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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — T. Mark Taylor, artist and toy designer for the He-Man and the Masters…

MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a surfer was killed in an apparent shark attack off the central coast of California. Morro Bay police say…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police shot and wounded an armed man in the San Fernando Valley. This comes a day…

By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens have put quarterback Tyler Huntley on the reserve/COVID-19 list, leaving them without their top two QBs…

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old man allegedly tortured and killed his girlfriend in Southern California. Deputies from the Ventura…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parts of California are getting a White Christmas after all, with snowfall pounding mountains…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 70-mile stretch of I-80 in the Sierra has been shut down in a powerful winter storm that dropped nearly 2 feet of snow on some…

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a 44-year-old man during a shootout in Northern California after he allegedly…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Satu, a male orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, has died. He was 26. The zoo announced Satu’s death on social media on Thursday,…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ office says she has tested negative for the…

MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a surfer was killed in an apparent shark attack off the central coast of California. Morro Bay police say…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s men’s basketball home games against No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 30 and Arizona State on Jan. 1 have been postponed…

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — About 100 homes have been evacuated in the San Francisco Bay Area after a fuel tanker overturned and leaked gasoline. Photos…

By The Associated Press The first Pro Bowl for NFL interceptions leader Trevon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys means the league now has three sets of…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Officials in Lake Tahoe are weighing whether to use herbicides for the first time to contain the growth of invasive plants and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say one person has been killed and three others were injured in a collision on a Southern California freeway that…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an emergency order the mayor wants to tackle an…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Many gamers will be receiving the latest edition of the “Madden” video game for the holidays. On Saturday, some…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying…

By PHILIP MARCELO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa,…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCSCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made eight 3-pointers, Gary Payton Jr. added a clutch…

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California health officials say the highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50%…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Native American tribes are awaiting a one-time windfall that could help…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining and the…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California health officials say the highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50%…

OGDEN, Utah — Orlando Robinson had 22 points as Fresno State easily beat Weber State 69-43. Jamison Overton led the Wildcats on Thursday with 12…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities: Police fatally shoot male suspect and a 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will have linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair available Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans. The…

HONOLULU (AP) — Spencer Jones scored a career-high 25 points, Brandon Angel scored 10 of his 17 points in the final nine minutes and Stanford beat…

MALIBU, Calif. — Maxwell Lewis had a season-high 27 points as Pepperdine routed Westmont 96-69. Nate Meithof led the Warriors on Thursday with 22…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The banged-up Tennessee Titans will have their leading receiver back with A.J. Brown activated off injured reserve in time…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Running back Cam Akers has returned to practice with the Los Angeles Rams. The move means he is…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was inside a clothing store…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is meeting to consider an emergency order the mayor wants…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached,…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps discharged 66 Marines in the past week for refusing to get the coronavirus…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets don’t expect Kevin Durant to be available for their Christmas…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities rescued one driver early Thursday but were unable to save two more from a submerged car in a flooded underpass south…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — A former narcotics detective and current reserve officer was arrested this week after a drug task force found about…

By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is announcing more than $241 million in grants to bolster…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 19 points, Paul George had 17 points and the Los Angeles Clippers…