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Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her ‘most personal’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban when she was in her teens.Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced the memoir Monday. It is currently untitled and has no scheduled release date. Yousafzai’s previous works include the million-selling “I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban,” published in 2013, the year before she won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17. She has since graduated from Oxford University and married Asser Malik, a manager with the Pakistan Cricket Board. Her production company, Extracurricular, has a deal with Apple TV+ for a wide range of film and television projects.“The last few years of my life have been marked by extraordinary transformation, and all the anguish and joy that accompanies growth,” Yous...

Un hombre le disparó a un adolescente que fue a su casa de manera equivocada para recoger a sus hermanos, dice la policía de Kansas City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

(CNN) — Un adolescente fue baleado y herido por el dueño de una casa después de que, por error, entrara a la casa equivocada para recoger a sus hermanos en Kansas City, Missouri, dijo la policía este domingo.Los agentes respondieron a los informes de un tiroteo en la noche del 13 de abril; cuando llegaron, encontraron a un adolescente que había recibido un disparo del propietario de una casa fuera de ella, según la policía de Kansas City.El adolescente fue llevado a un hospital local, donde este domingo estaba en condición estable, dijo la Policía.Los investigadores de Alabama reconstruyen los detalles del tiroteo en la fiesta de cumpleaños que dejó cuatro muertos y decenas de heridosLa Policía se enteró de que los padres del adolescente le habían pedido que recogiera a sus hermanos en una dirección en 115th Terrace, pero accidentalmente fue a una casa en 115th Street, donde recibió el disparo, según la Policía.El adolescente fue identificado como Ralph Yarl, estudiante de sec...

Yogurt flavors, protects tandoori-inspired chicken kebabs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

In Indian tandoori cooking, much of the flavor comes from the ripping-hot temperatures, up to 900 F, which send spice and smoke sizzling out the top of barrel-shaped clay ovens.The meat, usually chicken or lamb threaded on skewers, chars beautifully. But why does it emerge from the oven tender and juicy instead of incinerated? Yogurt.As part of a marinade, the dairy’s lactic acid gently breaks down the meat’s proteins in such a way that it retains more moisture during cooking without turning mushy. Thick yogurt also holds seasonings in place so they don’t run off into the fire. And, perhaps most deliciously, the natural sugars in the yogurt caramelize in the high heat. That leaves a charred, beautiful crust with a mellow tang and crispy, flavorful bits.We took inspiration from this tradition for these yogurt-marinated chicken kebabs from our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals. Our weeknight-friendly, tandoori-inspired skewers f...

Liz Weston: Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

Retired engineers Kelly and Derek Barkey assumed they would be approved when they applied for a $50,000 home equity line of credit two years ago to fix up their new house.The Barkeys, now 56 and 59, had just sold their longtime home in Southern California and paid cash for a house worth about $850,000 near St. Louis, Missouri. They had retirement accounts worth $3 million, $500,000 in a taxable brokerage account and excellent credit scores.They were surprised when a national bank turned them down. They tried a local credit union, which also rejected them.“We haven’t been turned down for credit since about 1987,” says Kelly Barkey, remembering when the couple applied for a rewards credit card while she was still a college student.HOME LOANS CAN BE HARDER TO GET IN RETIREMENTThe federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits lenders from discriminating against applicants based on age, but that doesn’t mean getting a home loan in retirement will be easy even for those with good credit,...

1st Quiznos location in Denver closed for unpaid taxes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The original Quiznos location in Denver has shuttered its doors after signs said it was seized due to unpaid taxes.The first sandwich shop opened in Denver in 1981 and is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood at 1275 N. Grant St. The location still has a sign out front that reads "Quiznos: The First Location est. 1981."On Monday, FOX31 stopped by the restaurant where documents were posted on the door saying the business was in possession of the manager of finance in the City and County of Denver for non-payment of taxes. Commerce City to hold council meeting following hit-and-run that killed a teen According to the City and County of Denver, the Grant Street location had an underpayment of sales tax that totaled close to $13,000. The restaurant's owner was listed as Dominik Mendoza. FOX31 has reached out to Mendoza for comment on the tax lien but has yet to hear back. According to the notice of final determination posted at the location, the restaurant has 30 d...

