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Leader of L.A.-based gang sentenced to 16 years in prison

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

The leader of a gang based in the San Fernando Valley was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison on federal racketeering and narcotics crimes.Mario Alberto Miranda, 32, of Sherman Oaks, was the leader of a gang referred to by the United States Department of Justice as the "Vineland Boys."Miranda was charged as the lead defendant in a federal grand jury indictment that targeted 31 of the gang's members and associates. On June 26, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as the RICO Act, to distribute methamphetamine. 3 soldiers of ‘Mexican Mafia’ convicted of killing man for imprisoned leader From September 2008 to November 2019, Miranda and other members of the gang engaged in drug trafficking throughout the San Fernando Valley. According to the DOJ, Miranda operated as the gang's drug supplier and shot-caller who managed drug and firearms stash houses and extorted drug dealers who operated in area...

In-N-Out Burger is about to open in yet another state

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

Idaho is about to go “Animal Style.”California-based In-N-Out Burger will open its 400th restaurant in Meridian, Idaho on Tuesday in what will be its first location in the French fry-loving state.The new restaurant will employ around 80 “associates” with a starting wage of $17.50 per hour, the fast-food chain said in its announcement.In-N-Out was founded in 1948 as a tiny burger stand in Baldwin Park in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles. After slowly expanding in the region over several decades, the Irvine-based company now has locations throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Colorado. How many of these In-N-Out secret menu items do you know? Its expansion plans also include locations in New Mexico and Tennessee in the coming years.Restaurant No. 399 opened in San Juan Capistrano last Thursday.Lynsi Snyder, the granddaughter of founders Harry and Esther Snyder and current president and CEO of In-N-Out, recently released a book to coincide with th...

Federal jury: Google’s Android app store violated law

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

By Michael Liedtke | Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google’s Play store. The store is the main place where hundreds of millions of people around the world download and install apps that work on smartphones powered by Google’s Android software.Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, filed a lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the internet search giant has been abusing its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually. Just as Apple does for its iPhone app store, Google col...

Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man’s death

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state, and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday.Had the officers done what most people would do if someone was struggling to breathe, Ellis would be alive today, said special prosecutor Patty Eakes, who is working for the Washington Attorney General’s office.“They chose instead to treat him like an animal, in the most dehumanizing position you can imagine,” she said. The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled Ellis’ death a homicide and determined he died of hypoxia due to physical restraint.Ellis died March 3, 2020, nearly three months before George Floyd’s death would spark an international outcry against police brutality. The trial is the first in which an officer was charged in a death of a suspect since Washington voters approve...

Red Wings forward David Perron suspended 6 games for cross-check on Ottawa’s Artem Zub

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended for six games by the NHL on Monday for cross-checking Ottawa defenseman Artem Zub in the aftermath of a hit on Dylan Larkin that knocked out the Detroit captain.Perron was given a match penalty for intent to injure for cross-checking Zub as he stood next to the prone Larkin in the first period of Saturday’s game. Larkin was motionless on the ice after getting cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph.In its explanation for the severity of the penalty against Perron, the NHL said he had sufficient time to engage Zub in a different manner. “First, this is not a hockey play. This is an intentional strike with a stick made with the purpose of exacting retribution on an opponent,” the league said. “This is not a case in which two players are jousting and are mutually aware that sticks are being raised.”The NHL referred to video that showed Perron circling back after the whistle, and taking se...

Parrish and Sylla each score to help Clemson beat Notre Dame for program’s 4th men’s soccer title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Seniors Brandon Parrish and Ousmane Sylla each scored, and No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night to claim the program’s second national championship in three seasons. Clemson (15-3-5), making its sixth championship game appearance in school history and second in three seasons, has won titles in 1984, 1987 and 2021. The Tigers also knocked off Notre Dame in the 2021 semifinals.Notre Dame (13-3-6) was seeking its second championship in program history after winning the College Cup in 2013.Parrish scored his eighth goal of the season for 1-0 lead in the 27th minute. Parrish chested a clearance attempt and sent a deflected shot from distance past a diving Bryan Dowd. Clemson improved to 11-0-1 when leading at the half this season. Parrish also cleared the ball off the goal line in the 58th to maintain a 1-0 lead.Sylla, named the offensive most outstanding player, scored his 13th goal of the season, to go with 10 assists, in the 70th for...

Private intelligence firms say a ship has been attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen amid Houthi rebel threats on shipping

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private intelligence firms say a ship has been attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen amid Houthi rebel threats on shipping.Source

Vic Davalillo, a 2-time World Series champion in 16 major league seasons, dies

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and won a Gold Glove in 1964, has died. He was 84 or 87, depending on conflicting sources.Davalillo died on Wednesday in Caracas after an emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction and renal insufficiency, daughter Helga Davalillo said.Baseball Reference lists his date of birth as July 30, 1939, but Davalillo considered July 31 his birthday and Asdrúbal Fuenmayor wrote in a 2006 biography that Davalillo was born in 1936. The 1969 Sporting News Baseball Register also used 1936.Leones de Caracas in Venezuela’s winter league said it will wear a patch with Davalillo’s name and No. 2 on its jersey sleeves for the rest of the season. The ballpark in Cabimas was named after Davalillo in 1987 and the Venezuelan Winter League MVP award was named after him. While Cabimas is listed as Davalillo’s place of birth, Fuenmayor wrote in his book that Davalillo told him he was born in C...

2024 WNBA Draft Order

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

AP () — — Draft order from the 2024 WNBA draft lottery held Sunday. The draft is scheduled for April 15.First Round1. Indiana (13-27)2. Los Angeles (17-23)3. Phoenix (9-31)4. Seattle (11-29)5. Dallas (22-18)(from Chicago)6. Washington (19-21)7. Minnesota (19-21)8. Atlanta (19-21)9. Dallas10. Connecticut (27-13)11. New York (32-8)12. Los Angeles (from Las Vegas)Second Round13. Chicago (18-22) (from Phoenix)14. Seattle15. Indiana16. Los Angeles17. New York (from Chicago)18. Las Vegas (34-6)(from Washington)19. Minnesota20. Atlanta21. Washington (from Dallas)22. Connecticut23. New York24. Las VegasThird Round25. Phoenix26. Seattle27. Indiana28. Los Angeles29. Phoenix (from Chicago)30. Washington31. Minnesota32. Atlanta33. Dallas34. Connecticut35. New York36. Las VegasSource

Zach Wilson and the Jets’ offense showed some life. Now they’ve got to prove it wasn’t just a fluke

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:37 GMT

Well, that certainly came out of nowhere.Touchdowns, third down conversions and scoring in the red zone were all on display by a New York Jets offense that had struggled to do much of anything all season. And it was Zach Wilson who led the way in the Jets’ 30-6 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday, bouncing back from a benching and a tumultuous week by having perhaps the best game of his nearly three-year career.“I feel like that pressure that he’s been carrying just didn’t seem to be there,” said wide receiver Randall Cobb, who caught one of Wilson’s two TD passes. “And it was nice to see him just playing loose and free and having fun and going out there and slinging it around.”Wilson, who was benched for two games, was 27 of 35 for 301 yards while setting career highs with a 75% completion rate and a 117.9 passer rating.“He was awesome,” coach Robert Saleh said. “I felt like he was extremely decisive. He played fast. There were a lot of ‘oh crap’ moments whe...