Does Celebrini accelerate the Sharks’ rebuild? Plus other post-lottery thoughts

So, does winning the draft lottery and using the No. 1 overall selection next month on center Macklin Celebrini affect the San Jose Sharks’ rebuild? The short answer? Maybe a little bit. General manager Mike Grier confirmed, for all intents and purposes, that he’ll take Celebrini with the No. 1 overall selection at the NHL Draft next month in Las Vegas. However, he continued to stress that he’s not interested in skipping steps when assembling a team that can compete for the long term. It’s just that he’ll soon have a player who can help the Sharks get to that point a bit quicker than some others in this year’s draft would have. “We’ll probably try and stay the same,” Grier said of the rebuild on the Sharks Audio Network just a few minutes after the draft lottery concluded. “But we also have to be cognizant of surrounding Macklin with good veterans and people he can play with and make plays with. It’s a little bit of a juggling act. “But if you look at it maybe a couple years down the road, it probably

Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings

City Section BASEBALL Tuesday’s Results Division I First Round South Gate 6, Westchester 0LACES 14, Franklin 1 Division II First Round Van Nuys 6, Sun Valley Poly 3#20 Stella at #13 FremontRancho Dominguez 7, Los Angeles 0SOCES 11, Grant 5 Division III First Round Downtown Magnets 12, Animo Venice 11Community Charter 17, Central City Value 7Triumph Charter 18, Animo Robinson 17CALS Early College 17, LA Jordan 5 Wednesday’s Schedule (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Open Division First Round #1 Granada Hills, bye#9 El Camino Real at #8 Narbonne#12 Sun Valley Poly at #5 Sylmar#4 Bell, bye#3 Carson, bye#11 Cleveland at #6 Legacy#10 San Pedro at #7 Taft#2 Birmingham, bye Thursday’s Schedule (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Division I Second Round #16 South Gate at #1 Garfield#9 LA Wilson at #8 North Hollywood#12 LA Hamilton at #5 Roosevelt#13 Granada Hills Kennedy at #4 Chatsworth#14 LA Marshall at #3 Venice#11 South East at #6 Palisades#10 San Fernando at #7 Wilmington Banning#15 LACES at #2 Verdugo Hills Division II Second Round #16 Van Nuys at #1 Bravo#9 Maywood CES at #8 Monroe#12 Marquez at

Column: Gustavo Dudamel has two years left on his L.A. Phil contract, but we already feel his absence

When Gustavo Dudamel stepped on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall last week to conduct his Los Angeles Philharmonic for the first time in three months, a big smile was on his face and the usual cheers came from the large audience he invariably attracts. It was, also as usual, a terrific concert. The usual stops there. The L.A. Phil has had an uncharacteristic amount of worry, and Dudamel has been at the center of it. Little has seemed right since his announcement last year that he would exchange the L.A. Phil for New York’s Philharmonic at the end of the 2025-26 season. In short order, the orchestra’s imaginative and inventive president and chief executive, Chad Smith, resigned to head the Boston Symphony. The orchestra is also losing two of its outstanding principal players, violist Teng Li and oboist Marc Lachat, both leaving reportedly for family reasons. Meanwhile Dudamel, who is now based in Madrid, has felt less an L.A. presence. His only concerts with the orchestra here this spring come in May’s first three weekends, followed by an L.A. Phil tour to Barcelona

TikTok points out lawmakers’ hypocrisy in legal filing

TikTok is suing the U.S. government over a new law that would ban the app nationwide if it doesn’t divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. In its lawsuit, TikTok points out that many of the lawmakers who passed the law still use the app. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.

Nintendo says Switch successor will be unveiled by March 2025

The handheld Switch could be used both as a console for a television at home, and also be thrown into a bag and played on the go. By Jerome Taylor , CNNWire Wednesday, May 8, 2024 2:32PM Nintendo says it plans to announce the follow-up to its popular Switch console by March 2025. HONG KONG — Nintendo says it plans to announce the follow-up to its popular Switch console by March 2025. “We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year,” Shuntaro Furukawa, the company’s president, wrote on X on Tuesday. “It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015.” The announcement will be welcome news to fans who have been salivating for years over the prospect of a potential Switch successor, which Nintendo bosses have remained tight-lipped about. Sales have been flagging recently. The company expects to sell 13.5 million Switch units in the current financial year, according to Reuters, compared to sales of 15.7 million units last year. Nintendo has a long and storied track record of

Panera is dropping Charged Lemonade, the subject of multiple wrongful death lawsuits

By Jordan Valinsky , CNNWire Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:08PM Panera Bread is eliminating Charged Lemonade, the beverage that has sparked multiple lawsuits and caused a public relations nightmare for the company. NEW YORK — Panera Bread is eliminating Charged Lemonade from its menu, the caffeinated beverage that has sparked multiple lawsuits and caused a public relations nightmare for the company. The Charged Lemonades will come off the menu in the next two weeks, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news. The chain declined to comment to CNN on the timeline of the drinks’ removal. Panera has faced at least three separate lawsuits over the lineup of controversial drinks in recent months, claiming that the high levels of caffeine in the product has led to the deaths of two customers and irreversible health complications in another. A Panera spokesperson said new drinks will replace it, including low-sugar and low-caffeine options, including a new blueberry lavender lemonade, pomegranate hibiscus tea, citrus punch and a tropical green smoothie. The lineup of Charged Lemonades was introduced in April 2022, tied with the release of its beverage subscription

Man killed by son at Sanger home, police say

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 2:40PM A man has been arrested after Sanger Police say he told them he killed his father. SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) — A man has been arrested after Sanger Police say he told them he killed his father. An employee at a Fastrip gas station on Academy Avenue called 911 about a man who wasn’t coming out of the restroom. When officers arrived, they found a man with blood on his clothes. He then reportedly told police that he killed his father. That led police to a home on Diamond near DeWitt at about 3:30 am Wednesday. Police found an 80-year-old man dead with several wounds. They could not specify what kind of wounds. Authorities found a weapon at both the gas station and the home. The man was taken into custody. This is Sanger’s first homicide of the year. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Train & Nourishin is Philadelphia’s fitness studio for women by women

By Amanda Brady Wednesday, May 8, 2024 2:33PM Train & Nourish is specially curated wellness space where ladies can feel comfortable and catered to. PHILADELPHIA — Jenna Fisher created Train & Nourish, a specially curated wellness space where ladies can feel comfortable and catered to. “A lot of women, when you talk to them about weight training and building muscle, it’s kind of scary and intimidating just because building muscle, you think you’re going to be like bulky,” she explained. “The gym is intimidating to walk in and not know where everything is or there are machines with all these instructions on it. It’s better to have someone like one of our trainers tell you what to do and continue to program what works for your body.” Fisher offers classes, training sessions and nutritional services. The studio focuses on strength training and each session is by appointment only. “We’re not a transformation studio,” says Fisher. “We’re not results driven. We really work with you to build strength and get stronger and build confidence.” Train & Nourish now has four locations in the Philadelphia area. For

Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case

By KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis and her office removed from the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March found that no conflict of interest existed that should force Willis off the case, but he granted a request from Trump and the other defendants to seek an appeal of his ruling from the Georgia Court of Appeals. That intermediate appeals court agreed on Wednesday to take up the case. Once it rules, the losing side could ask the Georgia Supreme Court to consider an appeal. Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia, Steve Sadow, said in an email that the former president looks forward to presenting arguments to the appeals court as to why the case should be dismissed and why Willis

U-Haul goes up in flames after slamming into building in South L.A.

A U-Haul truck burst into flames after sideswiping a car and careening into a building in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles.  Preliminary information indicates the crash happened just after midnight Wednesday on Jefferson Boulevard near Western Avenue.  Hit-and-run suspect ditches car at casino before being arrested in Los Angeles Before crashing into the structure, the U-Haul sideswiped a nearby parked sedan, causing heavy damage to its driver-side door and front bumper.  A U-Haul truck burst into flames after sideswiping a car and careening into a building in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles on May 8, 2024. (KNN) A U-Haul truck burst into flames after sideswiping a car and careening into a building in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles on May 8, 2024. (KNN) A U-Haul truck burst into flames after sideswiping a car and careening into a building in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles on May 8, 2024. (KNN) A U-Haul truck burst into flames after sideswiping a car and careening into a building in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles on May 8, 2024. (KNN)

