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Paolo Banchero met own expectations in historic rookie season with Magic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

As the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero faced a plethora of expectations — internally and externally.He met his own exceptions as a rookie while exceeding others.“I wouldn’t say I exceeded them but I definitely met them,” Banchero said. “I did everything I wanted to do in my first year. It’s definitely time to take it to another level this next year. That’s what I’m excited about.”While shifting his focus to his offseason work, Banchero also took time to reflect on the season that led to him being the betting favorite for Rookie of the Year.With averages of 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists, he became the 12th rookie in the league’s history to average at least 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for a season.At 33.8 minutes, Banchero averaged the third-fewest minutes among that group.Walter Davis (1977-78), Larry Bird (1979-80), Michael Jordan (1984-85), Blake Griffin (2010-1...

Limited time offer: How to eat free at SeaWorld San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Heading to SeaWorld San Diego anytime soon? Well, you might want to take advantage of a limited time deal.The theme park on Monday announced it is offering an "Eat Free" Any Day Ticket, which can be purchased now through April 23, with an option to visit the park on any operating day through June 30. The single-day ticket costs $109.99 and includes an entrée, a drink and a side or dessert every 90 minutes at select locations, according to park officials. Eat, drink & socialize at this open-air Asian bazaar in San Diego Guests can grab personal pizza at Manta Pizza, Quesa Birria tacos at Hibisco Modern Mexican, barbecue chicken at Calypso Bay Smokehouse, an Impossible burger at Explorer’s Café, funnel cake at Chicken Snack Shack and more, per SeaWorld.Water bottles or alcoholic beverages are not featured in the All-Day Dining deal.

Spring bloom may be beautiful, but causing allergies for many

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The superbloom of wildflowers has arrived in a bust of extraordinary colors, lighting up the canyons, beach dunes, foothills and just about anywhere natural in the county.The extremely wet winter has produced the bloom along with all the pollen in the air kicking off allergies for anyone sensitive. "We start seeing a lot of obstruction of the nose, pressure in the face, sinus infections. And then we start seeing even, you know, upticks in asthma symptoms like difficulty breathing, wheezing. All of this is allergy related," said Dr. Marsha Reuther, MD an Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) Specialist.   Ready for a challenge? Here are the hardest hikes in San Diego Even people who have never shown issues with allergies in the past have been lining up to get some help from a specialist. "The antihistamines, Zyrtec, Allegra, Claritin, those are usually what people will have tried. A good thing to try that maybe some people don't always think of is just nasal irrigati...

Amtrack Pacific Surfliner resumes full service from Oceanside to Irvine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner is once again running with full weekday service between San Diego and Orange counties.“I'm very happy -- it's gonna be a much easier commute to work today," said Colton Shanley, who commutes from Orange County to San Diego once a week for work.For more than six months, that commute was a hassle for riders, after a stretch of track in San Clemente was shut down in September.Jason Jewell with the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency says it is the same section of track that was worked on in 2021.“That particular area had some slope stabilization issues and emergency repair work had to be done in order to stabilize the tracks and make sure that there is no movement in the track itself," said Jewell. San Diego among cities where inflation is increasing the most: study That work affected surfliner and Metrolink riders, with many having to catch shuttle buses to get to their destinations.In February, officials determined the tracks were safe enough...

Man charged in shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl at his door

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings was charged Monday with first-degree assault.Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that there was a “racial component” to the incident last Thursday night in which Andrew Lester twice shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released Sunday from the hospital. But nothing in the charging documents says the shooting was racially motivated, Thompson clarified.“We understand how frustrating this has been but I can assure you the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work,” Thompson said at a news conference.The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. Civic and political leaders — including President Joe Biden demanded justice. Some, including lawyers for Yarl, pressed the racial dimension of the case. Rev. Vernon Howard, president of...

Costco executive tells MPs it has not sought to increase profits amid inflation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

OTTAWA — Costco has not sought to increase its profits amid rapidly rising grocery prices in Canada, said Pierre Riel, the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Costco Wholesale International and Canada, in front of a parliamentary committee studying food inflation. Riel, who spoke before the committee Monday evening, is the fifth executive of a major grocer to appear before the committee, after calls from federal politicians for the grocery industry to be more transparent about rising prices and profits. Early in March, the heads of Loblaw, Metro and Empire, the largest Canadian grocers, told MPs that food inflation has not been caused by profit-mongering. Later the same month, Walmart Canada’s CEO echoed the others, saying the American giant is not trying to profit from food inflation. At the meeting, Riel touted Costco’s employee benefits and pay as well as the retailer’s unique model, where customers pay for memberships in order to access the company’s wa...

Massive landslide buries trucks in northwest Pakistan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A massive landslide struck a key highway near the Torkham border town in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, burying several trucks and injuring some people, police and rescue officials said.Police official Ishrat Khan said dozens of firefighters and rescuers were trying to save the lives of the truck drivers and other people hit by the landslide near Afghanistan. Officials said the landslide was triggered by lightning amid rain. He said the injured are being transported to a nearby hospital. Volunteers have also joined the search for survivors. Authorities are dispatching heavy machinery to Torkham so that the massive mudslide could be removed, Khan said.Torkham border crossing is a trade route between Pakistan and Afghanistan where landslides often block highways, especially in the mountainous areas. Last summer, floods caused by monsoon rains killed 1,739 people in Pakistan.The Associated Press

‘I feel manipulated,’ daughter says at mother’s murder trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida said Monday that she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country.Testifying at Letecia Stauch’s murder trial in Colorado Springs, Harley Hunt said it never crossed her mind that her mother was transporting the body of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch in a suitcase in their rented van after killing him, as prosecutors allege.“I’m still in shock. I defended her for years. I just feel manipulated and lied to,” Hunt said.When pressed by the defense, Hunt said she never looked in the back of the van where their luggage was as they traveled through Texas and Louisiana on their way to Florida and then South Carolina in February 2020. She said she never smelled anything unusual. But Hunt also said her mother insisted on keeping the air conditioning on even when she complained of being too cold. Prosecutor...

Mexico searches for 3 missing US sailors with plane, ships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Navy said Monday it is using ships and a plane to search for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico’s northern Pacific coast. The Navy said it is using four patrol boats and a twin-engine prop airplane to search the area, but apparently no sign of the missing people has turned up yet. The three Americans were aboard the 44-foot (13.5 meter) sailing vessel “Ocean Bound.” The U.S. Coast Guard gave their names as Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien, and William Gross. They have not been heard from since April 4, when they were near the Pacific coast port of Mazatlán, Mexico. The three had planned to stop for supplies in the Baja resort town of Cabo San Lucas, before proceeding to San Diego.However, the Coast Guard said marinas in Baja California have not reported seeing the vessel.The Associated Press

Victims identified in Alabama birthday party shooting that killed 4, injured 32

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:58 GMT

DADEVILLE, Ala. (NEXSTAR) — The people killed in a weekend shooting at a teenager's birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, were identified Monday. The four victims identified by the Tallapoosa County Coroner to Nexstar's WRBL were 23-year-old Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 18-year-old Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell, 19-year-old Marsiah Emmanuel “Siah” Collins, and 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole “Keke” Smith. All of the victims were from Dadeville or the surrounding area. Authorities initially reported that 28 people had been injured. In a Monday evening update, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency increased that number to 32. It wasn't clear if all of those injured were shot or suffered other injuries. Their names and ages have not been released.The Saturday night shooting happened at a 16th birthday party at a downtown Dadeville dance studio, and witnesses said many of those injured were teenagers.The Associated Press reported Monday that the birthday party was for Philstavious Dowdell's sist...