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A pilot and a dog escaped with minor injuries after a small plane landed or crashed in the waters off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, April 14, with crews later working to recover the sunken aircraft. A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. A man with a dog on a leash, above, escaped the plane with the dog and swam to shore, authorities said. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett) A single engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. It happened just off the coast from the Trump National Golf Club and officials said the pilot and a dog aboard swam to shore. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett) A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett) A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett) A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett) A single-engine plane crashed into

TODAY’S WORD — JASMINE (JASMINE: JAZ-min: A shrub of the olive family, usually with very fragrant flowers.) Average mark 15 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 19 or more words in JASMINE? The list will be published tomorrow. SATURDAY’S WORD — BEVERAGES bare barge base baser bear beaver beer bereave berg beverage brag brave breve eager ease eave erase ever vase veer verb verge verse rage rave reeve ager agree aver averse garb gave gear geese grab grave grease saber sage sager save saver sear seer sere serve sever severe To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last! RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words

“My wife and I play duplicate once a week,” a club player told me, “and when we have a poor result, she always has the last word.” “That must be frustrating,” I said. “Actually,” he said, “I’m sort of thankful. Some wives never get to the last word.” As today’s West, my friend led the jack of hearts against 3NT. South put up dummy’s queen, led a club to his ace and returned a spade toward dummy. SECOND SPADE “I played low,” West told me, “and the queen won. Declarer then came back to his queen of clubs — I threw a diamond — and led a second spade. I took my ace and exited with a spade (not best — F.S.), and South had four spade tricks, three clubs, a heart and a diamond. He actually end-played me in hearts to lead from my king of diamonds, making four. “My wife had the last word, as usual.” I suspect West’s wife told him he should have pitched his ace of spades on the second club. Then South can’t set up the spades without losing

SAN JOSE — With every magical strike, just as with every aggressive tactical decision that leads to a late-game mistake, Bay FC keeps telling the soccer world exactly what kind of team it plans to be. This is a wildly entertaining  — if also heart-stopping and occasionally infuriating — expansion franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League. Ahead or behind, early or late, Bay FC is going for it. And on Sunday in San Jose, the club put together yet another on-brand performance as it captured a 3-2 victory over Seattle Reign FC in front of 16,719 fans at PayPal Park. “I told the rest of our coaching staff, ‘if we continue this way, I’m not going to make it to the end of the season,’” said head coach Albertin Montoya. “But it’s entertaining for our fans.” Bay FC held a 2-1 lead late in the game and it never stopped pushing forward, even when their attacking mindset was costly. And for the third time in as many games, they conceded a late-game goal. In the 83rd minute, center back Kayla Sharples, who had a

One person died and two people were injured following a two-vehicle accident in Antioch Sunday afternoon, according to Fire Prevention Captain Joe Ottolini of the Contra Costa County Fire Prevention District. At 4:07 p.m., the Antioch Police Dispatch Center received multiple emergency calls about a major collision at the intersection of West 10th Street and Auto Center Drive, according to a police department statement. Police officers learned at the scene that the driver of a blue Acura sedan had been traveling fast headed northbound on Auto Center Drive when it entered the West 10th Street intersection. At the same time, a silver Lexus SUV traveling westbound was going through the intersection. The result was a T-bone collision between the two vehicles. The solo driver of the Acura sedan, a 30-year-old man, died at the scene after receiving first aid and life-saving efforts, according to the police department. The driver and passenger in the other vehicle were taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The Antioch Police Department is investigating the incident and asks anyone with information to call (925) 779-6864. A helicopter was involved

