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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s legislative leaders on Wednesday said they want to return nearly $10…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit that said the agency was…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a five-game losing…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The presiding justice of the California appeals court in Sacramento has retired as part of a…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who ran a ring that ferried tons of cocaine into the country from South America through Mexico has been…

NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees scheduled for Wednesday night was rained out. The teams will play a…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against one of the largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits in the United States on…

By R.J. RICO Associated Press As a public figure, Johnny Depp faced a high bar to win his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two Southern California tax preparers each pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges they filed 433 phony tax…

RIALTO, Calif. (AP) — One person was shot and another wounded when a gun battle broke out in a Southern California park where elementary school…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup prior to Wednesday night’s game against…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout’s future, he admits, is very much in doubt. Not as a baseball great. As the…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Dakota Hudson threw seven strong innings…

By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A conspiracy that stretched across the continent and resulted in the murder of a Vermont man…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for a museum that will permanently exhibit the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn’t commit has been declared factually…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury awards Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in libel suit against Amber Heard, gives her $2 million in…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury awards Amber Heard $2 million in damages in her countersuit against ex-husband Johnny…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury rules in favor of counterclaim Amber Heard had filed after Johnny Depp’s lawyer called her abuse allegations a…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury awards Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury rules in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, who had accused him of…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Millions of people around the world are affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury has reached verdicts in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, along with her…

WILLITS, Calif. (AP) — A pilot and passenger were injured when a small plane crashed and burned near a private landing strip in Northern…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates saw a problem: There’s a limited pool of medical providers who…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of…

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber…

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted for residents along a road in the Napa wine country as firefighters made progress against a…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Chavis and Tucupita Marcano each hit two-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ transition from a team that went from sitting just outside the top tier of…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chas McCormick hit a tiebreaking home run off Frankie Montas to begin the eighth inning…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From the memorable “We Believe” playoff run in 2007 to the early days of this current…

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joc Pederson’s two-run homer in the 11th inning helped power the San Francisco Giants to…

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (AP) — A driver who struck two teenagers in a hit-and-run accident was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed to death a…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Judy Huth was deeply distraught minutes after Bill Cosby is…

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is “no longer a danger to…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals, boosted by a…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard walked slowly off the mound just one out into the third inning, his head bowed…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has ordered a halt to a state-run program of spraying pesticides on public lands and some private…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas’ current seniors lost the 2019 NCAA title after predictions of severe…