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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — In mid-November, No. 2 Stanford is far from as sharp as coach Tara VanDerveer knows her…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker stepped back for a 3-pointer in the closing minute of the third quarter as Golden…

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 18 points as CSU Bakersfield beat Idaho 52-43 on Wednesday night as the Idaho campus mourned the loss of…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, scored a U.S. House win in a…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley was able to do something on Wednesday that he has rarely had a chance to do…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer Former big league outfielder Will Venable was named Wednesday as associate manager on the staff of new Texas…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to play for the Los Angeles Rams this…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors filed multiple charges against a 33-year-old parolee who stole several cars and rammed police cruisers last…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso to become the next mayor of Los…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Garcia wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 27th Congressional…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Police awoke Indiana State athletic director Sherard Clinksdale early on Aug. 21 with tragic news. Two…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were supposed to be birthday presents. They were supposed to be Christmas presents.…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Signs of the housing crisis in Oregon are widespread: cluttered tent encampments in city…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marcus Freeman started his first full season as Notre Dame coach with a stumble and a fall. Losing at No. 2 Ohio State was…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan Fraser, whose performance in “The Whale” has made him a likely awards candidate this year,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Wednesday awarded nearly $74 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law for 10 projects to advance…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many fans and other observers thought Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s performance against Southern…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful Santa Ana winds lashed Southern California on Wednesday, toppling big rigs on highways and spreading a small fire that…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mindy Kaling is set to receive the Norman Lear Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer’s 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season…

By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the witness stand Wednesday to defend himself in a shareholder…

WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Fire spokesperson: 22 Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits hit by car on training run, 5 critically…

By AMY TAXIN, JOHN ANTCZAK and JAE C. HONG Associated Press WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — The driver of an SUV veered into the wrong lane and plowed…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two weeks after the rousing entrance of Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Eminem and Lionel…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk, who just took over as the chief executive at Twitter after buying the…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Convinced that the boom in leisure travel is permanent, Airbnb aims to expand its listings by convincing more…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Ron Rivera and Washington are making a habit of shocking undefeated teams. For the second time in three seasons,…

MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — As the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent…

SAN JOSE, Calf. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 19 points as San Jose State beat Alabama State 70-57 on Tuesday. Moore added five rebounds for the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and Southern Cal rallied to beat Vermont 59-57 on Tuesday night.…

By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear had a triple-double, Jarod Lucas scored 19 points and Nevada beat William Jessup 98-54…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig did not have a criminal attorney with him and felt compromised partly because of his…

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Bent Leuchten had 20 points in UC Irvine’s 79-64 victory over Loyola Marymount (CA) on Tuesday. Leuchten shot 7 of 8 from…

Riley Battin scored 12 and reserve Reed Nottage scored 12 and Cal Baptist beat Cal State Northridge 62-55 on Tuesday night. Joe Quintana’s…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored on a pass from Trevor Zegras with 49 seconds left in overtime and the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Timo Meier broke a tie on a power play with 2:47 remaining and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vegas…

By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Jevon Porter scored 23 points as Pepperdine beat Vanguard 94-80 on Tuesday. Porter also contributed…