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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Milwaukee Bucks are staying home for Christmas, which is becoming an annual perk for reigning NBA champions.…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month break for the Olympics the WNBA is back with a sprint to the playoffs. The…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A leading Republican candidate in the California recall election that could remove…

By DONNIE COLLINS, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — In the most fun card game a baseball fan as big as he is could play, Stephen…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Cole Hamels on the 60-day injured list, effectively ending…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Whoever ends up playing quarterback for San Francisco this season figures to have a…

By TERENCE CHEA, ETHAN SWOPE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric says it has begun shutting…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bryant hit two home runs, Kevin Gausman set a career high for wins and the San…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst has testified he would lie to get out of trouble and had lied during sworn…

By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — A deepening drought threatens California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors allege that a man whose girlfriend was killed and four children injured in a Los Angeles freeway crash deliberately…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 win over the San…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single and Liam Hendriks got the save against his former team,…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning and struck out nine in his return from the…

By KEN RITTER and SAM METZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events like concerts and football games in one of the nation’s…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against…

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams will miss this week’s joint practices against the San Francisco 49ers…

DENVER (AP) — Jake Arrieta caught on with a playoff contender after getting released by the Chicago Cubs, signing a minor league deal with the San…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been singing the praises of wide receiver Zay Jones,…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sharpening his message as he hits the campaign trail…

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified that she felt like her soul left her body and she was terrified when Los…

By EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are keeping an eye on a lone, emaciated bear cub that may have lost its mother…

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Selma Blair says she’s in remission from multiple sclerosis as a result of undergoing stem…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst has testified that he lied for years about sending…

By The Associated Press The Associated Press preseason college football poll has been released and Alabama is No. 1. Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Adam Engel on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. The White Sox…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Clippers have brought guard Eric Bledsoe back to the team where he started his NBA career in a…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated…

DETROIT (AP) — US opens formal investigation of Tesla autopilot citing collisions with parked emergency…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Payton Pritchard arrived at the NBA Summer League looking to show he deserves major minutes this upcoming season with…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The San Francisco Giants haven’t had a winning season since 2016, and they were certainly overshadowed by the…

QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling flames in Northern California forests are girding for new bouts of windy weather, and a utility has…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points in her return from a knee injury to help Los Angeles beat the Indiana Fever 75-70 on Sunday night…

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy hit a pair of two-run homers and Max Scherzer threw six solid innings as the Los Angeles…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and drove in four runs in his return from the injured list, and…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Reid Detmers pitched six innings of three-hit ball to earn his first major league victory,…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance’s up-and-down debut performance in the preseason has done little to…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tommy La Stella had three hits and two RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — John and Brittany Force completed the first father-daughter nitro sweep in NHRA history Sunday in the Menards NHRA Nationals at…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man who was stabbed when a Los Angeles protest against vaccine mandates turned violent has been released from the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his third goal in his last three appearances and Atlanta United beat Los Angeles FC 1-0. Atlanta has won…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie DJ Peters connected on a pair of two-run homers, and the Texas Rangers beat the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the lineup for the San Diego Padres on Sunday, playing right field…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame,…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Veteran outfielder Adam Eaton has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels after 25 games with the club. The…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Ballet has chosen a leader in the film industry as its new executive director. The ballet said Thursday that Tom West,…