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Ask Amy: Spouse sees the worst, waits for better

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

Dear Amy: I am 54 years old and have been married to my (second) husband for 25 years.My husband drinks at least six or more beers every evening. He gets up by 6 a.m. and goes to work and will work all day without any issues (to my knowledge).He does, however, start drinking by 4:30 or 5 p.m. and will drink until he goes to bed (between 9 to 10 p.m.).I have asked him to stop, and he flat-out said no. I asked him to cut back. He did for a while but now is drinking every evening again.I have an extremely long work commute, so I go to bed early and get up by 4:30 a.m.We have not been intimate or even cuddled in years. I have told him this bothers me, but he says it’s all my fault. I love him so much and he still gives me butterflies (I’ve told him this).Nothing — and I mean nothing — has worked.I can’t imagine my life without him, but I also can’t live my life like this.Is this selfish? I mean, we did say “for better or for worse.”I just need someone to spell it out, even if it i...

Plane crash in Swiss mountains kills three

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

Three people were killed when their light aircraft crash-landed on Saturday (20 May) in the Ponts-de-Martel region of Switzerland, near the French border.Police in Neuchatel said that the crash took place around 10:20am local time in a forest close to the village of La Combe Dernier.The police reported that the pilot and two of his passengers died on the spot. The police reported that rescue operations were difficult due to the steep terrain.They added that the cause of the accident wasn't immediately known but that an investigation had been launched.

Foo Fighters reveal Josh Freese as their new drummer. Who is he?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

If you’ve been to a rock or punk concert in the past two decades there’s a good chance you’ve seen Foo Fighters’ new drummer, Josh Freese.The group revealed during a free “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts” global livestream event on Sunday, May 21 that Freese will be taking over the drum kit in place of the late Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly while the band was on tour last year.Last month, the band dropped an emotional new song, “Rescued,” and earlier this week, put out the punk rock-tinged “Under You.” The band has mentioned on social media that its entire new record, “But Here We Are,” which is due out on June 2, is dedicated to both Hawkins and vocalist-guitarist Dave Grohl’s late mother, educator and author, Virginia Grohl.Long Beach resident and drummer for The Vandals, Devo, Sting and more will now anchor the Foo Fighters. (Photo by Michael Goulding)Josh Freese, left, performed with Sublime with Rome for several years. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Regist...

Lakers sound defiant tone despite facing elimination in conference finals

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

EL SEGUNDO — Down but defiant, the Lakers reconvened at their practice facility on Sunday. They sounded as upbeat as any team could be when facing playoff elimination, a positive tone running like an electrical current through their comments about their 3-0 series deficit in the Western Conference finals.Just because no team in NBA history has rallied to win a playoff series when trailing 3-0 doesn’t mean it can’t be done, according to Lakers coach Darvin Ham.“Hell, yeah, we’ve got an opportunity, man,” he said. “Everybody’s counting us out. It’s crazy. It’s no different than what we’ve been through all year. Just the uphill battle and trying to solidify ourselves and re-establish what this culture is all about, the Lakers organization. I think we’ve done that and we have another opportunity to take another step in the right direction come (Monday).”Ham bristled when asked why no team in the league has overcome a 3-0 deficit.“I don’t know,” he said after the team held a film-study s...

Single-family house sells for $1.6 million in Fremont

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

1518 Shinn Court – Google Street ViewA house located in the 1500 block of Shinn Court in Fremont has new owners. The 1,958-square-foot property, built in 1985, was sold on April 11, 2023. The $1,602,000 purchase price works out to $818 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. There’s also a pool in the backyard sits on a 7,200-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,325-square-foot home on the 1500 block of Skelton Court in Fremont sold in November 2022, for $1,555,000, a price per square foot of $669. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 1,874-square-foot home on Skelton Avenue in Fremont sold for $1,420,000, a price per square foot of $758.On Gilbert Place, Fremont, in December 2022, a 1,562-square-foot home was sold for $1,342,000, a price per square foot of $859. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Magnitude-5.6 quake reported off the coast of Humboldt County

