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LPGA starts majors in Houston, PGA has teams in New Orleans

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

LPGA TOURTHE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIPSite: The Woodlands, Texas.Course: The Club at Carlton Woods (Jack Nicklaus Signature). Yardage: 6,824. Par: 72.Prize money: $5.1 million. Winner’s share: $765,000.Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (Peacock), 3-4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-6 p.m. (NBC).Defending champion: Jennifer Kupcho.Race to CME Globe leader: Georgia Hall.Last week: Gina Kim won the Lotte Championship.Notes: This is the first of five major championships on the LPGA schedule. … The major had been played at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California, since 1983. Chevron took over as title sponsor and moved it this year to near its headquarters in Houston. … The new April date allows it to get away from college basketball’s Final Four the week before the Masters, and it allows for network television coverage on the weekend. … Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho had two more LPGA wins af...

Comienza este martes una amenaza de tormentas severas de varios días en EE.UU.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

(CNN) — Una amenaza de tormentas severas de varios días en Estados Unidos comienza este martes y se intensificará a lo largo de la semana.Este martes, es posible un riesgo marginal de tormentas fuertes, nivel 1 de 5, en partes de Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Dakota del Sur y Wyoming. Más de 4 millones de personas podrían sufrir tormentas severas en toda la región.Las principales amenazas son ráfagas de viento dañinas y granizo de gran tamaño.Pronóstico de huracanes para 2023: meteorólogos predicen 13 tormentas con nombre en el AtlánticoLa amenaza de tormentas fuertes se desplazará hacia el este este miércoles y aumentará a riesgo leve, nivel 2 de 5, para algunas zonas de Kansas, Oklahoma, sureste de Nebraska, noroeste de Missouri y sur de Iowa. Las ciudades en riesgo leve incluyen Omaha y Lincoln, Nebraska; Wichita, Kansas; y Des Moines, Iowa.Las principales amenazas son granizo grande a muy grande, ráfagas de viento dañinas y un tornado aislado.El riesgo marginal ...

2 Tenn. men caught trying to brings handguns onto flights at Reagan, Dulles airports

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

Two Tennessee men at two different D.C.-area airports were stopped from bringing handguns onto their flights over the weekend, the Transportation Security Administration said.On Saturday, officers stopped a Tennessee man from bringing his .40 caliber gun onto a flight from Reagan National Airport. The gun wasn’t loaded, but TSA officers also found two loaded gun magazines with 19 bullets.The handgun was detected at the security checkpoint when the X-ray unit alerted to the man’s carry-on bag. The bag was searched, and the weapon was confiscated by a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police officer.TSA officers stopped a man with this handgun and ammunition inside his carry-on bag at the Reagan National Airport security checkpoint on April 15. (Courtesy Transportation Security Administration)The man was cited on a weapons charge. It was the 11th firearm caught at Reagan National checkpoints this year, according to TSA data.Then, on Sunday, another man from Tennes...

One of two Iowa teens charged in 2021 beating death of high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of two Iowa teens charged in 2021 beating death of high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.Source

Rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid takes turn for worse

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over.What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official.Neither club is holding back, and there is no hiding the relationship has been strained.“It’s damaged,” Barcelona president Joan Laporta said. “We have had an harmonious institutional relationship with all clubs, including Madrid. The ‘clasico’ is the greatest spectacle in the world and there is always an intense rivalry. But to me, the institutional relationship has been harmed because of them.”The clubs have been trading direct attacks ever since it became public that Barcelona had paid more than 7 million euros ($7.6 million) over several years for refereeing reports produced by the company of a former vice president of the country’s refereeing committee.Barcelona was formally accused by prosecutors of a...

Cómo presentar tu declaración de impuestos en EE.UU. en 2023: link, formularios, documentos y más

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

(CNN Español) –  Si pagas a alguien para que prepare tu declaración de impuestos, ahórrate el gasto y hazlo tú mismo con las herramientas gratuitas del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés). Además si lo haces en línea, evitarás demoras en los reembolsos.El IRS comenzó a recibir declaraciones de impuestos desde el 23 de enero y los contribuyentes tienen hasta el próximo 18 de abril de 2023 para presentarlas.Tabla de impuestos del IRS 2023: ¿cómo calcular cuánto tengo que pagar según ingresos y estado civil?Antes que nada, para presentar tu declaración de impuestos es necesario que conozcas cuánto dinero ganaste durante el año del cual vas a declarar. Cuando sepas esta cantidad, deberás decidir si realizarás la deducción estándar o si prefieres hacer una declaración detallada, según el IRS.Una vez tienes resueltas estas cuestiones te decimos paso a paso cómo declarar tus impuestos y así evitar errores en el proceso.1. Reunir los documentos necesariosSegún sea...

8 iconic restaurants only found in Colorado

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Whether you want to grab a burger or a giant bowl of pasta or even a mouth-watering cinnamon roll, the Centennial State has food options for every palate.Colorado also has several iconic restaurants that have stood the test of time and can't be found anywhere else in the world. Where is the best green chili in Denver metro area? Here's a look at eight of the iconic restaurants only found in our state:Buckhorn ExchangeThe Buckhorn Exchange is located at 1000 Osage St. in Denver. It opened in 1893 and features a unique menu, with offerings like rattlesnake, fried alligator tail and Rocky Mountain oysters. 10 top-rated pizza places in the Denver metro area Here's a look at some of the history of the Buckhorn Exchange, according to its website:Denver's most historic eating and drinking establishment was founded in 1893 by Henry H. 'Shorty Scout' Zietz, one of the most colorful figures of the Old West.In 1875, at age 10, wide-eyed Zietz met Col. William F. "Buffalo B...

Southwest Airlines resumes operations after 'data connection issues' snarl flights nationwide

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Southwest Airlines has blamed "data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure" for interrupting the carrier's nationwide operations on Tuesday morning.Operations have since resumed, the airline said."Early this morning, a vendor-supplied firewall went down and connection to some operational data was unexpectedly lost. Southwest Teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions," a representative for Southwest wrote, in part, in a statement shared with Nexstar."We ask that travelers use Southwest.com to check flight status or visit a Southwest Airlines Customer Service Agent at the airport for assistance with travel needs."Southwest's statements came hours after customers complained of delays, claiming to have been told of a "nationwide grounding" of Southwest's aircraft.A representative for Southwest Airlines responded to the initial complaints, blaming “intermittent technology issues” for interrupting flights.“As a result of the intermittent technology issue...

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion.U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, who are responsible for security at the White House, walked across the North Lawn to retrieve the tot and reunite him with his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue. Access to the complex was briefly restricted while officers conducted the reunification. Officers briefly questioned the parents before allowing them to continue on their way.It may be the first successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height to roughly 13 feet (3.96 meters) in recent years after a series of security breaches. While taller, the new fence has an additional inch of space between pickets, for a total of 5½ inches (12.7 centimeters) between posts.Older children have sometimes become stuck in the iconic barrier, which has also been the scene of...

ADHD medication abuse in schools is a ‘wake-up call’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:51:41 GMT

(CNN) — At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found.“This is the first national study to look at the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants by students in middle and high school, and we found a tremendous, wide range of misuse,” said lead author Sean Esteban McCabe, director of the Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.“In some schools, there was little to no misuse of stimulants, while in other schools more than 25% of students had used stimulants in nonmedical ways,” said McCabe, who is also a professor of nursing at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. “This study is a major wake-up call.”Nonmedical uses of stimulants can include taking more than a normal dose to get high, or taking the medication with alc...