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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a Nevada lithium…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Microsoft’s Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque might be the exception as the coach who…

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles area high school was closed Tuesday after a fire ripped through the cafeteria, collapsing the roof.…

MONTCLAIR, Calif. (AP) — Police announced three additional arrests in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy during a confrontation outside a…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Environmental advocates are celebrating in Laguna Beach — but it won’t be with balloons. The hilly seaside city…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group held by Iran and…

By BILL BARROW and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Dawson Baker had 20 points and UC Irvine scored the final five points to hand Cal Poly its 16th straight loss 59-56…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones scored 18 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 74-60 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Monday night. Jones…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday met with Taiwan’s president, who promised to deepen military cooperation…

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Lachlan Olbrich scored 22 points and UC Riverside cruised to a 96-76 victory over Cal State Northridge on Monday night.…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer asked the crowd to give a standing ovation to her four Stanford seniors,…

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper scored 22 points as UC Davis beat UC San Diego 76-66 on Monday night. Pepper added seven rebounds for the Aggies…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Westbrook was waived by the Utah Jazz on Monday and the nine-time All-Star is expected to sign with the Los Angeles…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheriff: Suspect in killing of Catholic bishop in California is housekeeper’s husband, had done work at his…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — James Reimer stopped 26 shots for his second shutout of the season and the San Jose Sharks…

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Midfielder Tyler Boyd signed a one-year contract with the LA Galaxy on Monday. This will be Boyd’s first time in Major…

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored 1:42 into overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press The prosecution in the case of a fatal New Mexico film-set shooting made a stark turnaround Monday, dropping the…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Big 12 preseason favorite TCU had the best opening weekend in college baseball, knocking off two top-10 opponents in a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Catholic bishop in Southern…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina survived one of its stiffest tests of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed guard Yang Liwei, who will become the second China-born player to suit up for the team. Zheng…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three weeks after signing with the Los Angeles Sparks, forward Stephanie Talbot will miss the upcoming WNBA season after getting…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The vantage point was as good as any at Riviera for a clear view of Tiger Woods, and considering…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with the head of Taiwan’s legislature on Monday as…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A power substation fire temporarily caused outages at the Oakland International Airport and left 50,000 customers around the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Rahm is playing at such a high level he felt he didn’t need the Official World Golf…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Directors Guild of America handed its top prize for feature filmmaking to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The difference between a government-controlled camera that followed a climactic moment in Rep.…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Islamic State gunmen killed American college student Nohemi Gonzalez as she sat with friends in…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Division I men’s basketball committee revealed its top 16 teams for next month’s NCAA…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Arizona…

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored the game-winning goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cameron Shelton scored a career-high 40 points and made a layup with seven seconds left to lift Loyola Marymount over Pacific…