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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court threw out charges Friday against a pastor who flouted…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño both fell agonizingly short of becoming the first…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press LOS ALAMOS N.M. (AP) — Public schools were closed and evacuation bags packed this week as a stubborn wildfire crept…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An ex-convict from California has pleaded guilty to fraud schemes totaling more than $25 million that included exaggerated…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A post office in the Pacoima section of Los Angeles was dedicated to the late rock ‘n’ roll legend Ritchie Valens in a…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The grandfather and uncle of a 3-year-old girl killed last fall during an exorcism at a Northern California church were…

NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s Academy Awards will take place March 12, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Friday. The…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Defending champion Phil Mickelson withdraws from PGA…

By PAT EATON-ROBB and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S.…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The players dream of it. The fans look forward to it. Game 7. And on Saturday, there will be three of…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials have nixed a proposal for a $1.4 billion desalination plant but…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Drake London celebrated good health and a new contract on the first day of the Atlanta…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Police in central California were searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck a woman walking her dog Friday and…

RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) — A contract wildland firefighter who was killed by a falling tree in California last week has been brought home by a convoy…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Clayton Kershaw on the injured list Friday with inflammation in…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s tax revenues have surged, leaving state with record-smashing budget surplus of nearly $100…

The Associated Press The 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to resorts around the country, the National Ski…

By KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on what he called a…

By JILL PAINTER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper homered and drove in three runs, the Philadelphia Phillies pushed two runs across…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If a picture indeed tells a thousand words, Evander Kane holding seven fingers in the air after…

By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to use the…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has a small tear in his right elbow and won’t throw for four weeks, but the reigning NL MVP…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home. So the Los Angeles Rams will…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco rookie receiver Danny Gray found the ideal workout partner before the…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s minimum wage will jump to $15.50 per hour next year, Gov. Gavin…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A car smashed into construction equipment in Newport Beach early Thursday, killing three people inside and injuring…

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other teens were wounded in a shooting early Thursday in Southern California,…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks want to build off the momentum from a thrilling comeback. The Golden State…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former eBay Inc. executive pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a scheme to…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in…

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two men who participated in an elaborate phone scam that cheated people from across the nation have agreed to repay their…

By MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edison has told state utility regulators that unspecified…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Coach Bruce Pearl and Auburn lost two stars to the NBA from what he considered college basketball’s best…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California coastal panel on Thursday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies fought off elimination with the highest-scoring performance in…