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8 dead after smuggling boats capsize off San Diego coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — At least eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats capsized in shallow but treacherous surf amid heavy fog, authorities said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest maritime human smuggling operations ever off of U.S. shores. A Spanish-speaking woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 Saturday night to report the other vessel overturned in waves at Black’s Beach, authorities said. She said there were 15 people on the capsized vessel and eight on hers.Coast Guard and San Diego Fire-Rescue crews pulled bodies of eight adults from the water, but fog hampered the search for additional victims. Recovery efforts resumed Sunday but no additional bodies were found. The Coast Guard announced on Twitter that the search was suspended at 3:30 p.m.Survivors may have escaped on land, including the woman who called 911. Authorities did not know her whereabouts. San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Gartland said rescuers found the two boats overturned in shall...

Inside the Dolby: What you didn’t see on TV on Oscars night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s during the commercial breaks that the audience inside the Dolby Theatre really comes to life on Oscar night.The stars will gladly play for the cameras posted in their face during the global broadcast – they are actors after all – but a lot of the time it seems like most would rather just talk to their fellow artists in the room.The breaks may go on for an eternity for people watching the Oscars at home but in the Dolby, they’re never long enough as stars on the main floor abruptly end conversations and rush to take their seats again.The beginning of the show is always a scramble as security, organizers and a booming voice of god all try to coax attendees to their seats in time for the live broadcast start. Some barely made it in, like “The Last of Us” and “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal, whose handler pleaded to let him in because of his appearance in host Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, while others, like Elizabeth Banks, seem to have been shut out of the open...

Durkin helps DC United earn 1-1 draw with Orlando City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Durkin scored in the 80th minute to help D.C. United gain a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Duncan McGuire found the net in the 53rd minute for Orlando City (1-0-2). Dagur Thórhallsson and Kyle Smith picked up assists on the goal.D.C. United (1-1-1) scored when Durkin took a pass from Pedro Santos and delivered the equalizer.United outshot Orlando City 16-9 with a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.Pedro Gallese finished with four saves for Orlando City. Tyler Miller turned away three shots for United.Orlando City was the only team that D.C. United beat twice last season. United is 5-1-3 in last nine matches against Orlando City. United ends a streak where it had both scored and conceded at least two goals in its last three home matches dating to last season.Orlando City lost its final four road matches last season after losing just three times in their first 14.Both teams next play Saturday. D.C. United travels to play NYCFC and...

Surprising Monmouth routs Towson to win CAA women’s tourney

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Brianna Tinsley scored 18 points, Ariana Vanderhoop added 17 and seventh-seeded Monmouth rolled over No. 1 seed Towson 80-55 on Sunday in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game, giving the Hawks a long-awaited return to the women’s NCAA Tournament.Monmouth will be making its second NCAA appearance and first since 1983.After scoring 44 points and leading by 10 at halftime, the Hawks slowed down in the third quarter but got a big lift from an Elizabeth Marsicano 3-pointer that gave them a 12-point lead. The Hawks also scored the last three points of the quarter and took a 56-43 lead into the fourth.The final period was all Monmouth, particularly in the last four minutes when the Hawks went ahead by 28 points and finished with a 14-3 run.Jania Hall scored 14 points off the bench for Monmouth (18-15) and Belle Kranbuhl had 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Vanderhoop had eight rebounds and three assists.Alexia Nelson had 13 points, ...

Embiid, Harden help 76ers cruise past Wizards 112-93

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Washington Wizards on Sunday night.Tobias Harris added 11 points and De’Anthony Melton 10 for the 76ers (45-22), who have won five in a row to keep pressure on Milwaukee and Boston for the top two seeds in a crowded Eastern Conference. Philadelphia now plays seven of its next eight games on the road.“When you are not playing the fourth quarter, that usually means something good,” said Embiid, who was 12 for 21 from the floor in 31 minutes. “Everyone contributed for us.Washington (31-37) got a career-high 25 points from Corey Kispert and 13 from Bradley Beal, but dropped its fifth game in its last six. The Wizards also fell out of a tie for the 10th and final spot in the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament, a half-game behind idle Chicago.“The biggest thing was that we didn’t have any pa...

