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Miss Manners: Apparently I’m ‘unfriendly’ to street harassers and men who tell me to smile

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: From an etiquette perspective, am I required to engage with men I don’t know who attempt to talk to me?My husband and I moved to a busy touristy area, and we can’t walk down the sidewalk without men trying to shove menus into our hands and wave us into their restaurants. Or vendors will call out, “Hello, my friends!” to get us into their shops. Other times, it’s not obvious why they are attempting to talk to us, but I assume they want something.My instincts are to completely ignore them and not even make eye contact. That goes for a street vendor, a catcalling construction worker, a commuter attempting to chat me up on the train, or a guy on the street saying, “You have such a pretty face, why aren’t you smiling?”I don’t know them, don’t want to know them, and don’t wish to buy anything from/date/make friends with them.In my experience, once you react to them in any way, they will take that as an &#...

Search for 3 underway after aircraft goes down near Southern California isalnd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A search effort was underway to find three men on Wednesday, May 10, after an aircraft went down in the sea near San Clemente Island, authorities said.The Phoenix Learjet crashed about a mile southwest of the island just before 8 a.m., with those aboard broadcasting an aircraft emergency to Navy personnel on the island, according to Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Levi Read.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Teen missing in New Zealand cave after downpour during school trip Crashes and Disasters | Driver in deadly Texas bus stop crash charged with manslaughter Crashes and Disasters | Father doing yardwork killed by his own truck after child set it rolling, police say Crashes and Disasters | Metal ductwork collapses, injures 6 at Colorado resort pool Crashes and Disasters | Blaze at Houston petrochemical plant leaves 5 injured A U.S. Navy Phoenix Learjet was in the area when the downed aircraft was f...

Former California high school cheerleading coach charged with molesting 6 girls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A former high school cheerleading coach in Mission Viejo has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies on suspicion of molesting six girls between 11 and 16 years old from 2002 to 2006, authorities said Wednesday.The 44-year-old man, Erick Kristianson, now a resident of Antioch, Tenn., was arrested last week in Fargo, N.D., on a felony warrant tied to the Orange County case. He faces 16 felony counts, including seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said in a statement.“This was not a predator hiding in the shadows waiting to grab innocent girls. He was hiding in plain sight as he assaulted girl after girl, thinking he would never be caught because they trusted him as a coach,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in the statement.From 2002 to 2008, Kristianson worked as a competitive cheerleading coach at Magic All-Stars and assistant cheer coach at Trabuco Hills High School in 2005, whe...

Trial begins for California man accused of killing woman, 5 dogs during police chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A 47-year-old man, fleeing from Long Beach police in a reported stolen van, was traveling nearly 70 mph when he slammed into an SUV in the Bluff Heights neighborhood of Long Beach four years ago, killing a woman and five of six dogs she was shuttling, a prosecutor told a jury during opening statements in his trial on Wednesday, May 10.Javier Olivarez Jr. of Los Angeles is charged with murder, fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle causing death, driving or taking a vehicle without consent and six counts of animal cruelty in connection with the May 7, 2019, crash at Third Street and Temple Avenue.Olivarez was initially charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, but a couple of weeks after the collision prosecutors upped the charge to murder, Deputy District Attorney Karen Brako said.Jessica Bingaman, 41, was killed in a crash in Long Beach that also killed five dogs. (Courtesy of Bingaman Family)Andrew and Lisa Greene leave a leash for the loss of their dog ...

Dear Abby: I was OK with him having sex with his wife, but this is a dealbreaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I dated a separated married man for six months. He said he wanted a committed relationship with me, but after two months, he decided he still wanted to have sex with his wife occasionally.I assumed he’d be with her, like, maybe once a month or once every three months. He told me I would be his primary girl. Well, I found out that she, not I, was primary.I have cut it off with him and am now moving on, but he still wants to be friends.At first, I did too. But now, when I look back at the betrayal, I no longer want to be his friend.Am I wrong? Should I continue the friendship? SECOND PLACE IN MARYLANDDEAR SECOND PLACE: No, and no!Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My brother’s last wish made me the target of nasty comments Advice | Dear Abby: A pack of widows jumps on a scolding sister-in-law Advice | Dear Abby: I have to take nerve medicine to deal with my in-laws Advice | Dear Abby: My husband lies ab...

