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Greece launches a rescue effort for scores of migrants on a stranded yacht

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A rescue operation is underway to assist more than 100 migrants believed to be on board a stranded yacht off the southern coast of Greece, authorities said Friday.Four civilian vessels were ordered to provide assistance while three coast guard boats were heading to the area, south of the Peloponnese region. A navy helicopter was helping coordinate the effort.The incident occurred near the site of a maritime tragedy in mid-June when hundreds of migrants died or went missing after a fishing trawler sank in international waters while traveling from Libya to Italy.Also Friday, a second search operation was underway off the island of Rhodes to look for potentially missing passengers after 22 migrants were rescued from a stranded sailboat.Turkey-based smugglers in recent years have favored the longer and more dangerous route to Italy in an attempt to bypass Greek coast guard patrols. ___Follow AP stories on global migration at https://apnews.com/hub/migrationThe Asso...

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without being screened to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland.The UNHCR office in Cyprus said deportations and transfers between states “without legal and procedural safeguards for persons who may be in need of international protection” are against international and European law.Such transfers could result in people sent back to a country where “they may face the risk of persecution, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and other irreparable harm,” the agency told the Associated Press.The 109 migrants had all reached Cyprus aboard three separate boats between Jul. 29-Aug. 2 before being returned by boat under Cyprus police escort. The Cyprus government said such returns are being lawfully carried out in line with a bilateral...

Videos show winds whip flames through Maui and the deadly aftermath

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON) - New videos show how devastating the Maui fires were due to the strength of the winds. The videos show the scary moments when residents realized they had to evacuate or possibly burn. Some were stuck on the roadway with no communication, grabbing pets and loved ones in the seconds they had to evacuate. Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took Maui by surprise, racing through parched brush covering the island and then flattening homes and anything else that lay in its path. Maui Fire Department Chief Brad Ventura said the fire moved so quickly from brush to neighborhood that it was impossible to get messages to the emergency management agencies responsible for emergency alerts.The wildfire is already the state’s deadliest natural disaster since a 1960 tsunami, which killed 61 people on the Big Island. During a Thursday p...

Austin Police investigating deadly crash at Riverside and Congress

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said one person died Friday morning in a crash at the intersection of East Riverside Drive and South Congress Avenue, just south of Downtown Austin. Police said the driver stayed on the scene of the crash, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. According to police, it appeared to be an auto-pedestrian crash. Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media an adult was pronounced dead on the scene, and no other patients were involved. Police told KXAN one lane of Riverside Drive was closed at Congress due to the crash. This is a breaking story. Please stay with KXAN News Today and KXAN.com for updates.

Austin, University of Texas study cool pavement technology on roadway

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin and the University of Texas are studying the environmental effects of cool pavement technology on a stretch of road in south Austin. Early results from the pilot program show temperatures are almost two degrees cooler than areas without the cool pavement treatment. The city is looking at ways to reduce the urban heat that impacts cities across the United States. Some cities, like Phoenix, use cool pavement technology to combat the amount of urban heat. Treating the roadsTo test the pilot program, the city treated a 0.8-mile stretch of road outside of a public works building in south Austin. The treatment is sprayed from a truck onto the surface of the road. The substance looks almost yellow when it is first applied, but the finishing product makes the roadway lighter in color. Angela Johnson, the division manager at the office of the city engineer, said regular asphalt will absorb up to 95% of sunlight that radiates the heat back into the surround...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Would You Tell Your Spouse if You Damaged Your Wedding DVD?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Matt, and he's wondering what to tell his husband about something he did. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I have a big problem. Hope you can help. Yesterday while cleaning out one of my closets a box with my wedding DVD fell to the ground and the DVD chipped. I’ve been married for 11 years and we haven’t watched the video in about 10 years. In fact, I doubt my husband even knows it was up there in that box. Which is why I’m wondering if you think it’s a bad idea to just stick it back in the cover, put it back in the box, and bury it in the back of the closet again? What are the odds he’s going to want to watch it again anytime soon, and by the time he does want to watch it, maybe a few years go by again? Or I can tell him I chipped it when it fell out of the closet and see what he says about that. Any advice from anyone out there would be appreciated. ...

VSP: Florida man nabbed in Rutland in stolen car investigation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A Florida man was arrested Thursday following a lengthy stolen car investigation, where police say he was driving a car that was reported stolen out of Miami in 2020 and was caught in Rutland earlier this year. Jorge Pena (Defuniak Springs, Florida, 41) faces several charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to Vermont State Police, on April 17, 2023, troopers pulled over a car, a 2015 Range Rover, on US Route 4 in Rutland for a motor vehicle violation. Police say the driver, later identified as Pena, did not have any documentation for the car. During the stop, police say they suspected the car may not have been legitimate.Law enforcement seized the car and was granted a warrant to find the true identity of the car. After executing the warrant, police found the car had an altered VIN. Dave Portnoy reviews Albany’s Sovrana’s Pizza and Deli With the help of the National Insurance Crime Bureau ...

Ask Amy: Family secrets revealed to the wrong person

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

Dear Amy: I recently found out details of my wife’s family secrets — that her grandfather committed horrible sexual abuse against his own children.He was never prosecuted (or even accused).This happened back in the ’30s and ’40s when no one spoke of such things. In fact, everyone acts like nothing ever happened.They only speak vaguely about him.I’m not sure how much my wife or her siblings actually know about this.I’ve tried to bring it up with her after my discovery (I found out through conversations with a distant cousin), but she shut me down and does not want to discuss anything.Her parents are both deceased, but according to the cousin, they were not willing to discuss anything with her, either.It’s very complicated, devastating and sad for me.My heart aches for her siblings and the way they grew up (the father was alcoholic, and the mother very manipulative and emotionally distant).I’m wondering if I should try to bring up the subject with them (I’m pretty close to all s...

Millions of kids — including 300,000 in Colorado — are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across U.S.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education WriterSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Negrón’s son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him an ugly name.Her son didn’t want to go to school anymore. And she didn’t feel he was safe there.He would end up missing more than five months of sixth grade.Across the country, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened during the pandemic. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school.All told, an estimated 6.5 million add...

Majestic grand estate in Crocker Highlands

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:38 GMT

On nearly a quarter of an acre, a sumptuous estate circa 1919 idyllically set on Clarendon Crescent elevates indoor-outdoor living.This glorious estate showcases Crocker Highlands’ serene park-style setting. Designed by noted architect John J. Donovan for his own family, it showcases extravagantly proportioned and woodwork-embellished interiors, including formal living, dining, family rooms, a sitting room-office, and an atrium.Five second-floor bedrooms served by three bathrooms encircle a gathering-place family room extending to an outdoor lounge.Beyond the main house, a garden-outlook cottage with full bathroom and kitchen can serve as a separate dwelling or retreat-like studio.Address: 1166 Clarendon Crescent, OaklandList price: $3,850,000Agent: Anthony Riggins, Sotheby’s International Realty