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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer A year after the NCAA gave athletes Election Day off, football teams all over the country were back practicing on…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Consumer advocates will ask the California Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have released disgruntled receiver DeSean Jackson after just seven games…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after a man…

By TERRY TANG Associated Press Two major U.S. cities have elected their first Asian American mayor and a third could join them. Boston’s next mayor…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska have asked a judge to dismiss federal charges accusing him of lying…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The calendar has flipped to November, signifying the final stretch of college football’s regular season. The…

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in the killing of a 19-year-old woman who was last seen leaving a Halloween…

HOUSTON (AP) — Broadcast viewership for the World Series is at its highest level in three years. Atlanta’s 3-2 win over Houston on Saturday night…

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — The Truckee Town Council has voted unanimously to extend a moratorium on new short-term rental certificates until at least…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have released Henry Ruggs III just hours before the promising young receiver…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia Southern hired former Southern California coach Clay Helton on Tuesday, just seven weeks after…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Willie Mack III gets one more PGA Tour start to cap off a memorable year. Mack won twice on the Advocates Pro Golf…

Kristen Stewart is engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer. The 31-year-old actor announced the news the Howard Stern Show Tuesday. Stewart told the…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates say they plan to sue the federal…

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play an exhibition against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Dec. 18 at Carson, California, to keep its Major League…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A TV station says a Los Angeles police helicopter recorded images of what appeared to be a human-shaped inflatable toy floating…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with…

ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed a “corpse plant” because it smells like a dead body is huge…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILIVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Nuro said Tuesday it had secured $600 million in funding from…

By ROBERT JABLON and DONALD THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top drug manufacturers have won a round in a California lawsuit that…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points, Reggie Jackson added 15 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing in her lawsuit over graphic photos of the…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris made his return to the field eight months after suffering a major knee injury as the…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SEQUOIA CREST, Calif. (AP) — Tiny giant sequoia seedlings have been planted in a California community where…

By ROBERT JABLON and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge rules for opioid makers in damages lawsuit by governments in…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man who fatally tortured a Chihuahua puppy and posted a video about it online has been sentenced to…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Knicks Go is the early 5-2 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at Del Mar. The two-day…

An Army veteran who plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally in Southern California has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. Prosecutors…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he hopes the tragedy prompts the…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers have announced plans to build new team headquarters and a training facility in El Segundo. The…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have hired a bench coach to also be their offensive coordinator. Donnie Ecker will serve as manager Chris…

HOUSTON (AP) — Television ratings are up for the World Series along with its return to its usual format with games in each team’s city.…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has announced that jockey Miguel Mena, who won nearly 2,100 thoroughbred races in North America and earned…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been indicted on a murder…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect an inmate killed his cellmate at a San Bernardino County jail. The San Gabriel Valley…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York grand jury indicts Robert Durst on murder charge in wife’s 1982…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama’s next promotion for her memoir, “Becoming,” will center on the college…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette two games without pay for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out California’s new 30-foot buffer zone designed to…

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — A northern fur seal pup was recovering Monday at a marine life rehabilitation center where he is being fed fish smoothies…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Covered California has begun its open enrollment period for 2022. Covered California sells individual health insurance…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks removed one of their seven players from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol but added another as they…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old California man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a…

By ANITA SNOW and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration’s decision to allow vaccinated people to enter the U.S. by…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The trade began to hit Von Miller as he toddled past the photo gallery of great…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres announced the hiring of Bob Melvin as manager, bringing a veteran presence…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials warn that potentially dangerous waves are expected along the coast in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco…