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Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Sports Writer)MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami.After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi finally revealed his decision to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon, David Beckham, since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field.That likely will soon change. One of Inter Miami’s owners, Jorge Mas, tweeted out a photo of a darkly silhouetted Messi jersey shortly before the Argentinian great revealed his decision in interviews with Spanish news outlets Mundo Deportivo and Sport.It was widely believed that Messi eventually would choose to play for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, following longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo to a nation where some clubs now are funded by the state’s sovereign wealth fund. Going back to Barcelona, a storied franchise where he spent most of his career, was anothe...

Iconic Taco Bell food item is going vegan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

The Crunchwrap at Taco Bell will soon have a fully vegan counterpart. The Orange County-based fast food company announced Wednesday that the Vegan Crunchwrap will be the chain’s first fully vegan entrée item on the menu, but will only be at select locations. Taco Bell opens its newest cantina restaurant in Hollywood The Vegan Crunchwrap features seasoned vegan beef, which is “proprietary, boldly seasoned plant-based protein that has been in the works for years” and is topped with two vegan sauces: blanco and nacho cheese.Craveable and convenient, the Vegan Crunchwrap features vegan seasoned beef, cool vegan blanco sauce and warm vegan nacho sauce. (Taco Bell) Like the traditional Crunchwrap, its vegan counterpart will also have shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and a tostada shell.“Such a large part of our fandom is vegan or vegetarian, and we're as committed to them as they are to us and our menu," Liz Matthews, global chief food innovation officer at Taco Bell, said in a statemen...

Stolen pickup crashes into Yucaipa mobile home, SBSD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in finding a man who crashed a stolen pickup truck into a mobile home, then fled on foot in Yucaipa.At about 11 a.m. Saturday, a white GMC truck was speeding north on 2nd Street when a deputy tried to pull him over for reckless driving and driving without a seatbelt, the department said in a news release. The truck reached up to 85 mph before turning into the Avalon Mobile Home Park and crashed into the front of a mobile home, authorities said.The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said this man crashed a stolen pickup into a mobile home on June 3, 2023.The man then climbed out the passenger side of the truck and fled through the Avalon park while "jumping over multiple fences," then ran to Grandview East Mobile Home Park, where deputies lost sight of him.The crashed truck had been stolen from Cherry Valley that morning, the department said.Surveillance video of the man shows he was wearing a blac...

Actor Jay Johnston, known for 'Bob's Burgers' character, arrested on Capitol riot charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob's Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, court records show.Jay Johnston, 54, of Los Angeles, was arrested there on charges including civil disorder, a felony. He is expected to make his initial court appearance in California on Wednesday. An attorney for Johnston didn't immediately respond to a telephone call and text message seeking comment.Video footage captured Johnston pushing against police and helping rioters who attacked officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol in a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, according to an FBI agent's affidavit. Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the affidavit says. Johnston “was close to the entrance to the tunnel, turned back and signaled for other rioter...

Lionel Messi picks MLS's Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami.After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi finally revealed his decision to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon, David Beckham, since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field.That likely will soon change. One of Inter Miami’s owners, Jorge Mas, tweeted out a photo of a darkly silhouetted Messi jersey shortly before the Argentinian great revealed his decision in interviews with Spanish news outlets Mundo Deportivo and Sport.It was widely believed that Messi eventually would choose to play for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, following longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo to a nation where some clubs now are funded by the state’s sovereign wealth fund. Going back to Barcelona, a storied franchise where he spent most of his career, was another possibility.But in the end, he made the call that surprised ma...

Biden, DeSantis to visit Northern California June 19 in political cosmic collision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

It almost surely wasn’t planned this way. But President Joe Biden and one of his top potential Republican rivals for re-election next year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, will both descend upon Northern California June 19.The White House, which announced the Democratic president’s visit to an undisclosed Bay Area location Tuesday afternoon, said nothing more about his trip to the Golden State through June 21, saying only that additional details will follow.But the presidential visit comes the same day GOP supporters will host DeSantis for a $3,300-a-head breakfast in Sacramento. That’s where DeSantis just made news sending 36 Latin American migrants from Texas to California’s capital, where Democratic leaders have proclaimed the state a sanctuary for undocumented border crossers, and now suggest the Florida governor is a kidnapper.“I’d be surprised if either one intentionally designed their trips to coincide with each other,” said Larry Gerston,...

India train collision photos: 83 bodies recovered still unidentified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

Coromandal Express, one of three locomotives involved in a June 2 collision that killed 288 people and injured hundreds more, resumed services Wednesday as Indian officials appealed to families for help identifying the remains of at least 83 more victims.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Caltech researchers show power can be wirelessly transmitted in space; the implications are huge Crashes and Disasters | He’s 14, just graduated Santa Clara University and about to join SpaceX Crashes and Disasters | Photos: Stanford beats Texas A&M 7-1 to win Stanford Regional Crashes and Disasters | ‘Past Lives’: How a real-life meeting forged surreal love story Crashes and Disasters | Photos: Steph Curry surprises fans at San Jose Giants game Rail officials are deploying artificial intelligence and SIM card triangulation to identify the unclaimed bodies five days after the crash, Times of I...

Major medical emergency shuts down San Leandro BART station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

SAN LEANDO — What officials described as a major medical emergency shut down the Bay Fair BART station on Wednesday afternoon.Details of what exactly the medical emergency was were not immediately available.BART issued a statement just before 1 p.m. that there was a station closure at Bay Fair in the Dublin/Pleasanton, Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City directions due to the emergency.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘Major’ system-wide delay caused BART slow down Crime and Public Safety | Walters: California transit systems’ pleas for aid haven’t moved the Capitol Crime and Public Safety | California lawmakers urge transit bailout, pushing back on Newsom’s proposed budget cut Crime and Public Safety | Borenstein: BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’ Crime and Public Safety | Hundreds of homes could rise at San Jose shopping cente...

Spirit Airlines launches first-ever flights out of San Jose Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

SAN JOSE — Spirit Airlines launched on Wednesday its first-ever flights from San Jose International Airport, an expansion that bolsters the Silicon Valley aviation hub’s quest to recover from its coronavirus-spawned maladies.The first flight departed San Jose Airport around 10:39 a.m. Wednesday to start a trip to Dallas that was slated to last three hours and 33 minutes.Spirit Airlines, an airline that offers low-cost fares, initiated its San Jose service with flights to Las Vegas, Dallas-Forth Worth and San Diego.The Vegas flights are twice-daily trips while the Dallas and San Diego flights are daily trips.“San Jose has so much to offer travelers and our affordable fares will make it easier for our guests to discover the Bay Area,” said John Kirby, vice president of networking planning with Spirit Airlines. 

Detached house sells in San Jose for $2.3 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:49 GMT

1182 Glenn Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious historic property located in the 1100 block of Glenn Avenue in San Jose was sold on May 23, 2023. The $2,300,000 purchase price works out to $859 per square foot. The house, built in 1928, has an interior space of 2,679 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 6,500-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:In October 2022, a 3,044-square-foot home on Cherry Avenue in San Jose sold for $3,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,084. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Meredith Avenue, San Jose, in October 2022, a 1,717-square-foot home was sold for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,107. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,354-square-foot home on the 1200 block of Britton Avenue in San Jose sold in June 2022, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,551. The ...