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Carnival begins in New Orleans with Phunny Phorty Phellows, king cakes, Joan of Arc parade

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The countdown to Mardi Gras begins Saturday in New Orleans as Carnival season kicks off with dozens of costumed revelers and a brass band set to crowd onto a streetcar for a nighttime ride down historic St. Charles Avenue. Meanwhile, a walking club in the French Quarter will march in its annual procession honoring Joan of Arc. WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUTWhile it’s a secular celebration, Carnival in New Orleans — and around the world — is strongly linked to Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. The season begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas, and continues until Mardi Gras, known as Fat Tuesday, which is the final day of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.New Orleans has the largest and best-known Carnival celebrations in the U.S., with street parties, fancy balls and parades from simple neighborhood-based walking clubs to elaborate high-tech extravaganzas with massive floats laden with flashing...

Ontario-bound flight makes emergency landing after hole blows open in cabin

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

A terrifying scene unfolded on an Alaska Airlines flight headed from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California on Friday night when a gaping hole suddenly opened up in the fuselage, according to passengersFlight 1282 had departed PDX around 5 p.m. and was in the air for about 20 minutes when passengers reported hearing a “loud boom.”“The oxygen masks dropped down, and I look to my left to hear and see wind blasting, with a piece of the wall gone,” Elizabeth Le told KTLA. “There was no one in the window seat but a mom and her teenage son sitting [on] the aisle.”A photo showing the hole in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5, 2024. (IG @strawberrvy)Le said the mother apparently saved her son from getting pulled out of the plane.“I looked up and saw that the son’s shirt was completely off and his skin was very red, most likely due to the cold air. I heard after from the son’s friend that the mom had to drag him back into the plane after the piece flew off.”The pilo...

Warriors squeak out win against lowly Detroit Pistons at end of back-to-back

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry’s trio of 3-pointers and a pair of Klay Thompson stops on defense preserved the Warriors’ 113-102 win over the lowly Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Golden State played sluggish 24 hours after a devastating loss to the Denver Nuggets on the end of a back-to-back.The Pistons came to Chase Center with three wins and kept the Warriors close throughout. Curry finished with a game-high 26 points and finally created the separation needed late in the fourth with three 3s. Thompson had 19 points and a key deflection and block on Bojan Bogdanovic’s in successive Pistons possessions to help turn a Warriors’ one-point lead into a seven-point lead.Dario Saric had 17 points going 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3. Jonathan Kuminga was a team-best plus-16 with 11 points and six rebounds, though he committed four turnovers.Chris Paul appeared to injure his hand going for a loose ball and exited the game late in the third quarter a...

Ammonia leak at Fremont ice business spurs shelter-in-place order

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

FREMONT – A shelter-in-place order was issued Friday in Fremont following an ammonia leak at an ice business, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Hazardous materials leak in Fremont prompts shelter-in-place Crashes and Disasters | Driver hospitalized after vehicle is hit by Caltrain in Burlingame Crashes and Disasters | Disaster avoided at Rose Parade after driver smashes through barrier Crashes and Disasters | One person died from fireworks on San Francisco’s Treasure Island shortly after the New Year Crashes and Disasters | BART train derails near Orinda, injuring nine, forcing station closures and delays The leak was first reported around 10:30 a.m. at Arctic Glacier Premium Ice, located at 43960 Fremont Blvd., according to the Fremont Fire Department. Crews arrived to find a large cloud above the business and employees in the midst of an evacuation.Shortly before noon, auth...

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at PDX after window blew out

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- An Alaska Airlines plane headed for Ontario, Calif. had to make an emergency landing after a portion of the aircraft blew out mid-air Friday night. According to Flight Aware flight trackers, the plane originally departed from the Portland International Airport around 5 p.m. and "quickly turned around" after reaching an altitude of 16,000 feet. ‘URM0MM’: Every personalized license plate rejected by the Oregon DMV in 2023 The plane quickly diverted and landed safely at PDX shortly before 5:30 p.m.Social media video appeared to show that one of the passenger window panels had been blown out.Courtesy: KTLAThe flight included 171 passengers and six crew members, Alaska Airline officials confirmed to KOIN 6.CBS News reported that immediately after the incident, the pilot radioed to the air traffic controller, declaring that the flight had depressurized."We're declaring an emergency," the pilot said. "We do need to come down to 10,000." ‘I thought he was dead’:...

Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz lead Poland into the United Cup mixed teams tennis final

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won her singles match Saturday after Hubert Hurkacz gave her team the early lead over France to advance Poland to the United Cup mixed teams final.Swiatek won 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 while ATP No. 9-ranked Hurkacz’s 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Adrian Mannarino gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead. For good measure, Poland later won the mixed doubles for a final 3-0 score line.Australia plays Germany in the other semifinal later Saturday, with the winner to face Poland in Sunday’s final, also at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena.Hurkacz won 31 of 36 points on his first serve and had 15 aces.“He’s really difficult to play against; I was just fighting for every point and I was able stay positive and was really resilient today,” Hurkacz said.Top-seeded Poland lost just one match in the group stage of the tournament in Perth before beating China 3-0 to reach the final four for the second straight year.In the Australia-Germany semifinal, Ajla Tomljanovic is scheduled to lead t...

Vuelo de Alaska Airlines hace un aterrizaje de emergencia luego de que una ventanilla aparentemente reventara en el aire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

(CNN) — Un vuelo de Alaska Airlines realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia después de que una ventana se desprendiera en pleno vuelo el viernes por la noche, dijo a CNN un pasajero.Alaska Airlines confirmó que hubo un incidente en el vuelo 1282 que se dirigía de Portland, Oregon, a Ontario, California. “La aeronave aterrizó a salvo de regreso en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Portland con 174 pasajeros y seis miembros de la tripulación”, dijo la aerolínea. “Estamos investigando lo sucedido y compartiremos más información a medida que esté disponible”.Según FlightAware, el vuelo solo estuvo en el aire unos 20 minutos. El vuelo partió del aeropuerto internacional de Portland hacia las 05:07 p.m. hora local y aterrizó a las 05:27 p.m.Kyle Rinker era uno de los pasajeros del vuelo y confirmó a CNN que la ventanilla se desprendió poco después del despegue.“Fue muy brusco, acababa de alcanzar altura y la ventanilla/pared simplemente salió disparada y no me...

AP PHOTOS: In idyllic Kashmir’s ‘Great Winter,’ cold adds charm but life is challenging for locals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The skies are overcast. On the plains, temperatures have dropped below freezing. High on the mountains, peaks are draped in thick snow.This is the time of “Chillai Kalan,” also called “The Great Winter,” a Kashmiri phrase that defines the harshest 40 days of cold in disputed Kashmir that commence in late December and extend into January and early February.Renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, Kashmir in winter transforms into a wonderland. Tourists fill its hotels to ski, sledge, and trek the Himalayan landscape.But winter also brings the region’s most challenging weather conditions, affecting daily routines in agriculture, transportation and other livelihoods.For locals, the major source of heat is the kanger, a pot filled with hot coal embers tucked inside their pheran, a traditional knee-length cloak. Almost ensnared by its warmth, people only step outside for work and other essentials.The subzero temperatures in Kashmir, a disputed region between...

Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mario Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, has died. He was 92.The first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, Zagallo is for many Brazilian soccer fans synonymous with patriotism, grit and glory.Brazilian soccer confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement in the early hours of Saturday confirming Zagallo’s death that Zagallo “is one of the biggest legends” of the sport.No cause of death was released by the federation or his family.“We offer solidarity to his family members and fans in this moment of grief for the departure of this great hero of our soccer,” Rodrigues said. Several Brazilian clubs where Zagallo played and coached also expressed their sorrow for his death.Zagallo’s social media channels called him “a dedicated father, a loving grandfather, a caring father-in-law, a loyal friend, a victorious professional and a great human being.” “A...

JuJu Watkins scores 28, No. 9 USC rallies in fourth quarter to deal Oregon State first loss, 56-54

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:34:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 28 points, Kayla Padilla connected for two crucial 3-pointers during the fourth quarter and No. 9 Southern California rallied for a 56-54 win over Oregon State to deal the Beavers their first loss on Friday night.Watkins is second in the nation in scoring, averaging 26.8 points per game. She scored the Trojans’ first nine points and then had a run of nine unanswered points in the second half to get USC back in the game.Padilla had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Trojans (11-1, 1-1 Pac-12) won despite shooting 22 of 68 from the floor.Talia von Oelhoffen led Oregon State (12-1, 1-1) with 18 points and Donovyn Hunter added 13.A pair of free throws by von Oelhoffen put Oregon State up 42-36 with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter before Watkins took control with nine straight points to give the Trojans a 45-42 advantage early in the fourth quarter.Watkins’ run included two baskets that were the result of USC’s defens...