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LA Auto Show: What A Concept!

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

The 1938 Buick Y-Job has a unique and dubious place in automotive history. It arguably had the worst name of any vehicle ever made. More important, it was the first concept car. It’s the practice of showcasing a vehicle to the public it may never be able to purchase.Harley J. Earl, the automotive designer and industry executive icon whose “Project Opel” became the Chevrolet Corvette, drove the concept for years. It had electric windows, flush door handles, a “gunsight” hood ornament, power-operated hidden headlamps and wraparound bumpers.The Y-Job, a 2-door convertible coupe with a 5.2-liter engine, also featured the waterfall grille design still used by Buick.Its name, in part, was Earl’s penchant for being different. While other concepts include the letter “X,” Earl decided “Y” was better.The Y-Job was never a consumer vehicle, but the concept car idea stuck. It’s how car manufacturers, mostly at automobile shows, t...

The 2023 Toyota Sienna XLE Woodland Edition AWD Minivan

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

What is a Sienna? The Sienna is a minivan built in the Princeton, Indiana assembly plant and sold in North America by Toyota. The 2023 Toyota Sienna is a value conscious, practically minded, family minivan with seating for up to eight. Every Sienna now has an internal combustion engine (ICE) and is a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) that is available in front wheel drive (FWD) or all wheel drive (AWD). Direct competitors to the Toyota Sienna minivan are the Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey and Kia Carnival minivans.Minivans offer a number of advantages over SUVs and crossovers, including more cargo space, comfortable seats and easier access to the third row seating. Toyota ups the minivan game by building every new Toyota Sienna as a hybrid vehicle with a gas engine, two electric motors and a third motor added to the AWD system.This hybrid drive line lets the Sienna drive in electric mode and can go up to 25 miles on battery power alone. Once the battery is depleted, the minivan will s...

Man pepper-sprayed in front of Concord restaurant 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

(KRON) – The Concord Police Department is investigating an assault that occurred outside of a restaurant on Saturday. A man and a woman got into an altercation with another man at Yard House in the Veranda Shopping Center on Nov. 25. The altercation led to the woman pepper-spraying a man in front of the restaurant.  Arrest led to suspect kicking officer in the face in San Rafael The incident occurred right outside the restaurant's doors and people inside the restaurant were still exposed, according to Concord PD. Restaurant patrons and employees were treated at the scene. According to police, the suspects drove away.Concord PD is currently reviewing footage and cell phone video to identify the suspects. 

Napa police apprehend man allegedly igniting field

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

(BCN) -- A suspect was apprehended after police responded to reports of a man igniting a field in Napa on Saturday.On its Facebook account, the Napa Police Department said its officers nabbed the man as he was attempting to leave.The Napa Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire, the police added.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Dana Holgorsen fired as Houston football coach after five seasons, AP source says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Cougars fired football coach Dana Holgorsen on Sunday, a day after finishing his third losing season in five years, according to a person familiar with the move.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been announced. The Cougars ended the year with three consecutive losses, capped by a 27-13 defeat at UCF on Saturday. Houston was 4-8 overall and 2-7 in Big 12 play in its inaugural season in the newly configured conference.Houston’s disappointing finish, which included losses in five of its last six games, leaves the team out of a bowl for the first time since Holgorsen’s first season in 2019.He finished 31-28 in five seasons in Houston.The Cougars made a splash when they hired the 52-year-old Holgorsen away from West Virginia after eight seasons. No coach had willingly left a Power Five school for one outside of those conferences since the College Football Playoff was established in 2014.Houston’s best s...

Houston has fired football coach Dana Holgorsen after third losing season in five years, AP source says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston has fired football coach Dana Holgorsen after third losing season in five years, AP source says.Source

Compradores motivados rompen récord de ventas navideñas en Black Friday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

(CNN) — Tanto si se amontonaban en tiendas físicas como si se movían entre pestañas y carritos virtuales, los compradores navideños participaron con entusiasmo en el Black Friday de este año.Las ventas minoristas, tanto en tiendas como por internet, aumentaron de un año a otro sin tener en cuenta la inflación, según el informe SpendingPulse de Mastercard, que señala que las categorías de ropa, joyería y restauración experimentaron aumentos considerables. Las ventas en tienda subieron algo más del 1%, mientras que el comercio electrónico lideró la subida con un aumento del 8,5%.Cuál es el origen del Black Friday y por qué se celebra en noviembreSin embargo, Sensormatic Solutions, que realiza un seguimiento del tráfico de compradores en las tiendas físicas, descubrió que las visitas del Black Friday aumentaron un 4,6% con respecto a 2022. Este es un cambio de tendencia para los minoristas, dijo la compañía, ya que el tráfico en persona ha bajado un promedio del 2,4% este año....

Bears-Vikings game could be a 2-person quarterback scramble with Fields and Dobbs both bound to run

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joshua Dobbs first discovered his ability to run with the ball — and fondness for it — when he started playing the sport as a 6-year-old growing up in Georgia. That scrambling speed and instinct for pass rush evasion are vital skills in the NFL these days, an unexpected jolt of energy for the Minnesota Vikings after the season-ending Achilles tendon injury to Kirk Cousins threatened to veer off course their bid for the playoffs.Sometimes there’s a simpler explanation, too.“There’s a lot of large individuals on the other side of the football, and it’s painful when they hit you, so it’s more of running not to have to be hit by those guys,” Dobbs said. “It’s always been part of my game, and now the key is always finding ways to make sure that aspect of the game is never lost.”Dobbs has 389 rushing yards this season, including his totals with the Arizona Cardinals before he was acquired by the Vikings in an emergency trade, that’s second only to Baltimore’...

Biden says 4-year-old American hostage Abigail Edan has been released by Hamas. ‘She’s free and she’s in Israel’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Biden says 4-year-old American hostage Abigail Edan has been released by Hamas. ‘She’s free and she’s in Israel.’Source

Garnacho scores acrobatic wonder goal for Man United to revive memories of famous Rooney strike

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:22 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho scored an acrobatic wonder goal in the Premier League on Sunday off a bicycle kick that revived memories of a similar strike by Wayne Rooney in a Manchester derby 12 years ago.With his back to goal, Garnacho met a deep cross from near the byline by Diogo Dalot with a flying overhead kick that sent the ball beyond Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and into the top corner of the net at Goodison Park.It came in the third minute of the match to give United a 1-0 lead.The goal had echoes of Rooney’s famous overhead kick against City in 2011 that secured a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.Garnacho looked astonished that he had pulled off the effort, which was slightly further away from goal than Rooney’s. The Argentina international ran off to deliver a Cristiano Ronaldo-style pirouette celebration in front of Everton’s fans.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource