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Consumer watchdog group shocked at number of airline complaints

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

Complaints against airlines skyrocketed in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic figures, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer watchdog organization.“We were just really shocked when we crunched all the numbers,” said Teresa Murray, a lead researcher with the group.According to the report, which analyzed complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, travelers made more than 33,000 complaints against all U.S. airlines between January and November last year.That is almost four times the number of complaints in 2019, which was the last normal year before the pandemic, when there were about 9,500 complaints.More Business and Finance NewsMore Lifestyle News“The number of travelers last year was below 2019 levels, yet the number of complaints nearly quadrupled,” Murray said. “That’s not even counting the December complaints that the Department of Transportation is trying to finish up countin...

Stars win, Robertson gets 1st 100-point season in Dallas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson had a power-play goal and three assists to become the first Dallas player with a 100-point season, and the Stars clinched a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Joe Pavelski added a power-play and an assist while backup Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots in his first game in more than six weeks after being sidelined by a lower body injury. Robertson reached 100 points — then 101 — in his first home game since setting Dallas’ single-season scoring record two games earlier. He has two goals and eight assists in that three-game stretch, starting Friday in Arizona when his goal and three assists pushed him past the previous Dallas single-season record of 93 points set by Hall of Famer Mike Modano in 1993-94, the franchise’s first season after moving from Minnesota.After two more assists Saturday at Colorado to get to 97 points, Robertson had two assists against the Preds before his goal 8 1/2 minutes into the third p...

Garbiñe Muguruza says she will skip French Open, Wimbledon

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

Garbiñe Muguruza is going to skip the French Open and Wimbledon — the sites of her two Grand Slam titles — during an extended break from tennis.The former No. 1-ranked woman hasn’t played a match on tour since Jan. 30 and is 0-4 so far this year. She wrote in an Instagram post Monday that she will miss the entire clay-court and grass-court portions of the season.“Spending time with my family and friends and it’s really been healthy and amazing so I am going to lengthen this period till summer,” Muguruza said.She added: “Thanks for all the lovely messages and will be updating you guys.”The 29-year-old Spaniard won the French Open in 2016 — beating Serena Williams in the final — and Wimbledon in 2017 — beating Venus Williams in the final.Muguruza also was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2015 and the Australian Open in 2020.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Former top aide to then-Md. Gov. Hogan killed during arrest in Tennessee

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday in Tennessee after he was wounded during a confrontation with law enforcement.Roy McGrath was the former chief of staff to then-Gov. Larry Hogan. He had been on the run since March after failing to appear at trial on charges that included fraud, theft and falsifying records.In an email to WTOP News, McGrath’s lawyer Joseph Murtha said that the FBI has confirmed his client’s death.William Brennan, an attorney for McGrath’s wife, Laura Bruner, also confirmed the death and said she was “absolutely distraught,” The Associated Press reported.More Local NewsMore Maryland NewsA spokesperson with the FBI said that the arrest happened in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 10700 block of Kingston Pike at Lovell Road.The FBI said that during McGrath’s arrest, he sustained an injury and was taken to the hospital.“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriou...

How much snow will Denver get on Tuesday?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Highs will be in the upper 60s on Monday before a 30-degree temperature drop arrives.The Pinpoint Weather team has issued a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for Tuesday. How much snow could Denver see in April? Timing for the snowstormMeteorologist Travis Michels said light snow showers will arrive around 8 a.m. Tuesday for the Denver metro area and last through noon. A second round of snow will arrive in the early evening.How much snow could fall?Around a half inch of snow will fall during the first round of snow. A second round arrives in the early evening with a few more tenths of an inch in the metro, Michels said.Snow forecast update at 10 a.m. on April 3, 2023There may be some slick spots as the morning commute comes to an end, and again during the evening commute. How much snow has Denver seen so far this year?So far this season, Denver has recorded 46.7 inches of snowfall. Last year, Denver received a total of 49.4 inches the entire season. 10 breathtakin...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for snow

