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Frankie Valli says he has no plans of this being his final concert tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

Despite what you may have heard, Frankie Valli isn’t ready to say goodbye.“You know? Everybody is thinking that it is my last tour,” says the 89-year-old New Jersey native, who now calls Southern California home. “And I don’t know when my last tour is, personally. If I can continue to do this, as long as I’m not feeling ill, I’ll do it.”Perhaps some of the confusion comes from this tour’s title – The Last Encores – which definitely sounds like something that would be used to mark a last hurrah. Yet, Valli says he’s not waving farewell to touring, but rather his intention is simply dial back some on the road work.“After this year, we will slow down on the amount of things that we do,” he says. “Instead of 70 or 80 or 90 things a year, we will probably cut it down to like 30 or 35.”Yet, why wait for future tours when you still see Valli on this one? The famed singer and his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group, the Four Seasons, are set to perform on Nov. 12 at the San Jose Civic. Showtim...

Map: 7 major San Francisco closures during APEC conference

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference will bring world leaders and widespread security closures to San Francisco next week.The map above shows seven main areas where drivers, pedestrians and residents will encounter closures or security checkpoints.1/ Bay Bridge. One eastbound and one westbound lane will be closed from 5 a.m. Nov. 14 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17.2/ I-80 off-ramps. The 4th Street ramp from eastbound I-80 and the 5th Street ramp from westbound I-80 will be closed from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 15-17.3/ Golden Gate Bridge. The vista point at the north end and Marin County access to the pedestrian walkway on the bridge will be closed from Nov. 14-18.4/ Moscone Center security zone, Nov. 14-18. Vehicle restrictions, pedestrian checkpoints with bag checks. The peripheral area outside the zone’s boundaries will have traffic restrictions, detours and public transit stop closures, including for the cable cars. The Moscone Center, Yerba Buena and Fifth & Mission parking...

Person dies after being hit by BART train in Berkeley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

BERKELEY — A person died Tuesday night after they were struck by a train at the North Berkeley BART station, authorities said.Authorities did not release any information about the person killed, including their gender or age.The collision happened about 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hit and killed by driver in South San Jose Crashes and Disasters | Passenger killed, driver critically injured in solo crash Sunday morning in Hayward Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Oakland Crashes and Disasters | Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans Crashes and Disasters | Authorities ID teens killed in Bay Point shooting, fatal crash on Cummings Skyway after pursuit BART officials said in a statement that the person “entered the trackway at (the station) as a train was approaching” and ...

Stanford preps for run-heavy No. 12 Beavers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

After playing pass-first offenses in Washington and Washington State, Stanford fifth-year linebacker Tristan Sinclair is looking forward to facing a different kind of challenge when the Cardinal travel to No. 12 Oregon State Saturday (2:30 p.m. Pac-12 Network).The Beavers (7-2, 4-2) are 15th nationally at 5.21 rushing yards per attempt, and Damien Martinez is second in the Pac-12 at 97.6 rushing yards a game.“Every week you have to adapt,” Sinclair said. “We’re facing a big running back and a big-time running game, and that’s just part of the job. As a linebacker, we’re excited to play this team. It’s fun when teams run the ball. It gets boring when it’s all spread out and we’re always just running to the perimeter and chasing down receivers, so we’re juiced up for this one.”The defense has another reason to be excited – in its previous game, a 10-7 win at Washington State, it held an opponent to seven points for the first time since the 2019 season opener against Northwestern.The C...

Geracie: When San Jose’s aces ruled Major League Baseball

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

They grew up here, the three of them close in age, closer in geographic proximity, and they grew into three of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball during the 1980s.Thirteen All-Star Games, seven Gold Gloves, more than 400 wins and 255 saves.All from three guys who grew up within 20 minutes of one another.“I was always proud to say, ‘Yeah, we’re from San Jose,'” Dave Righetti said recently. “Nobody knew where that was. There was no Sharks. There was no Silicon Valley.”Righetti is the most San Jose of them all. Born here, still lives here.Mark Langston was born in San Diego, came here at age 5.Dave Stieb, born in Santa Ana, arrived as a high school freshman.Their story is more than 60 years in the making, This story, almost 30. Righetti pitched it to me in 1994. You’re seeing it now because tonight Stieb, the pride of Oak Grove High School, will be inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame where plaques of Righetti (Pionee...