Here's why gas prices could keep rising

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you need to head to the pump to fill up your car on Monday, it is going to cost you more money than it did last week.The average price for a gallon of regular fuel in Colorado is $3.57, which is up 13 cents from last week, according to AAA.Date/Avg.RegularMid-GradePremiumDieselCurrent Avg.$3.578$3.932$4.227$4.143Yesterday Avg.$3.579$3.932$4.219$4.149Week Ago Avg.$3.444$3.795$4.084$4.131Month Ago Avg.$3.828$4.202$4.484$4.550Year Ago Avg.$3.951$4.285$4.584$4.898AAA, April 17, 2023The national average for a gallon of regular fuel is at $3.67, which is up 7 cents since last week.Why could prices keep rising?AAA said that drivers will likely see rising prices at the pump due to the cost of oil rising.“When the cost of crude oil crosses the $80 a barrel mark, that puts a lot of upward pressure on what we pay at the pump,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, “and as long as oil costs remain at the current level, drivers will likely see incremental price increases for no...

DeSantis says state lawmakers will ‘formally nullify’ Disney’s attempt to thwart state takeover

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

 (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the Republican-controlled state legislature will take steps to “formally nullify” Disney’s attempts to thwart a state takeover of its special governing powers.In his latest act of retaliation against Disney, DeSantis said lawmakers will advance a bill that will “make sure that people understand that you don’t get to put your own company over the will of the people of Florida.”DeSantis moved earlier this year to take over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the special taxing district that for half a century gave Disney control over the land around its Central Florida theme parks, and install his political allies on the district’s board of supervisors. However, Disney in February reached an agreement wit the outgoing board that seemed to render the body powerless to control the entertainment giant. The DeSantis administration was unaware of the agreement for a month and vowed retribu...

Firefighters rescue 4 dogs from storm drain in Colorado Springs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS (WSVN) — Firefighters in Colorado Springs rescued four dogs on Saturday after they were trapped in a storm drain. The dogs entered the steep drain and were unable to get out, said fire officials.Video footage showed the firefighters using a rope to lift one of the dogs out of the drain, while other dogs can be heard barking in the background.The dogs appeared to be uninjured and firefighters have not yet commented on whether the dogs had owners or were strays. It is unclear how the dogs ended up in the storm drain in the first place.Firefighters in Colorado have become known for their work in rescuing animals. In 2018, the fire rescue team saved a bear cub from a tree after it was separated from its mother and in 2022, a group of firefighters in Colorado Springs rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain.As for the four dogs rescued, they will hopefully be reunited with their owners soon, or find loving new homes if they were strays. Thanks to the effort...

Olaf Scholz’s wife resigns as state minister

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

POTSDAM — Britta Ernst, the wife of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is stepping down as education minister of the east German state of Brandenburg, the state chancellery announced Monday. Ernst, also a member of Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party, had held the mandate since 2017. Her plans to combat the shortage of teachers in the state “had unfortunately not found the support of the SPD parliamentary group in the state parliament,” Ernst explained in her resignation statement.In recent weeks, there had been tensions between the minister and her own parliamentary group. She wanted to cut 200 vacant teaching positions and staff them with social workers instead. Ernst also planned to reduce funds for additional school social services. SPD colleague and lawmaker Katja Poschmann openly criticized Ernst and her plans at the end of March, saying that every teaching position and school service was “indispensable.”The state premier, the SPD’s Die...

WHO: Get mpox jabs ahead of ‘kink and fetish events’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:12:30 GMT

In a public health campaign designed “by kinksters, for kinksters,” the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for Europe’s festival-goers to protect themselves against monkeypox, including getting vaccinated if possible.In a statement, the health body warned those at a higher risk of catching the disease — men who have sex with men with multiple sexual partners — to “continue to be aware of the symptoms of mpox, get tested and abstain from sex if they develop symptoms, and get the mpox vaccine if possible.”The warning is “particularly important as we go into the spring and summer months, when a number of kink and fetish events, as well as numerous Pride festivals, are set to take place across towns and cities throughout Europe,” the statement said.Monkeypox — which the WHO renamed mpox in an effort to reduce stigma associated with the disease — is transmitted between humans through close contact with an infected person.The appearan...