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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and guard Tyger Campbell spoke during the offseason about…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A raging fire destroyed a vacant commercial building in Los Angeles early Wednesday and numerous other small fires broke out in…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Under a string of golden street lights, the directions roll off Jorge Xolalpa’s tongue…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell were among 15 players named finalists Wednesday for…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate approved a bill Wednesday to eliminate daylight saving time, putting an end to the practice of changing clocks…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Phil Kessel got his milestone night off to a perfect start and his Vegas teammates finished…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi had a goal and an assist, Phillip Danault scored for the second straight game and…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The technical fouls were piling high in the third quarter. So was Devin Booker’s point total…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sudden end of a season that went unexpectedly deep left the San Diego Padres with questions…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown…

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a San Francisco Bay Area city said he was assaulted Tuesday after giving a speech at a chamber of commerce…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California teacher has been arrested on suspicion of harboring a missing 15-year-old boy for nearly two years,…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Extreme weather from climate change triggered hunger in nearly 100 million people and increased heat deaths by…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — If you’re thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink —…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visa Inc. said its fiscal fourth quarter profits rose by an adjusted 16% from a year earlier,…

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As wealthy financier Tom Barrack built a private equity empire that relied on his close contact with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Weinberg, executive producer for the hit TV show “Scrubs,” was denied bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Bryce Harper’s career arc from teenage sensation to full-blown superstar has been an 11-year process, hitting…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop.…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — This summer was the deadliest on record for heat-associated fatalities in Arizona’s largest…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Summertime revenue growth at Google’s corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace…

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy Monday after he allegedly opened fire first in…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 10 schools staying put in the Pac-12 Conference when UCLA and USC leave for the Big Ten…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — A robotic dog delivered a champagne toast and Georgia’s governor and junior U.S. senator…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Dallas Cowboys acquired veteran defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins from Las Vegas in a move to bolster…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Colton Herta so firmly believes Andretti Autosport can return to the top of IndyCar that he announced a…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of…

PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that…

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — An armed man who officials say was involved in a domestic dispute and later led police on a chase and attempted a carjacking…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are used to making the NFL’s boldest moves and getting the big-name…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson has been moved off death row more than two years after the California Supreme Court overturned his death…

By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Early voting is going gangbusters in Georgia in the opening days of midterm balloting,…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers cornerback JC Jackson will miss the rest of the season after he…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most California students did not meet standards in math and English this year, state officials announced Monday in another…

ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) — Crews fully excavated a car that police said was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago and…

By LYNN ELBER and MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made…