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BY DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper exchanged gunfire with a man who was holding the driver of a semitrailer at gunpoint Monday…

MIAMI (AP) — The CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played for the first time in Cincinnati, St. Louis and San Diego. Fifteen sites will be used for the…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Vaping company Juul Labs will pay West Virginia $7.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are looking for a man who vandalized the Islamic Center of Southern California during the weekend. The man…

By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his second power-play goal of the game with 44.3 seconds left on…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Nelson Cruz isn’t eager to talk about his age. The slugger just wants to produce whenever…

MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was killed in a weekend shooting on a highway in the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said Sunday. The…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman is used to wild getaway games at Angel Stadium. But the Toronto third baseman…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors set an NBA record by scoring 55 points in the first quarter on their way to a 157-101 rout of the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a 119-114 win on Sunday over the Phoenix Suns, earning the No.…

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Bruce Brown had a team-high 21 points and six assists, Zeke Nnaji added 18 points and seven rebounds…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James hit eight 3-pointers while scoring 36 points, Anthony Davis had 16 points and 13…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are putting together one of the best starts ever. The Rays routed…

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — One person was killed and nearly a dozen other people were injured in a fiery crash caused by a 13-year-old boy driving a…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A police officer shot and wounded an armed man during a weekend traffic stop in Southern California, authorities said. The…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Tristan Thompson and guard Shaq Harrison on Sunday before…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. The animated…

HOUSTON (AP) — Amine Bassi became the first player in MLS history to score on a penalty kick in four straight matches, helping the Houston Dynamo…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Malgin scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Texas commit Ronald Holland had 15 points and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Team World 90-84 at the…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Angels celebrate homers by putting a celebratory hat on the head of the hitter when he…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Tom Barlow scored in the 17th minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the New York Red Bulls to a 1-1 draw with the San…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Alek Thomas pointed to the sky after his second inning triple, grateful that his 0 for 16 start to…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Wacha stuck out his pitching hand to stop a grounder hit by Atlanta leadoff hitter Ronald…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police arrested three people in connection with an attempted murder and carjacking after a puppy was thrown out of…

MADISON, Ala. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels’ Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas allowed one hit in a doubleheader and only got a split. Three…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lord Miles, a 59-1 long shot, held off favorite Hit Show by a nose with Dreamlike next in a thrilling three-wide finish to win the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers The NBA will get what it wanted — drama to end the regular season. All 30 teams will play their 82nd game of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a labor deal following a three-day strike over wages and staffing that…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salvador Pérez hit a tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning and Nate Eaton scored on a wild…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — One of the NHL’s most exclusive clubs needs to make room for Connor McDavid. McDavid…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, Norman Powell added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers solidified…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — There was chaos on the Kentucky Derby trail Saturday, with bumping down the stretch and…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Tapit Trice edged past Verifying in the stretch and held on to win the $1 million Blue…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Near the end of what he once referred to as the most important regular-season stretch of his…