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Couple married for 66 years renews vows while hospitalized: ‘It’s love at its purest’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

OXNARD, California (KABC) — A Southern California couple married for 66 years recently renewed their vows in an unexpected place and they wouldn’t have had it any other way.Jesse Cirino and his wife Marylou met at the University of Arizona and the rest is history.The couple, who are now in their 90s, raised four daughters, making Jesse a proud girl dad. Their love has always remained rock solid, even through the toughest of times.“She’s kind, caring, understanding,” said Jesse about his wife. “We’ve had our ups and downs, but that’s what makes a marriage last a long time.”Recently, Jesse had to be hospitalized at St. John’s Medical Center in Oxnard for several weeks with a cardiac issue. Marylou was admitted not long after due to severe abdominal pain and other health issues.It didn’t take long for hospital staff to realize the two were inseparable.In fact, the day after Marylou was admitted, the staff began wheeling ...

Boston police identify suspect sought in connection with hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy in Hyde Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

The Boston Police Department has identified a man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a child in Hyde Park.Authorities say Olguens Joseph is wanted on multiple charges, including Motor Vehicle Homicide by Negligent Operation, after 4-year-old Ivan Pierre was hit and killed by a vehicle on Wood Avenue on Tuesday, July 18.A family member of the victim told 7NEWS the crash happened as the family gathered to see the boy’s mother’s new car that night around 9:30 p.m. Pierre’s uncle, Heroldy Limage, said the boy’s mother had just got home and family members had been gathering and waiting to see the vehicle when it happened.“I think that’s when my nephew snuck out and nobody really saw when he did,” Limage told reporters. “Next thing, there was an impact that everyone heard outside. They rushed outside, and there he was lying in the street, barely moving.”Police determined the driver of the vehicle that struck Pierre did not stop and fled the area. Authori...

Hunter Biden’s former business partner testifying behind closed doors for GOP-led committee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

(CNN) — Hunter Biden’s former business partner Devon Archer is meeting behind closed doors Monday with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, the latest development in the Republican-led investigations into the president’s son.Archer’s testimony comes as House Republicans appear to be shifting their focus away from trying to impeach members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and prioritizing efforts to impeach the president himself by linking him to controversial business dealings by his son, Hunter.And they are doing so with the apparent support of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, CNN recently reported. As a result, House investigations related to Hunter Biden are now expected to take center stage as Republicans continue to try to link the president to his son’s controversial business dealings.Speaking to CNN in recent weeks, McCarthy signaled that Republicans have yet to verify the most salacious allegations against Biden, namely that as vice president he engaged in a ...

DeSantis takes aim at China in policy speech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.H.  — In a new policy plan unveiled Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis took aim at China with a “Declaration of Economic Independence” that also targets taxes, regulations and “elites” he blames for the nation’s decline.Speaking in a New Hampshire warehouse, the Florida governor promised to diversify and expand the economy by fighting for the middle class.“Revitalizing economic freedom and opportunity will require building an economy where the concerns of average citizens are elevated over those deemed too big to fail,” he said at Prep Partners Group, which coordinates warehousing, distribution and other logistics for other companies.“We are a nation with an economy, not the other way around,” DeSantis said. “We are citizens of a republic. We are not cogs in a global economic empire.”DeSantis said his top priority would be wresting economic control from China by ending the nation’s...

Barbie’s latest look is diverse. But is it toying with fans?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

It’s Barbie’s world – and after the first week of the new Barbie movie – it’s clear we’re all just living in it.In its opening weekend, director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” smashed box office records with a $155 million debut.The star-studded cast features leads Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling — along with an ensemble cast including America Ferrera, Issa Rae and Will Ferrell — whose performances are being praised by critics for transforming a film about a beloved children’s doll franchise into a thought-provoking experience about gender norms, double standards and identity.The diverse film pays homage to Mattel’s efforts to ensure there’s a Barbie and Ken doll that represents different body types, nationalities, looks, and especially careers throughout history, both fans and critics of the franchise say.Cindy Guzman of Irvine, Calif., left, and daughter Livy arrive at the premiere of “Barbie” on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pi...

Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials.The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson’s view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement.The president, they said, believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause, particularly as the U.S. races to compete with China in space. And they said...

Crews are battling ‘fire whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve this weekend as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds.The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday with no containment. The blaze erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve, crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.A fire whirl — sometimes called a fire tornado — is a “spinning column of fire” that forms when intense heat and turbulent winds combine, according to the National Park Service.The vortexes — which can be anywhere from a few feet tall to several hundred feet high, with varying rotational speeds — were spotted Sunday on the north end of the York Fire.“While these can be fascinating to observe they are a very dan...

IS claims responsibility for the bombing that killed 54 at a pro-Taliban election rally in Pakistan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

By ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press)KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An Afghan branch of Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party’s election rally, in one of the region’s worst attacks in recent years.Islamic State in Khorasan Province made the claim in a statement posted on its Amaq website. It said the attacker detonated an explosive vest, and that the bombing in the northwestern town of Bajur was part of the group’s continuing war against forms of democracy it deems to be against Islam. Hours earlier, hundreds of mourners in Bajur carried caskets draped in colorful cloths to burial sites following the previous day’s attack at the election rally for the Jamiat Ulema Islam party. Officials said Sunday’s bombing killed 54 people, including at least five children, and wounded nearly 200.The attack appeared to reflect divisions between Islamist groups, ...

Quick Fix: Celebrate mango season with this Asian-style salad recipe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

Linda Gassenheimer | Tribune News Service (TNS)We’re in the middle of mango season. These sweet, juicy fruits are a real treat. I added them to an Asian-style salad for a refreshing summer dinner. It’s a quick vegetarian meal. Crunchy noodles and peanuts add texture and flavor.Here are some tips on how to handle a mango. Mangoes continue to ripen after they are picked. Keep them at room temperature until they yield to gentle pressure. To speed up the ripening, place mangoes in a covered bowl or paper bag.Helpful Hints:— You can use any type of crunchy noodles. Or try fried noodles from a can.— You can use any type of lettuce.— Use both the white and green parts of the scallions for full flavor.Countdown:— Prepare all the ingredients.— Assemble the salad.Shopping List:To buy: 1 bottle sesame oil, 1 bottle rice vinegar, 1 bottle low-sodium soy sauce, 1 small bottle honey, 1 head romaine lettuce, 1 package arugula, 1 bunch cilantro, 1 mango, 1 bottle dry-roasted, no-salt-added peanuts,...

The mystery of a ‘ghost’ author, a prophetic novel and some social media sleuths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:39 GMT

By Liz Ohanesian, special to Southern California News GroupMargaret O’Donnell couldn’t be found.The author of “The Beehive,” a 1980 novel of speculative fiction dealing with the kind of feminist issues that would later feature in Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” O’Donnell had disappeared from view. And after the folks at Richmond, Virginia-based Valancourt Books spent three months trying to locate the author or her estate in order to reprint the book, whose themes they thought resonated even more in a post-Roe world, they were ready to abandon the search.Hers is a very common name in Ireland. They’d tried public documents in Ireland and the U.K. and probate searches and newspaper archives. They searched using information gleaned from the book’s dust jacket, including her alma mater and the fact that she was involved in Ireland’s movement to legalize contraception.It didn’t help that there was another woman named Margaret O’Donnell, an editor of poetry anthologies, who turned...