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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Actually, Greg Weissert got a good night’s sleep. Which might be hard to believe,…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Back in the batter’s box at last, Giancarlo Stanton swung away and is confident…

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith wanted Davis Mills to come out of the halftime locker room and play one more series, with the hope…

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The…

By BERNIE WILSON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Araiza, the “Punt God” who led San Diego State to a record-setting…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facing a housing shortage in the nation’s most populous state, California’s…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s former public works director, who pleaded guilty to steering public…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of buy-now, pay-later company Affirm, which grew rapidly in the past two years as American…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe E. Tata, the actor known as the Peach Pit diner owner Nat Bussichio on the 1990s teen drama “Beverly Hills, 90210” has…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dollar Tree and Dollar General reported higher second-quarter sales Thursday resulting…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Beverley is returning to Los Angeles, this time joining LeBron James and the Lakers. A fan favorite when he…

By STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald repeatedly swung a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl between the two teams…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized Republican challenger Scott Jensen on Thursday…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drone detection technology is now being tested at Los Angeles International Airport, federal and local officials said Thursday.…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone has filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage. The…

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel Corp. will break ground Sept. 9 on its planned $20 billion Ohio semiconductor…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators approve plan requiring all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen won his third consecutive start, Manuel Margot got four hits and the…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow more ill and dying inmates to be released from state prisons…

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Vazquez and FC Cincinnati agreed Thursday to a contract extension through the 2025 season, a deal that includes an option…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh went on the 60-day injured list on Thursday due to thoracic outlet…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Laken Tomlinson took off his New York Jets cap, folded his hands in front of…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The velocity with which Jameis Winston threw this week, and his form on a baseball-style…

DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press LANCASTER, Ca. (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to the Oregon-based mentoring…

By ALMAZ ABEDJE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the Black Panther…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Heaney struck out 10 in his first win in four months, Austin Barnes drove in four runs,…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramirez had an RBI double in the 11th inning and scored the winning run on a…

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A jury awarded $26 million to a Pasadena special-needs student who was sexually assaulted by three classmates, her lawyers…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing,…

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Police officers in the San Francisco Bay Area discovered the body of a woman in the living room of a home she shared with…