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler had no doubts about this Masters, and neither did anyone watching. He pulled ahead with magnificent shots Sunday around the turn and poured it on along the back nine at Augusta National for a 4-under 68 to claim his second green jacket in three years. Scheffler is simply unstoppable at the moment, and he had help from a faltering cast of contenders to make it look easier than it was. Much like Tiger Woods he made the outcome look inevitable with sublime control, the difference being a peach shirt instead of Sunday red, and no fist pumps until it was over. After sharing hugs with caddie Ted Scott and Collin Morikawa, Scheffler turned to face the crowd with both arms raised. “WOOOOOO!” he yelled, slamming his fist. Scheffler won by three shots in 2022 with a meaningless four-putt on the final hole. There was no drama this time, either. No uphill climb in golf is sweeter than toward the 18th green at Augusta National, thousands of spectators rising to their feet with every step to salute the best player in

Multiple sideshows were reported in Oakland early Sunday morning in different parts of town. According to an Oakland Police Department press statement, the sideshows took place at around 2 a.m. near Claremont and College avenues, Alcatraz and Telegraph avenues, the 1200 block of Derby Avenue and the 700 block of Mandela Parkway. Another sideshow took place on High Street, according to KRON. Some cars were reportedly set on fire. “Gunshots were reported at many of the illegal sideshow locations,” the OPD said in a statement. “As additional officers arrived on the scene, vehicles and spectators dispersed the area.” This news organization asked OPD how many people were in the crowds, if anyone was injured, and if any arrests have been made, but has not yet received a response. The Oakland City Council passed an ordinance last year making it illegal to “organize, facilitate or promote” sideshows. Those found guilty of violating the ordinance could face misdemeanor charges and civil penalties including jailtime of six months or fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, with increasing penalties for repeat offenders. Those who participate in illegal sideshows could

By David Bauder | Associated Press NEW YORK — Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican nomination, has indicated a willingness to take on his 2020 rival, the Democratic president has not committed to debating him again. Although invitations have not been formally issued, the news organizations said it was not too early for each campaign to say publicly that it will participate in the three presidential and one vice presidential forums set by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high,” the organizations said in a joint statement. “Amidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation.” ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, PBS, NBC, NPR

By Bay City News Six adults and a child were rescued Saturday afternoon as they clung to an overturned boat in Tomales Bay, Marin County firefighters said. Firefighters said they responded to a call from a boater whose craft had capsized about 3 p.m. All of the victims suffered from cold exposure and three were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, firefighters said in posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Marin firefighters said the response involved watercraft, helicopters, rescue boats, ambulances and fire engines from the National Park Service at Point Reyes, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, Marin County Sheriff’s Department and Sonoma County Fire District.

By Bay City News Rescuers from the San Francisco Fire Department pulled four people from the water, three miles off San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Sunday morning, the fire department said at 10:07 a.m. Sunday. Fire officials said all four people are in stable condition and being taken to waiting Marin County emergency medical responders for evaluation. They were in a 32-foot vessel that capsized Sunday morning. First responders from the Coast Guard and the Califoria Highway Patrol also responded to the incident.

By Bay City News Stockton police late Saturday night released more details about a shooting by an officer that critically injured a robbery suspect a day earlier. Officers initially responded around 9 p.m. Friday to a report of an armed robbery of a business in the 5700 block of Pacific Avenue and learned that someone wore a ski mask and presented a handgun while demanding money, police said. The person fled with money and officers responding to the area found him in the 400 block of West Longview Avenue, about a block north of the business that was robbed, according to police. Investigators found 28-year-old Javion Holmes, who allegedly refused to comply with officers’ orders and prompted one officer to fire a less-lethal bean bag shotgun. A second officer used a firearm that caused Holmes to fall to the ground. He was eventually found to have been struck at least once by gunfire. Stockton police said the officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave, as is standard policy.

