Angels manager Nevin ejected twice from same game
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin had never been ejected twice from the same game. Until Wednesday. “That’s a first,”…
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Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
By JOHN ANTCZAK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as…
Continue Reading Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of…
Continue Reading Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron’s skin
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Calling the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — regular season and playoffs — old…
Continue Reading A look at some of best and worst draft trade-up for QBs
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Trading up to draft a quarterback in the first round has become commonplace in recent years with it happening 17…
Continue Reading WNBA partners with Scripps to broadcast Friday night games
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season…
Continue Reading Tesla’s price cuts drag share prices sharply lower
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shares fell sharply Thursday as the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across…
Continue Reading Warriors will lean on dependable Looney with Green suspended
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevon Looney takes great pride in being available game after game for the Golden State…
Continue Reading US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable…
Continue Reading Oilers beat Kings 4-2 in Game 2 to tie first-round series
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Klim Kostin broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, after all
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at…
Continue Reading Biden labor secretary nominee Su faces doubts in Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, won praise at her Senate…
Continue Reading Judge robs Ohtani, hits 2-run HR as Yanks edge Angels in 10
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A night after Shohei Ohtani showed off his MVP tools, Aaron Judge did him one better at…
Continue Reading No Ja Morant, no problem as Grizzlies tie up Lakers at 1-1
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies learned about an hour before tipoff they wouldn’t have their…
Continue Reading Mexico ends search for missing Americans, Coast Guard says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s navy has suspended a search for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico’s…
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Kings, rapper E-40 cite ‘misunderstanding’ for ejection
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings and a Bay Area hip-hop star who alleged “racial bias” for being kicked out of a playoff game…
Continue Reading Judge takes home run away from Ohtani in MVP robbery
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From one MVP to another — take that! Aaron Judge robbed Shohei Ohtani of a home run with a…
Continue Reading Kings fans told to keep cowbells home for Game 3 at Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sacramento Kings fans making the drive to San Francisco for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Golden State Warriors…
Continue Reading Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer When he was introduced last June as coach of the Sacramento Kings, Mike Brown didn’t make any grand…
Continue Reading Grizzlies’ 2-time All-Star Morant out for Game 2 vs Lakers
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant sat out with an injured right hand Wednesday night as the Memphis Grizzlies…
Continue Reading Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Cailif. (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a…
Continue Reading Soto, Padres beat Atlanta 1-0 to end Braves’ win streak at 8
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Struggling Juan Soto homered and Nick Martinez pitched seven strong innings as the San Diego…
Continue ReadingCalifornia city audits police who sent racist, abusive texts
By TERRY CHEA and JANIE HAR Associated Press ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area city council is undertaking an audit of its troubled…
Continue Reading Scherzer tossed, Mets still rally to beat Dodgers 5-3
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer swore on his children’s lives he put nothing but sweat and rosin on his…
Continue Reading Warriors in 0-2 hole, Suns-Clippers even as Game 3s arrive
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Time for the Golden State Warriors to show this will be a long series, not a short title reign. The defending…
Continue Reading Hall of Famer LB Dave Wilcox dies at age 80
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Hall of Fame linebacker Dave Wilcox, who made the Pro Bowl seven times in his 11 seasons with the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Conforto, Yastrzemski homer in 11th, Giants beat Marlins 5-2
MIAMI (AP) — Michael Conforto and Mike Yastrzemski hit two-run homers off Devin Smeltzer in the 11th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over…
Continue Reading US judge orders Peru ex-leader detained for extradition
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique to…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ movie reboots after Alec Baldwin shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Filming on the Western movie “Rust” could resume this week in Montana, the production…
Continue Reading Mets’ Scherzer ejected for sticky stuff after umpire check
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer swore on his children’s lives he put nothing but sweat and rosin on his hands at…
Continue Reading Price cuts cause Tesla 1Q income, profit margins to fall
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s first-quarter net income tumbled 24% from a year ago as multiple price cuts across its…
Continue Reading Abandoned oil, gas wells get plugged in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 200 inactive oil and natural gas wells in New Mexico have been plugged…
Continue Reading Feinstein matter stirs angst among some Senate peers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For some senators, the Democratic effort to temporarily replace ailing 89-year-old Dianne…
Continue Reading California boy dies when stabbing suspect’s car hits teens
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a car that crashed into a group of Southern California high school students, killing one and injuring…
Continue Reading UCLA’s Adem Bona declares for NBA draft, won’t hire agent
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona has become the fifth UCLA player to declare for the NBA draft, although the Pac-12 freshman of the year could still…
Continue Reading Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their…
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Foo Fighters plan summer album, first since drummer’s death
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters have announced a new album is in the works, the first since the death of the…
Continue Reading Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales
By GENE JOHNSON, ANDREW SELSKY and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around…
Continue Reading Warriors program gives minority-owned businesses a lift
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a red hooded sweatshirt, hard hat and a pair of well-loved work boots, LaSonia Mansfield…
Continue Reading Ganja glut? With excess weed, growers seek interstate sales
By GENE JOHNSON, ANDREW SELSKY and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around…
Continue Reading Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State’s Draymond Green stepping on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis was an action…
Continue Reading Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought
By MEAD GRUVER and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their…
Continue Reading Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A high school student told Colorado state lawmakers he’d work to oust them…
Continue Reading Kershaw wins No. 200 in style as Dodgers blank Mets 5-0
By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw ended his outing with a fired-up scream and then capped his milestone night…
Continue Reading Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the…
Continue Reading Cubs score 4 in 8th, send Athletics to 6th straight loss
By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit an RBI single to break a scoreless tie and ignite a four-run outburst in the…
Continue Reading Booker scores 38 points, Suns beat Clippers to even series
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant is the shiny new toy for the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker is still the team’s…
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