcher Dr. Richard Isaacson, a preventive neurologist at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Florida.“This study shows a brain imaging marker of neuroinflammation which I had not seen before,” said Isaacson, who was not involved in the new study. “The brain imaging links the belly fat, or visceral fat, to the brain dysfunction through an inflammatory cascade.”The study found individuals in their 40s and 50s with a greater amount of hidden belly fat “had a higher amount of an abnormal protein called amyloid in a part of the brain that we know is one of the earliest places where Alzheimer’s occurs,” said senior author Dr. Cyrus Raji, associate professor of radiology at ...Lifelong toy maker offers his take on what inspires children
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Rocket shoes.Plastic teeth that go Yakity-Yak.A monkey that flings banana scented poo. It’s obvious toymakers have a great sense of humor but even the most imaginative person would have trouble coming up with an idea for a toy every child might like for Christmas.So, how do they do it?“I wish I could tell you more about the creative process but so much that I do I’ve been doing for so long,” said Eddy Goldfarb, who invented more than 800 iconic toys during a career that spans 80 years and is now the subject of a new award-winning short documentary “Eddy’s World.”As he explains in the film airing on PBS stations throughout the country and streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App starting Dec. 2., when he sees something, an idea pops into his head or when he sees a need, he will invent something to fill that need. His Merry Go Sip is a good example. In 1949, when mothers were having trouble getting their children to drink their milk Goldfarb came up with the idea for a drinking-cup-and-s...‘Barbie’ and other hit movies inspire a spike in toy sales
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Red and green might be the traditional colors for the holidays but this year toyland will be lit up in pink.Barbies.Care Bears.Moosh-Moosh plush buddies, miniature cats and pink slime.The blockbuster hit movie starring Margot Robbie as America’s iconic doll has not only been a smash hit for Mattel but has helped to boost the sales for other toymakers offering something in Barbie pink.“It’s always that way with toys,” said Julie Everette, co-owner of the Whistle Whistle Stop Hobby and Toy shop in St. Clair Shores. “If they really love the movie they want to immerse themselves in it.”Related ArticlesEntertainment | Dear Abby: Woman wants all the gifts that can’t fit Entertainment | Music bridges differences in ‘The Band’s Visit’ Entertainment | Dear Abby: Son’s unstable ex tries blackmail Entertainment | American Repertory Theater moving to Allston Entertainment | Artist Bashi resp...Disneyland guest hospitalized, others injured after lamp post falls due to high winds
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Multiple Disneyland guests were injured and one was taken to the hospital after a lamp post on Main Street U.S.A. fell over due to high winds, a Disneyland official confirmed to KTLA.Anaheim Fire and Rescue responded to the scene just before 8:30 a.m. and discovered that three people were injured due to the lamp post falling down. Personnel treated three patients at the scene. The person who was transported to the hospital sustained serious injuries, according to Anaheim Fire and Rescue. The incident occurred after strong winds moved into the Southland on Sunday. They are expected to stay until Tuesday.The lamp post was located in the flowerbed around the Disneyland flagpole and is used for stage lighting during parades and shows along Main Street U.S.A., the Orange County Register reported.Disney blog, WDW News Today, reported that the lamp post was removed just after 10 a.m., and Disneyland used vehicles to block off half of the Town Square area at the park.The park remains open a...Colleges ask Ontario for 5% tuition hike, funding boost
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Ontario’s colleges want the province to immediately end its five-year-long tuition freeze.Colleges Ontario says it would like the province to allow for a five per cent tuition increase for next September.It is also calling for a 10 per cent increase in operating grants and the lifting of a cap on “high-demand” programs to allow for more student enrolment.Last week, an independent panel found that colleges and universities across the province were struggling financially.It recommended the province lift the tuition freeze that it implemented in 2019 and increase per-student funding to post-secondary institutions.Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop says the government is reviewing the report and asking the institutions to be as efficient as possible.Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown mourns a global figure who made many contributions at home
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Linda Campbell decorated the Lions Club Christmas tree in her small hometown just as she would any other Thanksgiving week, but this was no ordinary Monday in late November.All around the town of Plains, neighbors mourned the death of their matriarch, former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, while worrying about their patriarch, former President Jimmy Carter.“We’ve prayed for them every day for a long time,” said Campbell, 75, as another lifelong Plains resident, Lee Johnson, lowered the U.S. and Georgia state flags that fly in front of the downtown commercial district.Rosalynn Carter died at home Sunday after her physical health declined rapidly as she lived with dementia in recent months. She was 96. The former president, who is 99, has been in home hospice care since February. It was not immediately clear Monday whether Jimmy Carter will be able to attend the public services for his wife next week in Sumter County and Atlanta.For months, townspeople anticipated ...3 girls charged for assaulting female police officer at Brampton high school
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Three teenage girls were arrested after they allegedly assaulted and injured a female police officer at a Brampton high school.Peel Regional Police were notified of an incident at Cardinal Leger Secondary School just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 9.The high school’s principal called 911 to report that a group of students had assaulted an officer. The investigation revealed that a youth investigative officer was called to the high school at the principal’s request over an unrelated matter.Authorities said an altercation broke out in the school’s cafeteria. After the officer identified herself as a member of Peel Regional Police and attempted to break up the fight, several students struck the officer multiple times. Three students were identified and taken into custody. No other injuries were reported.Two 15-year-old girls from Brampton were charged with the assault of a peace officer causing bodily harm. They will attend court at a later date.A 17-year-old gi...3 teen girls plead guilty, get 20 years in carjacking, dragging death of 73-year-old woman
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:37:14 GMT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three teenage girls involved in the dragging death of a woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking in New Orleans last year pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and were sentenced to 20 years in prison. New Orleans news outlets report that the three were convicted of attempted manslaughter in the death of Linda Frickey, 73. A fourth suspect, a male who is now 18, still faces a second-degree murder charge, which carries a life sentence.All four had been slated for trial Monday. Jury selection for the lone remaining suspect, who prosecutors said was behind the wheel when Frickey died, got underway after the three girls’ guilty pleas were entered. The four ranged in age from 15 to 17 when they were charged as adults in the March 2022 killing. Authorities said Frickey died of blunt force injuries after she became entangled in a seatbelt as carjackers sped away with her car on the afternoon of March 21. She was dragged while neighbors watched helplessly....Latest news
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