Cecilia Lei

This week, communities across the globe will usher in the Year of the Fire Horse.

And as The Guardian reports, it's expected to be a record year of travel within China as families reconnect.

And they're not the only kind of celebrations taking place.

The start of Ramadan and the beginning of Lent also coincide this week.

The holidays are all happening within two days of each other because several solar and lunar calendars are in sync.

You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.

And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.

Vox reports on why owning small pets like birds, hamsters, or lizards can be bad for these types of animals and how animal behaviorists argue owning them might be an enormous but hidden source of suffering.

If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story.

And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

Good morning.

Conflicting accounts emerge over the sudden closure of a major city's airspace.

Conditions at ICE facilities leave detainees wanting to return to their country of origin.

The Associated Press tells us why they're stuck.

And the personal injury lawyer who could become Team USA's oldest ever Winter Olympics competitor.

It's Thursday, February 12th.

I'm Cecilia Ley, in for Shamita Basu.

This is Apple News Today.

On Tuesday night, out of nowhere, federal officials mysteriously closed a large patch of airspace over El Paso, Texas, bewildering pilots.

El Paso Airport hosts about 3.5 million passengers and serves not only large areas in Texas, but parts of New Mexico and northern Mexico.