Word of the Week: Solstice. When the sun stands still in its orbit around the Earth. Each day, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. As the sun arcs across the sky in its daily orbit around the Earth, some flowers, such as the sunflower and heliotrope, track the sun’s ... 06/15/2024 - 7:01 am | View Link
The summer solstice is coming. Here's what you need to know — and how it may impact your health. The summer solstice marks the official start of the summer season and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. 06/15/2024 - 5:14 am | View Link
Fun facts about the summer solstice, the longest day of the year What is summer solstice? Here's why people celebrate the first day of summer and whether it happens on the same day every year. 06/15/2024 - 1:05 am | View Link
What is summer solstice: Everything to know about the longest day of 2024 What is summer solstice? Here's how people celebrate the first day of summer around the world and whether it happens on the same day every year. 06/15/2024 - 1:01 am | View Link
The summer solstice is coming up soon. OKC events to celebrate 2024's longest day If you're willing to brave Oklahoma's heat wave this week, check out events that celebrate the solstice, the official first day of summer. 06/14/2024 - 11:24 pm | View Link
Winter solstice: The science behind the shortest day of the year Here's why this day is the shortest day of the year, with the fewest hours of daylight. The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21 or 22 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. 06/13/2024 - 10:57 am | View Website
Winter Solstice Is Coming—Year’s Shortest Day Explained The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb toward the long, warm days of summer. This year, the northern winter solstice occurs on... 06/13/2024 - 8:12 am | View Website
Winter Solstice – When Is Winter 2024? Astronomical winter begins at the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. This means days get longer during winter—very slowly at first, but at ever-larger daily intervals as the March equinox approaches, heralding the start of spring. 06/13/2024 - 6:25 am | View Website
When is the Winter Solstice and what happens? | Space The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, the Summer Solstice marks the longest period of sunlight. Following the Summer Solstice, the days become increasingly shorter, just as... 06/13/2024 - 1:10 am | View Website
Winter solstice | Definition & Diagrams | Britannica winter solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22) and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21). At the winter solstice the Sun travels the shortest path through the sky, and that day therefore has the least daylight and the ... 06/12/2024 - 6:36 pm | View Website
Dear Amy: I am a man in my mid-60s, married for the past 35 years to my second wife.
We have two children, both grown and on their own.
We have been sleeping in separate bedrooms for years. She is an alcoholic and is often very nasty toward me. Life is miserable.
Prior to this marriage, I was married for two years to my childhood sweetheart and soul mate.
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EDT today (9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.
Happy Birthday for Wednesday, June 19, 2024:
You are forthright, gracious, courageous and tolerant. But you won’t hesitate to share your ideas.
Right fielder Jake Cave didn’t hold back.
Not on the field or in the clubhouse after the Rockies suffered an 11-9, kick-in-the-crotch loss to the Dodgers Tuesday night at Coors Field.
Colorado entered the ninth inning leading 9-4, but Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam off closer Tyler Kinley. Then Teoscar Hernandez blasted a three-run homer off Victor Vodnik to win the game for the Dodgers.
However, the Rockies were sure that Hernandez struck out.
On June 17th, 1885, France delivered The Statue of Liberty to America. It was a gift from the French people to the US as a sign of friendship.
The sculpture, forged by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, is officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World and is widely recognized as a symbol of freedom and democracy.
Ecuador temporarily stopped a visa agreement with China, citing “a worrying increase in migratory flows from” the Asian nation in recent months.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the South American nation said in a statement Tuesday that the arrivals either stayed “in an irregular immigration situation or would have left through irregular routes to other destinations in the Hemisphere.”
pic.twitter.com/StJk4ad07a— Cancillería del Ecuador 🇪🇨 (@CancilleriaEc) June 18, 2024
Some Chinese nationals have been crossing the U.
Sacramento, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he wants to restrict students’ usage of smartphones during the school day, citing the mental health risks of social media.
The announcement, which was first reported by Politico, comes a day after U. S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people.