AP source: Commanders, DT Payne agree on $90M, 4-year deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

The Washington Commanders are keeping Daron Payne around, thanks to the second-biggest contract for a defensive tackle behind only seven-time All-Pro Aaron Donald.The Commanders agreed to terms with Payne on a four-year contract worth $90 million, with $60 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the contract had not been announced.Donald signed a contract last year with the Los Angeles Rams that paid him $95 million, with $65 million guaranteed.Payne led Washington with a career-high 11 1/2 sacks last season. The Commanders put the franchise tag worth $18.9 million on him last month in the hopes of working out a long-term agreement.The deal was first reported by ESPN.Payne and fellow Alabama product Jonathan Allen are now each locked up on multiyear deals with Washington, which next must decide whether to exercise the fifth-year option on pass rusher Chase Young. The 2020 ...

10 iconic moments in Pope Francis’ first 10 years as pontiff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday. During that decade, several historic occasions, as well as several unplanned events, helped define the contours and priorities of history’s first Latin American pontiff. Visits with refugees in Italy and Greece, trips to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the coronavirus pandemic and the death of his predecessor are some of the iconic moments that have shaped his papacy and influenced the direction of the Catholic Church at large.—- July 8, 2013: Francis travels to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome to denounce the “globalization of indifference” that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe. The plight of refugees would go on to become a major concern of his pontificate, including when he returned from Greece in 2016 with 12 Syrian migrants aboard his plane.July 29, 2013: During his first airborne press conference...

‘The Last of Us’ arriba a su final de temporada con una difícil elección

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

Nota del editor: Incluye spoilers sobre el final de temporada de “The Last of Us”, que se estrenó el 12 de marzo.(CNN) — ¿Y si salvar el mundo se redujera a sacrificar a un adolescente inocente? Esa fue la brutal elección que planteó el final de temporada de “The Last of Us”, y el destino, con la ventaja de la retrospectiva, al que conducía cada paso de este camino.Si la serie “Héroes” popularizó la frase “Salva a la animadora, salva al mundo”, “The Last of Us” le dio la vuelta, de forma desgarradora, al exigir la muerte de una adolescente, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), para conseguir el mismo efecto esperado.Joel (Pedro Pascal), que perdió a su hija al estallar el apocalipsis, estaba endurecido y amargado cuando se le encomendó escoltar a Ellie a través del país, pues su inmunidad al virus podría dar esperanza a la humanidad.¿Qué sabemos de la segunda temporada de “The Last of Us” de HBO?Sin embargo, los dos fuer...

Oscar winners 2023: See the full list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

(CNN) — The 95th Academy Awards were presented on SundaySee below for a full list of the nominees. The winners are indicated in bold.BEST PICTURE“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Avatar: The Way of Water”“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Elvis”“Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER“The Fabelmans”“Tár”“Top Gun: Maverick”“Triangle of Sadness”“Women Talking”ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEAngela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Hong Chau, “The Whale”Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNERStephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLEBrendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inish...

Nor’easter bringing strong winds, up to 18 inches if snow to parts of Mass.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:08:57 GMT

A nasty nor’easter expected to bring damaging winds and up to 18 inches of heavy, wet snow to communities to parts of Massachusetts this week.The storm system moves into the region on Monday. By the end of the day Tuesday, much of New England will be under a fresh coat of plowable snow.The storm starts out with light rain showers Monday night, generally after 10 p.m., and gradually picks up in intensity going into Tuesday morning.Locations in northern and central Worcester County will likely experience a change over to snow around midnight, with locations in Metro West and the North Shore seeing a change over early Tuesday morning.Due to the late change-over to snow in the Boston area, the Tuesday morning commute is looking better than the evening, as most of the area is expected to have some snow on the roadways.By Tuesday evening, some snow will begin moving over the South Shore before the storms starts to dissipate. Some scattered snow showers will linger into Wednesday morning, ...