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By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Northern California injured several people Friday, destroyed…

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Chicago is one of the nation’s gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois’…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Mims ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter and Fresno State used a fast start to cruise past FCS-member Cal Poly…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were charged with shooting and killing a homeless double amputee as he slept in a wheelchair in South Los Angeles,…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature wrapped up its work on Wednesday after approving more than a…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday sentenced a man to seven years in prison for fatally stabbing a 68-year-old woman on a hiking trail in a…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo moved over one field, rejoined his San Francisco 49ers teammates at…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California county has agreed to ban rubber bullets, bean bags and less-lethal…

NEW YORK (AP) — A California movie producer pleaded guilty in a prostitution case Thursday, admitting that he conspired to run a business that…

By The Associated Press Arizona (0-0) at San Diego State (0-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: San Diego State by 5 1/2, according to FanDuel…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools,…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former owner and CEO of a South Florida drug manufacturing company has been sentenced to three years and one month…

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey released video and documents related to sexual offense charges filed against actor Gary Busey,…

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a Southern California wildfire were pulled back at times to find rest and shade on Thursday, a day…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns may have a new quarterback problem: too many. Cleveland added Josh Rosen to its…

DETROIT (AP) — An autonomous robotaxi run by Cruise LLC got into a crash while making a left turn, causing the company to recall 80 vehicles with a…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faced a potential setback Thursday…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The utility that oversees California’s last operating nuclear power plant said…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gun-control advocates could have had another victory in their very successful California…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers fail to replace concealed gun limits struck down by U.S. Supreme Court…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have blocked California state prisons from transferring inmates to…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers balked at a scaled-back attempt at reforming the state’s cash…

By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN AP Technology Writers Microsoft’s plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could…

By JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California was in a state of emergency Thursday as a brutal heat wave brought…

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — In a matchup of the top two contenders for the AL Most Valuable Player, Shohei Ohtani came up…

By GARANCE BURKE and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the…

By GARANCE BURKE and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been…

GALICE, Ore. (AP) — The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon continues to grow and is expected to remain active overnight into Thursday…

HOUSTON (AP) — Griffin Dorsey scored in the 75th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Wednesday night. Sebastian Ferreira gave…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Wednesday voted to let government workers hide their home addresses…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling…

TORONTO (AP) — Riqui Puig scored his first MLS goal in the 89th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Wednesday night…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez earned his first victory in nearly two years, Luke Voit hit a two-run home…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo made an amazing grab, Timmy Trumpet blew his horn and Edwin Díaz shut the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams beats Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in U.S. Open second round at what could be her last tournament (CORRECTS: A…

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires erupted Wednesday in rural areas, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — One year ago, Trey Pipkins III was struggling to maintain his place on the Los Angeles…