Grocery store reopens after being crushed by snow in Southern California storm

A staple of the Crestline community and main provider of groceries to the city’s nearly 10,000 residents reopened Tuesday, 14 months after its roof came crashing down under the heavy snowfall of a massive winter storm in 2023. “It is with great anticipation and joy that we have been approved to re-open our doors today Tuesday May 7th,” Goodwin’s Market posted on its Instagram page just hours before customers were allowed back in the store. The grocery store was occupied by a few employees when a corner of the roof began to collapse around 4 a.m. on March 1 of last year. The collapsed roof of Goodwin’s Market in the San Bernardino Mountain community on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in Crestline, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The employees evacuated before calling the fire department and building and safety officials but could only stand by as the rest of the roof collapsed around mid-morning.  The store’s sudden shuttering proved to be a disaster for the area residents who were already reeling from major roadblocks and being snowed in amid

Georgia court will review decision allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump case

By Melissa Quinn Updated on: May 8, 2024 / 10:46 AM EDT / CBS News Willis remains on election interference case Fani Willis remains on Georgia election interference case after Nathan Wade resigns 02:44 Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday agreed to review a decision by a Fulton County Superior Court judge who declined to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump because of a personal relationship Willis had with a prosecutor. Steve Sadow, Trump’s lawyer in the Fulton County case, said on social media that the court granted Trump’s appeal of Judge Scott McAfee’s decision to allow Willis to continue leading the prosecution.  McAfee’s ruling, though, required Nathan Wade, then a special prosecutor who was romantically involved with Willis, to withdraw from the case. Wade resigned in the wake of McAfee’s decision. The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a brief order granting Trump’s request that it take up his appeal. It’s unclear when arguments will be held. “President Trump looks forward to presenting interlocutory arguments to the Georgia Court of

Why thousands of Americans are losing homeowners insurance

Hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. are losing their homeowners insurance, with four major companies ending coverage in California due to the growing risk of wildfires. Companies in Florida are canceling policies due to increased hurricane risks. Matthew Eby, the founder and CEO of First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that studies climate risks, joined CBS News to discuss .

High school journalists published a pro-Hitler quote heard on campus. This is what happened next

The student newspaper at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento published a list late last month of anonymous quotes dubbed “some of the weirdest stuff” heard on campus. The listicle included odd but innocuous lines like: “My hamster ate its babies last night,” overheard in a hallway. And, “Please, stop licking my armpits,” heard in a history class. Then there was this: “Hitler’s got some good ideas” — a line purportedly overheard in a government class. The decision by student editors at the newspaper, the Prospector, to publish the remark has sparked a debate about cavalier antisemitism on campus and the rights of the press — including the student press — to publish offensive speech. In an email to families Sunday night, Principal Andrea Egan called the quote “deeply offensive” and said she promptly met with the journalism students to discuss “the importance of exercising good judgment in their editorial decision-making.” “Please know that I am navigating this to the best of my ability within student publications’ laws governing free speech,” Egan wrote. “Nothing is more important to me than the wellness of the students

‘World’s 50 Best’ recognizes first L.A. restaurant in more than a decade

For the first time in more than a decade, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants will recognize a Los Angeles restaurant with an award. The organization, which puts out the annual world’s 50 Best Restaurants list, has named Kato the recipient of the 2024 Resy One to Watch award. While Kato didn’t make the actual World’s 50 Best list this year, the recognition is an acknowledgment of a restaurant’s potential to be named to the list at some point in the future. “Los Angeles has one of the most exciting and diverse dining scenes in the world right now,” William Drew, director of content for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, said in a statement to The Times. “Kato is representative of Southern California as a region, reflecting Jon Yao’s own experience as an Asian American growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, but also embodying the dynamic gastronomic spirit of Los Angeles.” Kato business partners, from left: Nikki Reginaldo, chef Jon Yao and Ryan Bailey outside the restaurants’ new location at the Row DTLA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) For those familiar with the trajectory