Americans say the economy stinks. But they’re spending like it’s great

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

New York (CNN) — There’s a conundrum that economists and political strategists have been chewing on for more than a year: The economy is good, but Americans say it’s lousy.Despite all kinds of positive news on inflation (it’s slowing), the job market (best in a generation) and consumer spending (still robust!), Americans can’t seem to shake their despair, at least whenever they answer calls from pollsters.In a CNN poll released Tuesday night, 72% of all Americans say things in the country today are going badly, and 66% said the economy will be “extremely important” when deciding who to vote for next year.But just 2% of voters say the economy is excellent, according to a separate New York Times-Siena College poll released earlier this week. That could be a big problem for Democrats trying to peddle Bidenomics. (although Democrats put up a pretty strong showing in Tuesday’s elections.)But there’s a conundrum within the conundr...

Suspects who injured woman in parking lot theft sought by Sonoma police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma Police Department is searching for two suspects who allegedly stole jewelry from a woman outside of Sonoma Market on Nov. 3. Authorities believe the suspects have committed other similar crimes in Sonoma.The victim was first approached by a female suspect inside the grocery store located at 500 West Napa Street, according to police, where the stranger spoke to the victim briefly. After shopping, the victim was walking to her vehicle in the parking lot when the female suspect from inside, now joined by a male suspect, approached her again.The female suspect asked the victim to “pray” with her while placing jewelry on her wrist, authorities said. The male suspect then began to take an expensive piece of jewelry belonging to the victim from her wrist. The victim fought against the man’s attempt, and the suspect injured the victim’s wrist before taking off with the jewelry, police said. Two arrested in Orinda residential burglary, one still at large After stealing...

Wins in local races will disrupt Michigan, Pennsylvania Democrats’ full control of state government

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan and Pennsylvania will emerge from the Tuesday elections with House legislative chambers evenly split between Republicans and Democrats in yet another sign of how narrowly divided the two swing states have become. The change will be at least temporary after House members in the states were elected to other offices and will need to resign from the legislatures.Michigan Democrats who have controlled the governor’s office and slim majorities in both chambers of the Legislature will lose their full control after two state representatives won mayoral races. Democrats who have clung to a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House will soon see the chamber return to a 101-101 tie after a suburban Philadelphia incumbent was elected district judge.Democrats have been able to push through a number of key pieces of legislation in Michigan since they flipped both chambers in the Legislature while holding onto the governor’s office in last year’s midterms, giving t...

NC State QB MJ Morris won’t play again this season, opting to redshirt, his father says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The father of North Carolina State starting quarterback MJ Morris says his son will not play the rest of this season and take a redshirt year while staying with the Wolfpack.Eddie Morris told WRAL-TV of the decision on Tuesday. He said his son, a sophomore, had plenty of options had he decided to transfer but would have done that already if that was his desire.Under NCAA rules, a player is allowed to participate in four games while preserving the option to take a redshirt year.Morris was elevated to the starting role on Oct. 2, after the Wolfpack struggled offensively with Virginia transfer Brennan Armstrong at quarterback.He’s guided N.C. State (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) to three wins in four starts — including wins against Clemson and Miami — while throwing seven touchdown passes and five interceptions.Coach Dave Doeren said when making the change he hoped Morris would provide an offensive spark, and he did, leading the Wolfpack to a 48-41 vict...

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to US won’t be deported as part of clampdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:51 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday sought to reassure thousands of Afghans waiting in Pakistan for resettlement in the United States that they won’t be deported as part of his government’s widely criticized crackdown on undocumented migrants in the country.Islamabad has launched a crackdown on illegal migration, saying any unregistered foreign national and migrant lacking proper documentation would face arrest and deportation. The drive mostly affects Afghans because they are the majority of foreigners living in Pakistan, although the government says it’s targeting all who are in the country illegally. At least 25,000 Afghans — who had worked for the American military or government, international organizations and aid agencies, as well as media and human rights groups — escaped the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 to Pakistan and are waiting to be processed to relocate to the U.S.Pakistani authorities said they have received a list with ...