California Gov. Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has contacted all sides of the strikes that have hobbled…
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QB Matthew Stafford: Trade inquiries are “flattering, I guess,” but he plans to stick with Rams
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford apparently had little doubt he would play football this season. He had even…
Continue Reading Guardians trade shortstop Amed Rosario to Dodgers for pitcher Noah Syndergaard and nearly $1.9M
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Amed Rosario was never viewed as Cleveland’s long-term shortstop — more of a temporary…
Continue Reading Blue Jays channel ‘Ted Lasso’ in routing Dodgers 8-1 to take 2 of 3 from NL West leaders
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays took a page from “Ted Lasso.” The title character…
Continue Reading Choi, Reynolds, Santana homer to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Padres
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ji Man Choi, Bryan Reynolds and Carlos Santana hit home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who…
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Covered California health insurance premiums will increase next year, most consumers will not feel it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)- Monthly health insurance premiums for roughly 1.7 million people in California will go up an average of 9.6% next year —…
Continue Reading Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
By CHARLES J. GANS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for…
Continue Reading ‘Help me’ sign leads to rescue of kidnapped Texas girl in Southern California
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me”…
Continue Reading Elton John, Scorsese and more friends and admirers of Tony Bennett react to his death
By The Associated Press Reaction to the death of Tony Bennett at age 96: “So sad to hear of Tony’s passing. Without doubt the classiest singer,…
Continue Reading From Barbie to millennial pink, the cultural phenomenon behind the color that sells
By KARENA PHAN Associated Press “Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes. Think pink! think pink! if you want that quelque…
Continue Reading Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Friday after a…
Continue Reading Lake Tahoe officials tackle overtourism with focus on management, not marketing; new fees may loom
By SCOTT SONNER and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAND HARBOR, Nev. (AP) — Lake Tahoe tourism officials were surprised, and a bit miffed, when a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia court will consider anti-discrimination law in hearing over racist texts by officers
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge was expected on Friday to consider whether Northern California police officers who…
Continue Reading Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again
By KRYSTA FAURIA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its…
Continue Reading Rookie France shuts down A’s and Tucker delivers go-ahead two-run double as Astros win 3-1
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — J.P. France knew he had been more reliable on the road than in Houston so far this…
Continue Reading Collier and rookies Juhasz and Miller power Lynx to 73-70 win and series sweep of Sparks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored eight points in a late 12-0 run and finished with 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los…
Continue Reading S.Y. Noh eagles all 3 par 5s to take the 1st-round lead in the Barracuda Championship
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — S.Y. Noh eagled all three par-5 holes and scored a tournament-record 23 points Thursday to take the first-round lead in the…
Continue Reading Annette O’Malley, the wife of former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, has died at age 81
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Annette O’Malley, who helped her husband Peter O’Malley promote baseball globally during his…
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California Science Center starts complex process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A highly technical process began Thursday in Los Angeles to put NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on permanent…
Continue Reading Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation’s top universities
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years…
Continue Reading Guerrero and Kirk HR, Bassitt wins as Blue Jays blank Padres 4-0 to avoid sweep
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Chris Bassitt combined with three relievers on a six-hitter, and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a…
Continue Reading Title return: Dodgers back at Globe for 1st time since 2020 World Series during pandemic
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers were isolated for a long time when they were last in North…
Continue Reading The sea otter harassing surfers off the California coast eludes capture as her fan club grows
By HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A sea otter launched into the national spotlight after images of…
Continue Reading Abbott combines with Law on 2-hitter, Reds beat Giants 5-1 for 4-game split
CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew Abbott and Derek Law combined on two-hitter, Luke Maile homered and the Cincinnati Reds the beat San Francisco Giants 5-1…
Continue Reading Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute…
Continue Reading Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software…
Continue Reading Google says it’s developing tools to help journalists create headlines, stories
By DAVID BAUDER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Google says it is in the early stages of developing artificial…
Continue Reading Padres activate RHP Suarez off IL, option knuckleballer Waldron to Triple-A
TORONTO (AP) — Padres right-hander Robert Suarez was activated off the 60-day injured list before Thursday afternoon’s game against the Blue…
Continue Reading Kevin Spacey’s lawyer says three of the actor’s sexual assault accusers are ‘liars’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three of Kevin Spacey ‘s accusers are liars, his lawyer told jurors Thursday at the…
Continue Reading Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?
By BRITTANY PETERSON and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of…
Continue Reading Homes become ‘air fryers’ in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix. Air…
Continue Reading Q&A: ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig on art, commerce and embracing the mess
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. Greta Gerwig, the…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig wants to embrace the mess
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. Greta Gerwig, the…
Continue Reading Police seized laptops, memoir from Vegas-area home of witness to Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by…
Continue Reading Stephen Curry touts his ‘Underrated’ mindset in new documentary on Davidson years
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oh yes, Stephen Curry always heard the noise, the constant scrutiny about his size and…
Continue Reading As a child, she sold street tamales; a senator now, she’s shaking up Mexico’s presidential race.
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A street-food salesgirl who became a tech entrepreneur and senator is shaking up the…
Continue Reading Fans of martial arts legend Bruce Lee fondly remember his life philosophy 50 years after his death
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee, who broke negative stereotypes around Asian men in…
Continue Reading Tiny downtown LA store near Skid Row sells winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth over $1 billion
By MARCIO SANCHEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles sold the winning ticket for the Powerball…
Continue Reading Reeling Yankees show frustration at end of disappointing trip
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Rodón and Tommy Kahnle visibly displayed the New York Yankees’ struggles. Rodón…
Continue Reading Trimmed trees outside LA studio become flashpoint for striking Hollywood writers and actors
By JEFF TURNER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A row of tightly trimmed ficus trees along a stretch of sidewalk outside Universal Studios has…
Continue Reading Angels complete sweep of Yankees with 7-3 win, finishing New York’s 1-5 trip
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels both came into their three-game series looking for…
Continue Reading Machado drives in 2, Darvish pitches 6 innings for win as Padres blank Jays 2-0
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Yu Darvish and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, Manny Machado drove in the only runs of…
Continue Reading Yankees’ Harrison Bader leaves with bruised ribs after being hit by pitch
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader left during the sixth inning Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels…
Continue Reading Will Benson hits 3-run homer as Cincinnati Reds cool off San Francisco Giants with 3-2 win
CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson hit a three-run homer, and the Cincinnati Reds snapped San Francisco’s seven-game win streak with a 3-2 victory…
Continue Reading Southern California man convicted in 2018 spa bombing that killed ex-girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was convicted Wednesday of blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s spa business with a package bomb in 2018,…
Continue Reading Judge on possibility of Ohtani breaking his AL home run mark: ‘Records are meant to be broken’
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It took 61 years for Roger Maris’ American League season home run record to be broken.…
Continue Reading A’s trade right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to Orioles for minor league lefty Easton Lucas
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics traded right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to the Baltimore Orioles…
Continue Reading Warriors youth campers help present former Golden State players Bjelica, Chiozza championship rings
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In a post-lunch session at Warriors youth basketball camp, 11-year-old Vanessa Lewis…
Continue Reading California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband’s trust to pay medical bills
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress who has…
Continue Reading Giants’ Brandon Crawford put on injured list with left knee inflammation
CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was put on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of left knee inflammation.…
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