Ask Amy: Ex-spouses continue their financial entanglement

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Dear Amy: My ex-husband and I divorced in 2016. We are both in our 70s and retired. We still co-own our beautiful family home.Since 2020, my ex and I have been living in the home (in separate apartments).This has mostly been compatible. We have a young-adult son who lives nearby. He has contributed greatly to the maintenance and management of the home, which has involved renting rooms to friends and renting out an “Airbnb” suite.My ex and I have significant equity in the home. Our divorce agreement says that we are each responsible for 50 percent of the house expenses. I have been paying more to cover house expenses than my ex can afford to pay.He says I will be paid back if we sell the house. Our divorce agreement says either one of us can call for the house to be sold, and so far, neither of us have wanted to sell. We would like to leave the house to our son, but rising taxes might make it unaffordable to continue living here in the coming years.My ex also owns a condo...

Pope Francis in hospital for check-up, has agenda cleared

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Pope Francis (pictured) visited Rome's Gemelli hospital to have a check up, Matteo Bruni, his spokesman, said Wednesday (29 March). This raised concerns about Pope Francis' health.According to a Vatican source, the papal diary has been cleared for continued medical testing.The Vatican did not provide any details regarding the condition of the 86- year-old pope. According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, he suffered from "heart problems" and was transported by ambulance to hospital.Italian media cast doubts on Bruni's claim that the checkup was scheduled. They claimed that a TV interview with Pope Francis, originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, had been cancelled.Ansa news agency cited unnamed medical sources who said that doctors weren't concerned about the condition of the pope after their initial tests. The Vatican did not immediately comment on these reports.The pope had earlier in the day attended his weekly general audience at Vatican. He was in good health.Pope Fra...

CHP officers shoot person at homeless encampment along 405 Freeway

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne were closed Thursday evening after CHP officers shot a man while responding to a fire at a homeless encampment, authorities said.The incident unfolded just before 8 p.m. when officers received a call reporting a fire near the on-ramp to the 405 at Rosecrans. When officers arrived, they encountered a person who became uncooperative and began throwing bricks at them, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.That’s when the suspect was shot by CHP, authorities said. Sky5 images show traffic was backed up for over a mile as officers shut down northbound lanes to investigate.405 Freeway lanes in Hawthorne shut down for a possible shooting involving California Highway Patrol officers on March 30, 2023. (KTLA)405 Freeway lanes in Hawthorne shut down for a possible shooting involving California Highway Patrol officers on March 30, 2023. (KTLA)405 Freeway lanes in Hawthorne shut down for a possible shooting involving California Highw...

Dodgers' offense hot on chilly night in 8-2 win over Diamondbacks

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Will Smith went 3 for 5 and drove in three runs, James Outman homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night in their season opener.Julio Urías (1-0), last year’s NL ERA leader at 2.16, got the victory in his first career opening-day start. The left-hander allowed four hits and two runs in six innings. He struck out six.All three of Smith's hits went to right field in a game that lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes under new rules this season designed to speed things up.The game-time temperature was 55 degrees — 15 degrees lower than Los Angeles’ average of 70 in March. Batting practice was rained out and the tarp covered the infield. But the clouds cleared before first pitch, revealing rare snow atop the San Gabriel Mountains that frame the outfield.Fans cheer during the national anthem prior to an opening day baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Ter...

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels' opening loss to A's

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Shohei Ohtani's Pitchcom machine failed him for a stretch in the first inning, so he had to improvise with a rookie catcher. “It was tough because you want to go a different pitch, but you don't have enough fingers,” O'Hoppe said in reference to Ohtani's extensive repertoire. “We got through it, luckily.”Ohtani struck out 10 over six scoreless innings in his season debut coming off the World Baseball Classic title before Oakland capitalized once he exited, with Aledmys Díaz rallying the Athletics on a tiebreaking single in the eighth for a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. “We got a lot of guys on base and in scoring position, we just lacked that one big hit,” Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.Esteury Ruiz singled and Tony Kemp hit a tying double to start the rally against Aaron Loup (0-1).The A's hoped to get a chance once Ohtani's day was done.“He kind of dominated us a little bit with 10 punchouts,” Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said. “In doing tha...

Review: ‘Rye Lane’ is a charming rom-com to celebrate

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

By Mark Kennedy | Associated PressYas and Dom meet-cute in the best possible way in the new rom-com “Rye Lane.”They’re paired up at a karaoke bar by chance and simply slay, leaving the crowd demanding more and chanting their names. The new couple recognize “an immediate, deep animal attraction.”No, not really.That’s just the made-up story Yas tells Dom’s cheating ex-girlfriend to make her jealous and signal he’s moved on. It works: Even the ex’s new lover calls it “hands-down the greatest hook-up story of all time.”How these two 20-somethings actually hook up is the subject of this sweet, down-to-earth, funny and thoughtful rom-com that shows two strangers moving though London and visibly falling in love over a matter of hours.David Jonsson is Dom, the fresh agony of being dumped and cheated on after six years visible on his broken shoulders. Vivian Oparah is Yas, also newly single, but seemingly stronger. He’s ...

Four-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $1.8 million

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

1683 Grizilo Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,981-square-foot house built in 1963 has changed hands. The new owners acquired the property in the 1600 block of Grizilo Drive on March 13, 2023. The property located in the 1600 block of Grizilo Drive in San Jose was sold on March 13, 2023 for $1,750,000, or $883 per square foot. The house, built in 1963, has an interior space of 1,981 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 6,480-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In August 2022, a 2,132-square-foot home on Stacia Drive in San Jose sold for $1,995,000, a price per square foot of $936. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,191-square-foot home on the 1700 block of Don Avenue in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $1,825,000, a price per square foot of $833. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Husted Avenue, San Jose, in September 20...

Bridge: March 31, 2023

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

Opening the bidding (“striking the first blow”) may be beneficial for both offense and defense. But skimpy opening bids impede accuracy in constructive bidding.In the Soloway Knockout Teams at the Fall NABC, both Norths opened one diamond with sub-minimum high cards and a hand bereft of winners. The resulting four-heart game with a combined 20 HCP and a shaky trump suit was an underdog.SECOND CLUBAt one table West led a trump, and East took the ace (not best) and returned a spade to the ace. West then cashed the ace of clubs and led a club to dummy. Declarer picked up East’s queen of trumps and ruffed a club in dummy to set up the suit. Plus 420.In the replay, West led the ace of spades, then a low club (not best). South might have guessed right. If to have a chance he assumed East had the A-Q of trumps, he could have given West the ace of clubs for his overcall. (South could have played East for specifically Q-x in trumps and the ace of clubs.) But South played lo...

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital on Saturday

Published Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:37:00 GMT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a written statement on Friday that the pope’s recovery has been “normal” and that he ate a pizza Thursday for dinner. Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic, where doctors said the pontiff was receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat his bronchitis.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.ROME (AP) — Pope Francis spent his second night in a Rome hospital “serenely” as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis, the Vatican said Friday. A Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the information wasn’t a formal Holy See statement, indicated there would be an update on the pope’s hospitalization later in the day. The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday after he returned to...