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

There was a magnitude-5.6 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County just before noon on Sunday. The quake was around 87 miles west of Ferndale on the Mendocino fault.Reports of feeling the quake ranged from Trinidad to Southern Humboldt. Many people on social media reported receiving an earthquake warning after feeling the quake.Local earthquake expert Lori Dengler said the quake was not an aftershock of the 6.4-magnitude quake on Dec. 20, 2022.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Northern California receives 5.2-magnitude jolt early Friday, following a 5.5 earthquake Thursday Crashes and Disasters | 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Northern California knocks out CHP 911 dispatch Crashes and Disasters | Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits near coast in Malibu area Crashes and Disasters | 3.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Antioch Crashes and Disasters | Los Gatos CERT to host a public earthquake drill “It’s se...

Word Game: May 22, 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — INSURES (INSURES: in-SHOORZ: Makes certain by taking necessary measures and precautions.)Average mark 18 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 23 or more words in INSURES? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — DEPARTS dare dart date dater dear depart drape drat east pare parse part past paste pate pear peat pert pest prate adept aped aper aster rapt rasp rate read repast tape taper taps tare tarp tear trade tread tsar sate sear seat spade star stare steadTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or se...

Horoscopes May 22, 2023: Novak Djokovic, embrace the future

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Novak Djokovic, 36; Apolo Ohno, 41; Ginnifer Goodwin, 45; Naomi Campbell, 53.Naomi Campbell (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Happy Birthday: Distance yourself from expensive situations this year. Put your efforts into taking care of unfinished business and preparing and setting up for what’s to come. How you use the past to catapult forward will make a difference. You are overdue for something new and exciting to come into your life. Be the one to start the process. Embrace the future with optimism. Your numbers are 3, 15, 19, 27, 32, 38, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use your imagination to formulate a doable and cost-efficient plan. Be ready to barter, cut your overhead and do without things that aren’t necessary to reach the target that is meaningful to you. Put your energy where it counts. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Check all your options before moving on something. Acting in haste will cause controversy. Offer help and b...

Angels lingering around .500 despite the exploits of Ohtani and Trout

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

The week began with another remarkable feat by Shohei Ohtani — he reached base five times in a game he pitched — and then Mike Trout hit a couple home runs later in that series.Through it all, the Los Angeles Angels still looked pretty average.The Angels are 25-23, so they appear poised to improve on last season’s dismal 73-89 mark. They might even finish with a winning record for the first time since 2015. But the bar is likely to be much higher if they want to reach the postseason with the Ohtani-Trout combo.Right now, Los Angeles is third in the AL West behind Texas and Houston, and the competition for the wild cards figures to be formidable thanks to the strength of the AL East.The Angels did manage a split in a four-game series at Baltimore and then took two of three against AL Central-leading Minnesota, but the reality is they’ve had a hard time getting too far from the .500 mark. Los Angeles has had records of 1-1, 5-5, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11, 12-12, 14-14 an...

Koepka gets another major win at PGA, LIV gets a major champion

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:52:48 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka now has five major championships, remarkable because he only started playing them on a regular basis 10 years ago. Slightly more than a third of his wins on top-level tours around the world have come with the biggest trophies in golf.LIV Golf now has one major.No one is keeping score that way, and Koepka didn’t sound terribly interested in measuring how much of an effect his PGA Championship victory Sunday at Oak Hill would mean for the Saudi-funded rival league he joined last summer.The chatter about guaranteed riches up front, 48-man fields with no cut and $20 million purses for the individual competition was that players would be too comfortable to work or perhaps too rich to care about what matters in golf.Majors matter to Koepka, no matter where he’s playing. All he ever wanted was good health.He never looked better at Oak Hill, a tough course that demanded exquisite golf. Not since Tiger Woods has anyone won so many majors in so...