First day of winter starts tomorrow. Here's why it's the longest night of the year The winter sol s tice is nearly upon us, and that means we’ll see the shortest day, or longest night, of the year. The astronomical event will take place at the same time all around the world. For us in the United States, it’ll happen while the majority are asleep − around 4:21 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. 12/20/2024 - 10:04 am | View Link
Dow Rises 500 Points On Strong Inflation Data—Best Day In 6 Weeks As Stock Market Bounces Back Fresh off of its worst losing streak in 50 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stormed forward Friday following a better-than-expected inflation report. 12/20/2024 - 8:39 am | View Link
When does Trump take office? What to know about Donald Trump’s first day Trump will take the presidential oath of office during Inauguration Day ceremonies, which traditionally includes a procession to the capital by the outgoing and incoming administrations, the vice presidential swearing-in ceremony, inauguration address by ... 12/20/2024 - 12:13 am | View Link
Cause of death confirmed for ’90 Day Fiancé’ star David Murphey His family announced in an Instagram post Wednesday that Murphey died on Dec. 11 at his Las Vegas home following years of health issues. 12/19/2024 - 1:50 pm | View Link
From ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ to ‘The Day of the Jackal’: Why Hollywood Has an Appetite for Assassination Tales Day of the Jackal' and 'Manchurian Candidate' make one wonder, are there shadowy forces directing the hands of today’s political assassins? 12/19/2024 - 9:23 am | View Link
D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe After General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Commander, he and General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery modified the plan, expanding the size of the beachhead and the number of divisions in the initial assault. This, led Allied leaders to set June 5, 1944, as the invasion’s D-Day. But on the morning of June 4, meteorologists predicted ... 12/20/2024 - 7:09 am | View Website
The End of World War II 1945 On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, joyous crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets, clutching newspapers that declared Victory in Europe (V-E Day). Later that year, US President Harry S. Truman announced Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. 12/20/2024 - 12:28 am | View Website
D-Day and the Normandy Campaign D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a.m. American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah ... 12/19/2024 - 8:03 pm | View Website
Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941 The policy of the “three alls” was the order of the day: “kill all, burn all, loot all.” Cities who resisted, like Nanjing in 1937, suffered the consequences, with Japanese troops slaughtering hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. 12/19/2024 - 3:14 am | View Website
D-Day Fact Sheet D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties. Allied Forces Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day, made up of major forces 12/19/2024 - 3:07 am | View Website
Around the AFC
Allen on top: As great as Josh Allen has been over seven seasons in Buffalo, he’s almost always been in the shadow of at least one other quarterback in the league. In his one All-Pro season, it was Aaron Rodgers with the Packers. Since then, it’s been Patrick Mahomes with the Chiefs or Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.
Employees of Denver’s unionized Starbucks stores went on strike Saturday to protest what they say is the coffee company’s refusal to negotiate over pay and address unfair labor practice complaints.
The strike organized by Starbucks Workers United started at Starbucks’ Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles locations Friday and expanded to include stores in Denver, Columbus and Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Barista Shay Mannik joined his coworkers on the picket line outside of the chain’s University Hills store Saturday morning.
My husband and I work full-time for one of the wealthiest companies in the world. So why can’t we afford to start a family?
For four years, my husband, Andrew, and I have driven delivery vehicles for Amazon throughout Southern California. My job means a lot to me. Rain or shine, I make over 160 stops a day delivering packages in my community, and I’m proud knowing that what I do makes a difference in people’s lives.
SAN JOSE — It wasn’t a typical game day question, but Jared Bednar needed nanoseconds to offer his answer.
Does the coach of the Colorado Avalanche ever have time to sit back and appreciate the guys this organization selected near the top of the draft and what they’ve become?
“Every day,” he said.
The Avalanche boasts three of the very best players in the world — Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen — all of whom were selected in the top of an NHL draft by Colorado.
In his last months of college wrestling, Andrew Alirez is more focused on performing well than worrying about results.
If he wrestles to the best of his ability, without getting all hung up on the score or the match, he said, then he’ll do what he returned to Northern Colorado this year to do: win a second NCAA title.
“I just feel in my heart nobody has seen the best version of me out there,” he said.
OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died.
Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.
After a frenzy of social media speculation overnight, multiple sources confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday morning that Henderson had died on Friday.