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Need a last-minute gift? Candidates offer ornaments, gift wrap — and Trump mug shot merch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The field of 2024 presidential candidates may have some options for shoppers scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift.As the campaign for the White House kicks into full gear, the contenders are offering an onslaught of holiday-themed merchandise, many of which capture some of the surreal aspects of the 2024 race. Donald Trump, for instance, is embracing his status as the first former president to face criminal charges by emblazoning his mug shot on Christmas sweaters, gift wrap and stockings.Christmas gifts are seen on the stage during a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. The field of 2024 presidential candidates may have some options for shoppers scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift. As the campaign for the White House kicks into full gear, the contenders are offering an onslaught of holiday-themed merchandise, many of which capture some of the surreal aspects of the 2024 race. (AP Photo/Char...

Dreaming of a white Christmas? It's more likely to be brown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year's prospects aren't good.Although parts of the Rockies and Midwest already have snow or could get a fresh dusting by Monday, other parts of the country that are normally coated in white this time of year are still sporting their drab late-fall look.“Some people will get their dream, their wish, and get a white Christmas right at the last minute,” said Judah Cohen, the director of seasonal forecasting at Verisk Atmospheric and Environmental Research. “But most of the country will have a brown Christmas.”A trail sign for a snowshoeing route is seen on a snowless field at Pineland Farms, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in New Gloucester, Maine. Unseasonably warm weather, including rain storms in the northeast, is washing away snow at ski areas and reducing the chances that many people in the U.S. will experience a white Christmas this year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Among the areas more accustomed to snowy Decembers is the Northeast,...

LBJ Library to offer free cookies in celebration of Lady Bird Johnson's 111th birthday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A First Lady of the United States born, raised, and buried in Texas would have been 111 years old on Friday, and the library dedicated to her husband's presidency is honoring her with a sweet treat. The LBJ Presidential Library said it will give visitors with paid admission free cookies in celebration of Lady Bird Johnson’s birthday on Friday.The library at 2313 Red River St. is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The last visitor is admitted at 4 p.m., the library said. Projects featuring Lady Bird Johnson’s voice offer new looks at the late first lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor was born Dec. 22, 1912 in Karnack near Marshall in East Texas.According to a biography provided by the library, shortly after she received two degrees from The University of Texas, Lady Bird met Lyndon Baines Johnson, then a congressional aide.  The Johnsons married on November 17, 1934, at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, the library said. They had two daughters, Lynda Bird...

Police look for suspect in hookah lounge parking lot shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said Thursday detectives are looking for the shooter who wounded a person in the parking lot of a hookah lounge in North Austin last month. According to APD, officers were called to a shooting at the parking lot outside Ghost Hookah Lounge on Burnet Road around 4:20 a.m. on Nov. 26. That's in the Shops at Wells Branch at the southeast corner of MoPac Expressway and Wells Branch Parkway. Austin homicide map for 2023 Police said officers found one person with an apparent gunshot wound. EMS transported the person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. APD said witnesses at the scene said they did not see the shooting suspect. Austin Police ask anyone with information to call their Aggravated Assault unit at 512-974-5245. You can also submit anonymous tips to the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program online or by 512-472-8477. Police said they are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Ask Amy: Husband interferes with wife’s friendship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

Dear Amy: A while ago my wife got a cellphone call from “Martine,” a very high-strung woman whom she regarded as a friend.The reception was so poor that she asked Martine if they could talk when she got home. Instead of agreeing, Martine exploded in hysterical anger, screaming that the 40-year friendship was over.This extreme and illogical overreaction left my wife so depressed that I finally wrote to Martine on my own initiative, asking what kind of person she was who would treat a friend in such a shabby and insulting manner.I added that I was writing without my wife’s knowledge or permission (which she wouldn’t have given), but seeing the effect of her rage on my wife, I regarded it as my business, as well as hers.Martine flew into another tantrum, but instead of directing it at me she attacked my wife, who had nothing whatsoever to do with my writing the letter.Martine seemed to be determined to hurt her for no reason, or maybe she was deflecting.I say good riddance and my wife ...

A very Happy Christmas!

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

Just before the beginning of the festive sseason on Sunday (24 December), EU Reporter would take this opportunity to wish all our readers across the world the very happiest Christmas, and all our very best wishes for 2024. We will be back with you by Wednesday 3 January. Enjoy!

Guerrero: We without children should be unabashed about it over the holidays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

I love spending holidays with my family, particularly the matriarchs who’ve sacrificed so much for their children and grandchildren while keeping their fire. But lately, I dread the comments I know I’ll be getting from some of them.“When you’re my age, you’re going to end up alone over the holidays,” one of my tías declared as I ate dinner at my Mexican grandmother’s house with my many cousins for Thanksgiving. The room grew quiet as she addressed me, the 35-year-old woman without children. Suddenly, I was as self-conscious in my body as I’d been during puberty, except instead of maturing, I felt like I was decaying in people’s eyes. “I’m freezing my eggs in January,” I said meekly. Then, with a bit more oomph, I declared: “Either way, I don’t think I’ll ever end up alone.”Like most educated women in their 30s who don’t have kids but want them, I’ve delayed having children for...

Review: ‘Iron Claw’ is great, misses a chance to point fingers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated PressIt doesn’t take long to understand the level of commitment Zac Efron brings to “The Iron Claw” as Texas wrestling brother Kevin Von Erich. Just one look at the taut mass of muscle and sinew he’s become for the role will do the trick.It’s also clear from the get-go how invested writer-director Sean Durkin was in telling the true-life tale of the Von Erich family wrestling dynasty, which — shockingly, to those of us unfamiliar with the story — suffered a set of tragic losses almost too staggering to imagine. It’s hardly a spoiler alert to say that Kevin, by 35, was the only surviving brother of an original six. (He is now 66). Indeed, so devastating is the story that Durkin felt the need to excise brother Chris, one of three lost to suicide, from this retelling entirely.Durkin has said he was a committed wrestling fan from his childhood in England, where he scoured magazines to learn more about the exploits of the...

Horoscopes Dec. 22, 2023: Diane Sawyer, don’t waste time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jordin Sparks, 34; Brooke Nevin, 41; Ralph Fiennes, 61; Diane Sawyer, 78.Happy Birthday: Your verbal abilities are skyrocketing. It’s time to negotiate and put things in place that will improve your life. Consider what makes you happy, and implement changes to help you reach your goal. Don’t waste time procrastinating when there is work to do if you plan to get your life heading in a direction that surpasses your expectations. Your numbers are 5, 12, 22, 27, 33, 42, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Set a pace and keep going until you are satisfied with your achievements. Don’t expect to get much help or to please everyone. Make a point to take care of your needs and give yourself a pat on the back for what you accomplish. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take notes, make a list and get organized, and everything else will fall into place. You can improve a meaningful relationship by supporting that person and helping them get where they wa...

3 foreign nationals are among the wounded after a Prague university shooting in which 14 died

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:42 GMT

People lay candles light outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University for victims of mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. A lone gunman opened fire at a university on Thursday, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of people. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)(AP/Denes Erdos) People lay candles light outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University for victims of mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. A lone gunman opened fire at a university on Thursday, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of people. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)(AP/Denes Erdos) PRAGUE (AP) — Three foreign nationals were among the 25 people ...