12-year-old Calfornia boy shot to death while walking on sidewalk, another juvenile wounded

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

A shooting Tuesday night in Long Beach left a 12-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old girl wounded, police said.A third victim, a 13-year-old girl, wasn’t injured.Police identified the boy as Eric Gregory Brown III of Long Beach.Angie Gregory is consoled by family members during a candlelight vigil in Long Beach on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023, for her 12-year-old son, Eric, who was killed in a Tuesday night shooting. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)Family, friends and neighbors attend a candlelight vigil in Long Beach on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023, for 12-year-old Eric Gregory Brown III , who was killed in a Tuesday night shooting. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)Family, friends and neighbors attend a candlelight vigil in Long Beach on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023, for 12-year-old Eric Gregory Brown III, who was killed in a Tuesday night shooting. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)Family, friends and neighbors a...

Va. Attorney General Miyares defends staying out of abortion pill case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has defended his decision not to join most of his Republican counterparts around the country in supporting a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Miyares said he opted not to sign onto the amicus brief by 22 other Republican attorneys general earlier this year because he had concerns about whether the plaintiffs in the case had standing to sue.In response to a follow-up question from AP, Miyares said in a statement that he recognizes that the Food and Drug Administration regulates the drug and “has for many years.”“Those regulations remain operative,” he said. “I’ve taken no action regarding mifepristone.”Although Miyares said he expects the drug will remain available, he also endorsed GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ambition to restrict access to abortion procedures in Virginia at 15 weeks of pre...

Unseen and unheard: Unique Maryland high school aims to help students beat addiction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.”(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "24663138-c265-4f0f-a2f2-ff8767bfa027"}).render("f364865c25584aaabae3cdc8678ed8d1"); });Getting someone with a substance-use disorder into a recovery program is a difficult process, even if that person wants help — in part because the list of those programs is a short one. The process is made even more difficult for parents with teenagers as this list is even shorter.In the City of Frederick, Maryland, an alternative high school helps students battling addiction.“A lot of these kids that come to us … for so long feel, you know, unseen, unheard, invalidated and not supported,” said Jessica Nicholson, the community relations director at Phoenix Recov...

Reportan más de 70 tormentas en EE.UU. este miércoles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

(CNN) — Este miércoles se registraron más de 70 tormentas en todo Estados Unidos debido a una nueva ronda de fuertes tormentas que trajeron consigo informes de tornados, granizo de gran tamaño y ráfagas de viento dañinas.Hasta el momento se registraron 11 tornados, siete de ellos en Colorado y dos en Kansas y Arkansas.Hasta ahora, hubo más de 20 informes de ráfagas de viento dañinas. Aquí están los informes notables ráfaga de viento:Selden, Kansas: 130 km/hClayton, Nuevo México: 114 km/hDix, Nesbraska: 107 km/hColby, Kansas: 100 km/hSe registraron más de 45 informes de granizo grande, con más de 10 informes de granizo con diámetros superiores a cinco centímetros. Éstos son algunos de los informes de granizo notables:Gary, Colorado: 10 centímetrosAkron, Colorado: 7,6 centímetrosWoodrow, Colorado: 7,6 centímetrosWray, Colorado: 7 centímetrosTodas las alertas de tornado y la mayoría de las alertas de tormentas eléctricas severas han expirado.La amenaza pasó a ser una amenaza de i...

Cherish the final summer at Union Market Drive-In before condos take replace the parking lot in Northeast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:00 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the final Union Market Drive-In (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Joni Mitchell famously lamented in her song “Big Yellow Taxi” that “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”The Drive-In at Union Market laments the loss of its parking lot paradise for condos.“This is the 11th year of the drive-in and I fear it might be the last,”...