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tuesday is now a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as Denver's weather turns cold and snowy with an incoming storm system. Weather tonight: Mountain snowColorado's mountains will see scattered snow showers develop Tuesday evening into early Wednesday. The Front Range will see cloud cover increase, with temperatures falling quickly into the 30s overnight. Weather tomorrow: Chilly, snow showersTemperatures will fall to the 30s by Tuesday morning and will slowly drop throughout the day. Most places on the Front Range will only be in the low 30s by Tuesday afternoon. The mountains will wake up to scattered snow showers with slick and snowy roads. Snow showers will first start on the northern Front Range and push south throughout the morning. Most of the roads should be dry or just wet for the morning commute on the Front Range, except for areas in northern Colorado, which will see snow earlier. Snow showers will move through the Denver metro area on and off from mid-mornin...

Rockies pitcher's mental health treatment highlights issue for young athletes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard was recently placed on the injured list to care for his mental health.This has sparked a conversation about the mental health of professional athletes and youth athletes as well."Athletes are humans that have the same frailties, issues around self-esteem and all the other things, family, all the other things that we have," Dr. Shawn Worthy said. 2 gun bills await the governor’s signature Worthy is a clinical psychologist at Metropolitan State University of Denver."If everything we did, our boss put on Twitter for the whole world to see and comment on," Worthy said, "whether it'd be good, bad or indifferent" — that stress is unique to the athlete, be they a major leaguer or involved in youth sports.Worthy lists the stressors that can affect your young athletes' feelings and behavior."They are sensitive to their parents' expectations and hopes for them," Worth said. "They're sensitive to their peer group, they're sensitive to thei...

Is your home prepared for fire danger?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Pinpoint Weather team is tracking a cold front coming in Tuesday that led to windy conditions Monday across the Front Range.“Just four days ago, high winds brought us a wildland fire of some size,” said Lt. Scott Martin, with West Metro Fire Rescue. How much snow is coming tomorrow? Martin said that during red flag warnings like the metro area had on Monday, fire crews are extra prepared. Residents are asked to do the same. “When we have these high fire danger days, we up-staff or add brush trucks to our street rotations," Martin said. 'Explosive fires' can come in spring, late fallHe said it doesn't matter that cold weather is coming in. If there isn't moisture on the ground, there is still a risk. “The temperature plays a part in the whole diagram of a fire being able to burn, but it’s the smallest parts wind, fuel, topography, and those are the key components,” Martin said.The dry vegetation Colorado sees during colder months can be fuel for a fire.“The shou...

Voter turnout low for Denver's 2023 municipal election

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Time is running out for Denver voters to cast their ballots in the 2023 municipal election.  The latest data from the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office shows about 20% of registered voters in Denver have turned in their ballots, still lagging behind compared to years past.Lucille Wenegieme, with the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office, said overall turnout is often driven by the topics and candidates on the ballot.   “Right now, we are seeing the turnout is lagging behind past municipal elections,” Wenegieme said. “We’re hoping we see a last-minute dump here.”  Denver-area homes still selling faster than nearly any other US metro area This year there are 17 candidates on the ballot vying for city mayor, although one candidate, Kwame Spearman, has dropped out. “One of the reasons that we think voters may have a little bit of apprehension here is due to decision fatigue,” Wenegieme said. “There’s lots of candidates in quite a few of the races.” Each election, voters ...

Derek Luke’s got game as father in Disney’s ‘The Crossover’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:39 GMT

Disney’s “The Crossover” series is adapted from Kwame Alexander’s novel-in-verse about teenage brothers, basketball phenoms, told years later as a coming of age story.Top-billed Derek Luke (“The Purge,” “13 Reasons Why”) has a key role as the boys’ dad Chuck Bell, a former pro player.  Did this prompt a flood of memories of his own high school basketball days?“You know I’ve never been posed a question like that — I like that question because my mom did not allow me to play organized sports,” Luke, 48, revealed. “She was a single mom with three boys and my brother was playing football one day and one of my relatives who was older hit him and both of his hips were broken. So my mom had to take off of work for some time. Being a single mom that was a bump.  So recreation, yes. But organized sports?  Definitely not.”Luke, born and raised in Jersey City, knew from adolescence he would be an actor. “I was in the front room watching television and I came out and said, ‘Mo...