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
Broncos coach Sean Payton couldn’t hold back his frustration. Last week, the Chargers ran the same play again and again, and his team couldn’t do anything to stop it.
It started with wide receiver Josh Palmer running a crossing route, slipping behind linebackers Justin Strnad and Cody Barton before catching a pass from quarterback Justin Herbert, resulting in a 24-yard gain in the first quarter of Week 16’s divisional matchup.
AURORA — The Aurora Police Department has cleared the King Soopers off S. Peoria Street after a bomb threat was made Monday afternoon.
During a press conference, Lieutenant Carrigan Bennett said a store employee called 911 around 3:15 p.m. after the customer service desk received a bomb threat. The threat was not specific, but the caller mentioned there were “approximately five bombs potentially placed outside the store,” according to Bennett.
Authorities evacuated the grocery store and its parking lot out of an abundance of caution.
By RONALD BLUM
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its umpires reached a tentative agreement on a five-year collective bargaining agreement, extending labor peace to a quarter-century in what used to be a contentious relationship.
The deal, announced Monday by the Major League Umpires Association, marked the fifth straight five-year contract without a labor dispute.
Drelon Miller is finishing his freshman year of college in the same stadium where he wrapped up his senior year of high school.
On Saturday, the 20th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes will face No. 17 BYU in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio (5:30 p.m. MT, ABC).
For Miller and a lot of his teammates, it will be somewhat of a homecoming, as 16 Buffs either grew up in Texas or went to high school in the Lone Star State.
Colorado state officials and the Union Pacific Railroad reached a tentative agreement on the future of the 100-year-old Moffat Tunnel — and, in the process, set the stage to expand passenger rail service in the mountains between Denver and Craig, officials announced Monday.
Barring any major hiccups between now and the formal signing in May, the state will extend the 99-year lease allowing Union Pacific to use the tunnel for another 25 years.
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever.
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The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.
“He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Urena said.
Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 until January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, and campaigned ahead of November’s election for the unsuccessful White House bid of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the years since Clinton left the White House, he’s faced some health scares.
In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath.