The holiday

Nationwide, thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. In some places, temperatures dropped more than 30 degrees in an hour. Wind chills reached well ...

"We deal with cold like this all the time. "The grid is ready and reliable," said Peter Lake, chairman of the state's Public Utility Commission, in a Wednesday news conference. to clear the route and platforms. "The library is closed. But temperatures were expected to remain below freezing for days, putting a strain on the city's homeless services. But the frigid temperatures won't thaw until the weekend, forecasts say. [was the coldest recorded since 1990](https://twitter.com/NWSBoulder/status/1605941779055972352). [The National Weather Service estimated that much of the nation's 330 million residents](https://www.weather.gov/images/crh/dhs/wwa_population.png) were under some sort of winter weather alert on Thursday — a who's who of winter maladies from blizzards, snow squalls and ice storms to high winds, wind chill and hard freezes. We just don't go outside." Officials in multiple states, including Colorado and Illinois, urged drivers to avoid travel if at all possible. "This is not like a snow day when you were a kid. On Wednesday night in Cheyenne, Wyo., [the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees in just nine minutes](https://twitter.com/bhensonweather/status/1605665723476414464).

O'Hare said early Thursday that airlines had proactively canceled nearly 540 flights “in anticipation of winter weather arriving to the Chicagoland area later ...

Bus operators were alerting passengers about potential cancellations and delays during what was expected to be one of the busiest weekends for intercity bus travel in years. “We apologize for inconveniences as our Team works to get Customers to their destinations as quickly and safely as possible.” Many of the trips impacted are out of Denver, Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis and Chicago. Amtrak said those affected will be able to rebook, and change and cancellation fees will be waived. Passengers are asked to check the status of their train before heading to the station. Portions of State Routes 97 and 172 in central Washington state were closed to traffic Thursday. The Transportation Security Administration expected Thursday to be one of the two busiest days of the season at U.S. More than 112 million people were expected to travel more than 50 or more miles from home between Dec. Airports in Chicago and Denver were among the hardest hit Thursday, according to FlightAware data. We remain in contact with those people in case their situation changes,” the sheriff’s office said. About a quarter of flights into and out of Chicago O’Hare International Airport were canceled Thursday, as were about a quarter of flights at Denver International Airport. [number of flight cancellations topped 2,200](https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/) nationwide and was continuing to grow, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks commercial aviation.

The forecast in California called for highs in the 60s. But back home in Gloucester? The car would be left out in the rain, sleet and wind gusts. “We're just ...

On Thursday, she said she felt lucky to be leaving before the heavy wind started. A Connecticut native, he was also a newspaper and public radio reporter for a time in Northern Arizona. People are braving the storm and ongoing concerns like COVID-19 to see family, friends and loved ones this holiday season. The car would be left out in the rain, sleet and wind gusts. And The storm comes in pretty hard.”

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of flights were canceled and homeless shelters were overflowing Thursday amid one of the most treacherous holiday travel ...

The area, a popular tourist destination for its mild winters, braced for strong winds and freezing temperatures. Mayor Byron Brown urged people to stay home, and the NHL Mike DeWine warned of a “unique and dangerous” situation of flash freezing Thursday night statewide. He also urged people to check on their neighbors and loved ones. “Christmas is starting to, for lack of a better word, suck.” And in Portland, Oregon, officials opened four emergency shelters. [camping outside or filling shelters](/article/health-mexico-el-paso-shelters-eaee4b47b8f12e078f60aa7c188ecbb3) as they await a decision on [whether the U.S. The School District of Philadelphia, the largest in Pennsylvania, announced that Friday’s final classes of the calendar year would be held online rather than in-person as scheduled. Airports in Chicago and Denver were reporting the most cancelations. More than 2,156 flights within, into or out of the U.S. Sherrod is now debating whether to drive or risk booking a Saturday flight she worries will be canceled. has seen in decades, with temperatures plummeting 50 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas and forecasters warning of an impending “bomb cyclone” that could make conditions even worse before Christmas.

More than 1800 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday morning as a massive winter storm upended holiday travel plans with a triple ...

[power outages](https://phys.org/tags/power+outages/). [extreme cold](https://phys.org/tags/extreme+cold/)." Farther east in Buffalo, New York, forecasters called it a "once-in-a-generation storm" with wind gusts of more than 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour), wind chills as low as 10 to 20 degrees F below zero, and [heavy snow](https://phys.org/tags/heavy+snow/) lasting an hour or two—had already happened or were expected from the Central Plains to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. In Minneapolis and Saint Paul, more than eight inches (20.3 centimeters) of snow accumulated over a 24-hour period, the NWS said in a Thursday morning update. [local authorities](https://phys.org/tags/local+authorities/).

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of flights were canceled and homeless shelters were overflowing Thursday amid one of the most treacherous holiday travel ...

The area, a popular tourist destination for its mild winters, braced for strong winds and freezing temperatures. Mayor Byron Brown urged people to stay home, and the NHL Mike DeWine warned of a “unique and dangerous” situation of flash freezing Thursday night statewide. He also urged people to check on their neighbors and loved ones. “Christmas is starting to, for lack of a better word, suck.” And in Portland, Oregon, officials opened four emergency shelters. [camping outside or filling shelters](/article/health-mexico-el-paso-shelters-eaee4b47b8f12e078f60aa7c188ecbb3) as they await a decision on [whether the U.S. The School District of Philadelphia, the largest in Pennsylvania, announced that Friday’s final classes of the calendar year would be held online rather than in-person as scheduled. Airports in Chicago and Denver were reporting the most cancelations. More than 2,156 flights within, into or out of the U.S. Sherrod is now debating whether to drive or risk booking a Saturday flight she worries will be canceled. has seen in decades, with temperatures plummeting 50 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas and forecasters warning of an impending “bomb cyclone” that could make conditions even worse before Christmas.

The Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays are joyful events typically spent with family and friends. Astronauts and cosmonauts who find themselves in ...

As the holiday travel rush begins, a major storm is expected to move from the West Coast to the East Coast, bringing heavy snow, blizzard conditions and ...

On Christmas morning, the wind chill will be slightly more bearable with forecasts of minus 29 degrees in Minneapolis, minus 16 degrees in Chicago and minus 6 degrees in Kansas City. This could be the coldest air for the region in almost 40 years. This is a reminder with snow in most of the Pacific Northwest to [#slowdown]. Major flight delays are possible. Winds gusts could reach 50 to 60 mph from Washington, D.C., to Boston. - Check forecast & road conditions before departing - Clear snow off your vehicle - Increase following distance- Give yourself extra time to stop - Don’t drive distracted— snocosheriff (@SnoCoSheriff)

Stratechery is on holiday from December 26, 2022 to January 5, 2023; the next Stratechery Update will be on Monday, January 9. In addition, the next episode ...

[Sharp China](https://sharpchina.fm) will return the week of January 2. [here](https://stratechery.com/stratechery-update/schedule). [Sharp Tech](https://sharptech.fm) will be on Monday, January 9, and the next episode of [Dithering](https://dithering.fm) will be on Tuesday, January 10.

Alim Beisembayev is a young talented musician who won the Leeds International Piano Competition in September 2021 and the Cliburn International Junior Piano ...

Kazakhconcert state musical organization named after Roza Baglanova starts a series of jazz evenings as part of the Republic Day celebration. The last match between the two teams took place in early December and ended with the opponent’s victory with a score of 0:2. [ticketon.kz](https://ticketon.kz/en/event/jazz-vechera-v-kazakkontserte) [website](https://hcbarys.kz/en/). We summarize the results and draw up annual accounts at work, create a list of goals for the upcoming year, make conclusions for ourselves and prepare for the New Year or Christmas celebrations. He will perform compositions by Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. [ticketon.kz](https://ticketon.kz/en/nur-sultan/event/solnyy-kontsert-alima-beysembaeva). To avoid exhaustion and high stress levels, we recommend resting up during the weekend of Dec. When buying two or more tickets, the ticket will cost 7,000 tenge (US$15). ASTANA – December seems to be one of the busiest months of the year for many reasons. When buying two or more tickets, the ticket will cost 8,000 tenge (US$17). [Polina Tyrina](https://www.instagram.com/polinatyrina/) via Instagram.

Thousands of flights were cancelled and homeless shelters are overflowing amid one of the most treacherous holiday travel seasons the US has seen in decades ...

Airports in Chicago and Denver were reporting the most cancellations. Some utilities were urging customers to turn down their thermostats to conserve energy. That will stir up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow.

After 2544 flight cancellations in the US on Thursday, another 2709 Friday flights have already been canceled as of 2:20 a.m. ET, according to flight ...

Cities impacted by the cancellations include Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Duluth and Kansas City. • Denver • Chicago Airlines have issued winter weather waivers allowing passengers to rebook at no cost within a limited time period. Chicago O'Hare International Airport was logging average delays Thursday of almost three hours due to snow and ice. After 2,544 flight cancellations in the US on Thursday, another 2,709 Friday flights have already been canceled as of 2:20 a.m.

Thousands of flights were cancelled and homeless shelters are overflowing amid one of the most treacherous holiday travel seasons the US has seen in decades ...

Airports in Chicago and Denver were reporting the most cancellations. Some utilities were urging customers to turn down their thermostats to conserve energy. That will stir up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow.

A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on ...

"This is not like a snow day when you were a kid," President Joe Biden told reporters. Conditions were cold enough for people to post videos of themselves carrying out the "boiling water challenge," where boiling water is thrown into the air and instantly freezes. Forecasters in Montana said they were expecting their coldest night of the Arctic snap Thursday, with temperatures down as low as -40 Fahrenheit (-40 Celsius), and windchill taking the temperature to a bone-crushing -60 Fahrenheit—only a little warmer than Mars, according to NASA data. AccuWeather forecasters have said the storm could rapidly strengthen into what is known as a "bomb cyclone" through a process known as "bombogenesis," when the barometric pressure drops and a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass. A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights canceled and major highways closed. travel on the road segment is physically impossible due to widespread deep snow and drifts."

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is broadcasting in public what she hears in private from top CEOs: The economy can avoid a recession.

[Raimondo](https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/gina-m-raimondo), 51 — who, before joining the adminsitration, was Rhode Island's first woman governor — has faced criticism from the left for keeping an open line to CEOs. “Every single CEO I talk to says supply chains are so much better,” Raimondo said. I like the job. A recession, mild or severe, is still possible. I have a job. On Thursday, those figures were revised upward, with growth at 3.2%. [peak of 9.1%](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/13/june-cpi-report-inflation-fed-biden) to [7.1% in November](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/cpi-slowdown-home-prices-regions), top officials know they have more work to do. What they're saying: “By and large, people are reasonably optimistic,” Raimondo told Axios in an interview. [allowed that "a very slight recession"](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/12/biden-slight-recession-possible-economic-downturn)was possible, but downplayed the likelihood. little, big industrials, retail, banks.” [in the first two quarters of the year](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/28/economy-gdp-second-quarter), talk of a recession bubbled up on financial networks all summer, with the White House getting roped into [discussing the technical definition](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/21/biden-recession-gdp) of a recession. [help the economy stick a soft landing](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/biden-white-house-economy-recession).

The Kung Fu Panda actor, 53, sported a greying bushy beard for the outing, wrapping up in a green padded Columbia coat.

[The Kung Fu Panda actor](/tvshowbiz/article-10998907/Jack-Black-dons-black-white-suit-LA-premiere-Kung-Fu-Panda-Dragon-Knight.html), 53, sported a greying bushy beard for the outing, wrapping up in a green padded Columbia coat. However, it went on to earn more than £160million at the box office. Festive favoruite: Jack played Hollywood songwriter Miles Dumont in the Christmas classic, who falls in love with Kate Winslet's English rose Iris after she swaps home with an American film producer played by Cameron Diaz Jack played Hollywood songwriter Miles Dumont in the Christmas classic, who falls in love with Kate Winslet's English rose Iris after she swaps home with an American film producer played by Cameron Diaz. Stepping out: The Holiday star Jack Black, 52, cut a casual figure as he enjoyed a stroll in Los Feliz, Los Angeles on Thursday The Holiday star Jack Black cut a casual figure as he enjoyed a stroll in Los Feliz,

A massive, once-in-a-decade winter storm is battering the US with blizzard conditions and life-threatening temperatures, while causing mayhem for travelers ...

Heavy snow is set to blanket the Great Lakes region and parts of northern New York state and New England, it said. A massive, once-in-a-decade winter storm is battering the US with blizzard conditions and life-threatening temperatures, while causing mayhem for travelers across the country at the peak of the holiday season. As of early Friday, more than 200 million people — around 60% of the nation’s population — were under some form of winter weather warning or advisory, according to the

As a psychological anthropologist who has studied how people think and make decisions about social issues, I still haven't figured out why we do this to ...

Evoking shared values early and often can help ground the conversation in a common sense of what the issues truly are and why they’re important to solve. The first step in changing systems is getting people to understand that they matter. And we can do this by changing the conversation. Since 2020, many of our national conversations from the COVID-19 pandemic to police violence have shifted — and so have ways of thinking. You never want to end a conversation on the gravity of problems without offering potential solutions. When we debate such things this way, we don’t change anyone’s mind or motivate people to think differently about the world and what might help improve it — all we do is upset family members for picking a fight again. When someone laments that another family in the neighborhood is being evicted for failing to make rent, we can bring up the bigger questions about why there is such limited availability of [affordable housing](https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/documents/National-Fact-Sheet-21.pdf) and why many jobs fail to pay livable wages. Sure, individual choices matter — don’t argue against this, because it’s true — but so do the environments around us that dictate which choices are available. [FrameWorks Institute](https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/). In the 20th century, leaders of the civil rights movement reframed the issue of racial hierarchy and changed the conversation. As a psychological anthropologist who has studied how people think and make decisions about social issues, I still haven’t figured out why we do this to ourselves — but I’m glad we do. Although they may seem fruitless, these dinner conversations are an important part of our larger public discourse and help shape how we think about social issues.

While many of us look forward to the winter holidays, they sometimes make us feel down. Here are ways to lift your mood.

And, in the midst of your suffering, it can be good to remember that others feel this way, too, and to offer yourself kindness. There are ways to move the needle—you just need to figure out what works best for you. But look for the small, good things in your life—like a delicious cup of coffee, your pet’s soft fur, a beautiful winter sky, or your child’s goofy grin—and say thanks to yourself for those small blessings. Making time every day to do something that brings you a little joy—whether that’s grabbing coffee at the local café, talking to a friend, quilting, or watching a sunset—can help balance the difficulties of the holidays with more positive experiences. Consulting with your doctor or a psychotherapist would be a good step to take to find out if you need psychological treatment or medication. As this can be a stressful time of year even for the hardiest among us, people should make sure to take good care of themselves, she adds. Don’t try to be grateful for things you’re not happy about, though—you don’t have to paint a smiley face on difficult things. Making yourself more aware of your feelings and thoughts and learning to accept them (rather than just pushing them away) can help some people manage their moods. You can still do things to help yourself manage the blues—as long as they are not too overwhelming. Or we may just feel like we can’t afford to make the holidays bright for our families. And, if everyone around you seems to be filled with holiday cheer, it may amplify your own feelings of sorrow. It can feel like a magical time, a time of good cheer.

The pressure to show excitement combined with the rush of holiday activities and obligations can be deeply challenging for people struggling with stress, ...

Ask yourself if your thoughts are true and helpful. If they are not, ask “What would be truer or more helpful for me right now?” Feel your emotions in a safe way. Acknowledge them. But why do some people feel sad this time of year? The holidays can bring great joy.

A man and his Christmas lights in the yard. Mark Robins, vice president of Roku Smart Home, at his holiday decorated home on Wednesday in Palo Alto. The light ...

When he hears a Christmas song on the radio, he imagines how he’d program it to the dancing lights in his head. His wife holds a ladder for Robins as he climbs the roof to mount the ice skating Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters. A short cable from the laptop’s headphone jack runs to a nearby amplifier, and cables from the amp are connected to two speakers hanging outside under the eaves. extension cords that link 16 strands of lights and decorations to a main controller box outside his house. Winarsky introduced herself, and the two remarked how the man’s name was similar to her father’s name. A button at the front of the yard invites passersby to synchronize the lights to one of 25 Christmas, pop and rock tunes. “All these little symbols on here are telling that light to go on at that time in the song,” Robins said. Robins, who was already a Roku user, was game to meet for coffee. PALO ALTO — On a chilly December evening, 54-year-old engineer Mark Robins opened a laptop inside his son’s room to demonstrate the software he uses to control the 10,000 lights that adorn his house and yard. And the reward was more than just holiday cheer — it helped land him a senior job at a high-profile streaming company. For every minute of music, it takes an hour to program exactly how he wants the lights to flash. At the same time, his light show was becoming more popular — that year it won the city’s people’s choice award, beating former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, Robins said.

Standout women behind the camera, plus actors and directors roundtables have their spotlight moment.

[years of scandal and upheaval](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-12-12/golden-globes-nominations-hollywood-foreign-press-industry-reacts). “For me, even in something like this, where it’s woven hopefully into the texture of what’s a grand entertainment, first and foremost, it’s got to be there.” Because who doesn’t have a touch of [the Christmas blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epfDAmJKc0s) right about now? [“Must Be Santa.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus) C'mon ... Now might be the time to mention that I started writing this newsletter two days ago ... Death apparently was not discussed. how many more pairs of shoes are you gonna ... I don’t know what Mark was thinking. (Don’t answer that.) [Become a subscriber.](https://www.latimes.com/subscriptions/digital-only.html?pid_campaigns=7436_MTRDigitalWB2,7437_MTRDigitalWB2&utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter_email&utm_campaign=the_envelope) I don’t think doing the part made me think any — you can’t think more about death than I already do. “Somebody asked me about how many times a day did I think about death,” said Bill Nighy, who plays a man facing a terminal diagnosis in “Living.” “I said, ‘Well, I don’t know — 35 times a day?’ You know, you buy a new pair of shoes, you think, maybe ...

Winter weather continues to disrupt holiday travel across the United States on Friday, leaving travelers facing delays and cancellations during one of the ...

A natural history museum in New York's Adirondack Mountains has created a lush space of holiday light in the deep snowy woods at the edge of a wilderness.

Outside this little circle of light, the woods are black. "This place feels blissful." "It's mesmerizing," says Jocelyn Dubrey. You can see your breath in the colored light. There are people everywhere in heavy coats and mittens. Beyond the river stretches the vast High Peaks Wilderness.

Wind, ice and snow are snarling air travel across the United States, and playing havoc with rail and road travel as well.

[Power outages](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/23/us/winter-storm-snow-weather/999c6dc6-ac55-53db-99fa-900a7a4a586a?smid=url-share) across the country left more than a million customers without electricity and posed additional [dangers](https://twitter.com/AkronTXWX/status/1606250121259204609?s=20&t=ZSpXyQyDOgRopdXUYQrxsg) and delays for drivers. By late Friday morning, disruptions elsewhere in the country had begun to affect places that had been spared so far, including San Diego and Houston. [predicted](https://newsroom.aaa.com/2022/12/nearly-113-million-people-will-travel-from-december-23-to-january-2/) that nearly 7.2 million Americans would fly between Dec. Though the East Coast was still awaiting the brunt of the storm, the headaches for travelers in the region had already begun by Friday morning. In Buffalo, almost four-fifths of scheduled arrivals had been canceled. [suspended](https://twitter.com/KingCountyMetro/status/1606277179268075521?s=20&t=ZSpXyQyDOgRopdXUYQrxsg) all bus service Friday morning, citing “deteriorating and unsafe road conditions.” Bus fares were being [waived](https://twitter.com/SiouxAreaMetro/status/1606265896019828737?s=20&t=ZSpXyQyDOgRopdXUYQrxsg) on Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D. [American](https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp), [Delta](https://www.delta.com/us/en/advisories/current-advisories) and [United](https://www.united.com/ual/en/US/fly/travel/notices.html#northamerica-waivers), said they were waiving change fees for some travelers affected by the severe weather. “Feels like pretty normal travel for me,” said Caroline Neary, a Ph.D. [Flight Aware](https://flightaware.com/), a flight tracking service. student who was flying home for Christmas on Friday, from Houston to West Palm Beach, Fla., by way of Atlanta. More than 400 Southwest Airlines flights were delayed. Some carriers, including Alaska Airlines and Allegiant Air, canceled more than one-third of their flights on Friday.

Some people report feeling sad during the holidays. Dr. Judy Ho gives some tips on feeling better.

Mental health specialists say there are many stressors hitting people hard this holiday season. People can have a lot of expectations over the holidays.

Therapists say the pressure to have the “hallmark experience” can overwhelm. People can have a lot of expectations over the holidays. “Some of the grief and loss that they’ve experienced over the last couple of years really coming into play.”

A natural history museum in New York's Adirondack Mountains has created a lush space of holiday light in the deep snowy woods at the edge of a wilderness.

Winter storms pummeling vast areas of the US are prompting widespread flight cancellations and delays from East Coast hubs to the Pacific Northwest, ...