Busy Memorial Day just the beginning of summer travel rush

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - More than 400,000 passengers are expected to pass through Denver International Airport during the Memorial Day holiday weekend with 70,000 going through TSA security checkpoints.“I’m really excited to get out of Houston and come to Denver,” said one traveler who opted to fly on the actual holiday.DIA told FOX31 that Memorial Day weekend travel has increased by 9.4% compared with the same weekend last year.Airline experts predict airports across the nation will get even busier in the coming weeks.“You see the FAA trying to be proactive in what they're telling consumers to do as far as adjusting their schedules and being prepared,” FAA Chief Instructor and MSU Denver aviation expert Chad Kendall sad. Air traffic controller shortage could delay flights this summer FOX31 reported that the shortage of air traffic controllers will be a challenge, as summer travel is predicted to be the busiest since before 2019.“Just like there's an airline shortage due to retirements an...

Nuggets vs Heat in the NBA Finals: Days and times for all games

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets are making history this year with their first-ever NBA Finals appearance.After sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 to win the Western Conference Finals, the team will soon face off against the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat.Nuggets have the home-court advantage, meaning Game 1 will be in Denver on Thursday, June 1.What is the NBA Finals schedule?Even though there isn't a set opponent yet -- the days and times of each NBA Finals game have already been announced.Games 1 through 4 are guaranteed to be played, but Games 5 through 7 are only if necessary.All times are in Mountain Daylight Time:Game 1 in Denver - Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Game 2 in Denver - Sunday, June 4 at 6 p.m.Game 3 in Miami - Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.Game 4 in Miami - Friday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m.Game 5 in Denver- Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.Game 6 in Miami - Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m.Game 7 in Denver - Sunday, June 18 at 6 p.m.Where will the ga...

Woman driving slingshot arrested after driving erratically in Miami Beach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

A woman driving a slingshot goes on a collision course in Miami Beach hitting anything in her path.“I heard a crash,” said a man. Another video showed a banged-up slingshot and the person believed to have been behind the wheel bolting from the car.Mitch Novick owner of Sherbrooke Hotel described what happened just before that.“I went out on the terrace and I heard commotion on Collins, so I walked over put the camera on video and there she was crashing her slingshot repeatedly into whatever it was,” said Novick It was a wild Sunday morning in Miami Beach.Detectives accused Adriana Sofia Alcover-Nazario of driving erratically and hitting other cars along the way at different locations in Miami Beach earlier in the day.She ended up in front of a coffee shop where detectives said her driving didn’t get any better.“In watching this I thought oh no I hope she doesn’t make her way and destroy my pillars, my historic railing and damage the building...

DeSantis speaks at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall; prepares nationwide presidency campaign

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa. (WSVN) — Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to veterans on Memorial Day before he sets out on the presidential campaign trail. He will visit several swings states in hopes of getting his message out to voters. DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis commemorated Memorial Day from the Veterans Wall in downtown Jacksonville.He spoke about the sacrifice American’s have made for their country .“In every corner of our state, people understand that freedom isn’t free, and those that made the ultimate sacrifice, have earned our enduring debt and gratitude for their selfless service,” DeSantis said.On Tuesday morning, DeSantis will kick off his first, public campaign events since he declared his candidacy for the White House.It’s called “Our Great American Comeback tour.”He’ll share his vision for revitalizing America.“Everyone knows if i’m the nominee, I will beat Biden and I will serve two terms, and I will be able to d...

A brief history of the ECB in 25 moments

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank is turning 25. It’s been a wild ride. POLITICO has looked back at the 25 most exciting moments over the years. 1998: Bright new dawnThe ECB is established, with EU leaders solemnly signing off on the make-up of its first board and governing council. The moment is somewhat spoiled as a newswire spellchecker — for a few glorious minutes until an editor notices — turns Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Sirkka Hämäläinen and Klaus Liebscher into Thomas Pad-Stopper, Sirocco Hemline and Klaus Lobster, respectively.Meeting of the Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs | EP2000: ‘Dim Wim’The first ECB president, Wim Duisenberg, learns the realities of communication the hard way: the euro hits an all-time low below 85c to the U.S. dollar after he nonchalantly rules out intervention to support it.Wim Duisenberg | EP2001: The Trojan HorseGreece joins the euro on January 1, marking the first expansion of a currency union that has since grown to 20 member states....

Celtics implode in Game 7

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

To paraphrase the late Dennis Green, the Celtics are who some observers thought they were.In the end, the Celts were a team that was far too reliant on the three-point shot to be championship caliber. They got away with a clang-fest (7-for-35 in threes) in their dramatic Game 6 win in Miami that was pulled out of the fire by a great Derrick White moment. But that’s all it was – a moment that just staved off elimination in Game 6 by a Miami Heat team that few people gave a chance against the more talented Celtics.In Monday’s massacre, however, the Celts got what they usually deserve when they shoot badly from three-point land. On the strength of 9-for-42 shooting on threes, the Celts fell to the Heat with a whimper, losing 103-84 in the mother of all buzzkills. The final score was charitable.Asked if his team relied too much on the three, coach Joe Mazzulla remained defiant to the end.“No,” said the coach flatly.There might be a few folks who’d debate the coach on t...

Celtics fail to make history as season ends with painful Game 7 loss to Heat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

The Celtics knew that their miraculous Game 6 victory wouldn’t have mattered if they didn’t follow it up with a memorable performance. Their resilience to respond with three consecutive victories to force an unthinkable Game 7 wouldn’t have mattered if they didn’t finish the job.The Celtics weren’t celebrating Saturday night in Miami. Jaylen Brown said that win meant nothing if they laid an egg Monday night on their home floor.Then, that’s exactly what happened.One of the rowdiest home crowds in TD Garden history came to celebrate the possibility of witnessing history, hoping to see the Celtics become the first NBA team to overcome an 0-3 series deficit and advance to the NBA Finals.Instead, they were history. Instead, boos followed these Celtics into a long, agonizing summer after a painful 103-84 loss to the Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, one of the most disappointing defeats in Boston sports history.“We failed,” Brown said. “We let the whole city down.”They lear...

Police fire tear gas and protesters burn vehicles near home of Senegal’s main opposition leader

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal’s main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges against the politician. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for rape and death threats against a woman working at a massage parlor, and could face up to 10 years in prison. If convicted, he would would be barred from running in next year’s presidential elections. Sonko and his supporters maintain his legal troubles are part of an effort by President Macky Sall’s government to derail his candidacy.The clashes came a day after police stopped Sonko’s “freedom caravan,” traveling from his hometown of Ziguinchor, in the south and where he is the mayor, to the capital, Dakar, where he was forced into a home he has in the city.The interior minister, Antoine Felix Diome, said Sonko had not been arrested but was caught breaking the law — partaking in an unauthorized car...

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:24:04 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.Several of the victims were taken to a children’s hospital, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said.The nine victims included six adults and three children, according to Yanet Obarrio Sanchez, a spokesperson for Memorial Healthcare System. All of the victims were in stable condition, she said.However, Bettineschi said four children between the ages of 1 and 17 were hit along with five adults between 25 and 65. One was in surgery late Monday while the others were stable, she said.It was not immediately clear if the hospital was counting the 17-year-old as an adult.Bettineschi said the shooting happened shortly before 7. A fight broke out, at least one gun was pulled and shots were fired. At least one person was in custody, but police were looking for more suspec...