Before their final road trip of the season, the San Jose Sharks on Sunday recalled goalie Georgi Romanov, defenseman Jack Thompson and forward Danil Gushchin from the AHL. Gushchin, 22, has 20 goals and is the Barracuda’s co-leading scorer with 54 points, including 17 points in his last 14 games. Gushchin, the Sharks’ third-round draft pick in 2020, had one other stint with the Sharks this season and collected an assist in two November games. Thompson, 22, was acquired from Tampa Bay on March 7 as part of the trade that sent forward Anthony Duclair to the Lightning. In 16 games with San Jose, Thompson had one goal and eight assists to go with the 32 points he had in 46 games with Syracuse. Romanov, 24, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Sharks last spring after he spent the prior two seasons with Gornyak-UGMK of the Vysshaya Hokkeinaya Liga in Russia. Romanov has been playing his best hockey of the season lately, going 2-1-0-1 in his last four games with a .955 save percentage. For the season with the Barracuda, Romanov is 9-9-8 with

As a new magazine profile of Jewell attests, the singer-songwriter continues to keep people guessing — these days about her rumored romance with Kevin Costner, her upcoming “immersive art experience” in Arkansas and the nasty-looking cut on her right index finger, which she displayed in two recent TikTok videos. In one of those TIkTok videos, Jewell asked her fans to guess what “shenanigans” she has been up to and how she got the cut on her finger, offering a $100 reward for whoever guessed correctly. A couple of fans good-naturedly alluded to reports that she has been dating “Yellowstone” star Costner, with one saying the cut probably was caused by “Kevin Costner eating an apple with his pocket knife on your front porch when you got a little too close!” Another teased, “Kevin Costner wrangled ya!” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 04: Kevin Costner speaks onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman on February 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

SANTA CLARA – Brandon AIyuk’s agent suashed a report claiming that the 49ers’ leading receiver is seeking a trade. “You need better sources,” Ryan Williams of Athletes First wrote Sunday morning on Twitter/X, in response to a tweet from self-proclaimed NFL insider John Frascella who wrote that Aiyuk “officially” requested a trade. Aiyuk, after back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, is entering the final year of his rookie contract. He is slated to make $14.1 million on a fifth-year option. A contract extension is expected to be hammered out by training camp, just as the 49ers have done in recent years for other homegrown stars, including George Kittle, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel and Nick Bosa. The 49ers’ brass — owner Jed York, coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager  John Lynch – all insisted at last month’s league meeting in Florida the 49ers plan to reward Aiyuk and keep him long term. Taking a page out of the contract-negotiation playbook from other players, Aiyuk no longer follows the 49ers on Instagram – but he still does on Twitter/X. Neither Aiyuk nor Williams immediately responded to messages from this news

What is a TX 500h? The TX 500h is a full size luxury SUV built in the Princeton, Indiana assembly plant and sold in North America by Lexus. Built on the same platform as the Toyota Grand Highlander, the TX is bigger than the latest Lexus RX, with a nearly 4 inch longer wheelbase, and almost 3 inches of extra width. Since it’s longer and wider, the Lexus TX 500h is a 3 row SUV that can seat 7 people and has a lot more cargo room. The model lineup includes the TX 350, TX 500h F Sport Performance and TX 550h+. The main difference between them is what kind of power train you get with each one. The available engines are a 275 HP horsepower 2.4L liter turbocharged inline 4 cylinder engine, than a 366 HP total system horsepower 2.4L liter turbocharged inline 4 engine with Lexus Hybrid Electric Drive, or a 406 total system horsepower 3.5L liter V6 engine with Lexus PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Electric Drive. Each driveline is unique to the model. This week Lexus sent me a 2024 Lexus TX 500h

On March 20th, the Environmental Protection Agency released finalized tailpipe emission standards that will govern the auto industry from 2027 to 2032. The skillfully crafted regulations balance the interests of many stakeholders and constitute a major achievement of the Biden Administration. The EPA intends to aggressively steer road transportation away from fossil fuels while acknowledging the fact that the auto industry cannot turn on a dime. The historic regulations will reduce tailpipe carbon dioxide targets for newly sold fleets by a whopping 50%, but stringency increases will be relaxed during the first years of the program to give automakers adequate time to electrify their line-ups. The EPA’s original proposal, published in April of 2023, was praised by environmentalists but opposed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), a powerful lobbying group that represents the interests of major full-line automakers. The stringency of the tentative proposal was calibrated with an optimistic assumption that two thirds of newly sold light duty vehicles could be battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2032. The AAI was quick to point out that the proposal’s rapidly increasing stringency levels set a blistering

By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation. The United States assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Tehran in what was the first time that Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. Israeli authorities said 99% of the inbound weapons were shot down without causing any significant damage. “At my direction, to support the defense of Israel, the U.S. military moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region over the course of the past week,” Biden said in a statement late Saturday. “Thanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of our servicemembers, we helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles.” Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that night, urged that Israel claim victory for its defense prowess as the president aimed to dissuade America’s closest Mideast ally from

In 2021, the Rogers family anxiously awaited the birth of their first child. For most new parents, this is an exciting period, but for the Rogers, anxiety started to creep in. They knew their daughter would be born with a heart defect, but they were unsure of just how serious it would be. After she was born, baby Meghan stayed in the NICU for one month. During the first four months of her life, she faced several challenges. Meghan underwent open-heart surgery and a PDA stent, and was diagnosed with heart failure. The Rogers brought Meghan to their Sunnyvale home warily, as doctors truly did not know how long she would survive. For the Rogers, caring for their fragile daughter at home was made possible through the support of Coastal Kids Home Care, a local organization that offers home-based pediatric palliative care for medically fragile children. “Coastal Kids was our saving grace during a very difficult time. I do not know how we could have done it without them,” says Tenisha Rogers, Meghan’s mother. Now 2 years old, Meghan has continued to grow stronger and

Free SMART rides Milpitas commuters who use the coupon code EARTHDAY24 when booking a SMART ride April 22-30 can use the ride share service for free to travel to and from the Milpitas BART Station and VTA’s bus and rail services. Residents and visitors can also utilize this service for local daily trips to work, school, shopping and other needs around town. Book a SMART ride by downloading the Milpitas SMART APP, visiting https://book.smart.rideco.com or calling 408-330-3302. For more information, visit milpitas.gov/smart. Small Business Expo Milpitas is hosting a Small Business Expo on April 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 691 S. Milpitas Blvd. Breakout session include “Untapped Resources,” led by staff from the California State Treasurer’s office who will focus on resources and funding available from state and local agencies; “Creative Finance,” focusing on how to get funding from venture capitalists in a slower economy; and “Healthy Growth and Scale, “ a panel of CEOs who will discuss how they tripled their business in 2023. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com. Youth art contest Assemblymember Alex Lee invites students to participate in the Assembly District

Spring Dance Festival To celebrate National Dance Week, sjDANCEco is hosting its Spring Dance Festival April 27-28 at Eastridge Center, 2200 Eastridge Loop in San Jose. The free festival is also the kickoff to sjDANCEco’s 21st season. The festival runs noon-5 p.m. both days, with 15-minute performances on the half-hour and free 15-minute dance classes every on the hour. More than 60 choreographers and Bay Area dance organizations, from young children to professional companies and everything in between, will present various styles of dance. For more information, visit www.sjDANCEco.org. Children of the Dragon Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is hosting “Children of the Dragon:  A Vietnamese Heritage Celebration” on Saturday, April 20, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Yun Yee Tong USA will perform a lion dance at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Museum visitors can make a dragon puppet, pose for a commemorative family photo in a xich-lo, and stop by the theater to watch a short video to learn more about Vietnamese cultural heritage and the legend of Children of the Dragon. Tickets are $18 for children and adults and $16 for seniors at https://www.cdm.org/celebrate/community-celebrations; infants and museum members

Tara VanDerveer Stanford women’s basketball coach, who won three national championships and 1,216 games — more than any men’s or women’s NCAA coach ever — announces a well-deserved retirement after 45 years. Fishermen The same week as Dungeness crab season is cut short to protect whales, federal regulators ban all salmon fishing off California for the second year in a row due to low numbers following the state’s recent drought. Rich Lyons Palo Alto native and former Cal business school dean is named chancellor of UC Berkeley, and will make $946,450 a year. But he inherits a campus torn by budget challenges and culture wars over the Hamas-Israel war.