Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging the social media company violated a children’s online privacy law
NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging the social media company violated a children’s online privacy…
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Another Stephen Curry highlight: He missed a trio of 3s that went in anyway
AP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Stephen Curry missed three shots and made them all. Really, that’s what happened. Allow…
Continue Reading‘Taking it off the speculative market’: These nonprofits help tenants afford to stay put
CalMatters Nine years ago, tenants of the Pigeon Palace at 2840-2848 Folsom Street in San Francisco faced a dilemma. Their aging landlord, who had…
Continue ReadingDodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and wife Chelsea say son Maximus has Guillain-Barre syndrome
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea said their 3-year-old son Maximus is suffering from…
Continue ReadingSecond statue of Kobe Bryant being unveiled in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A statue of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi Bryant, was scheduled to be unveiled during a…
Continue ReadingExxon Mobil second-quarter profit rises on Pioneer acquisition and surging production
AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil recorded one of its largest second-quarter profits in a decade on surging quarterly production from oil and gas fields…
Continue ReadingThree-time Israeli swimming Olympian Murez works on project to better national teams’ mental health
AP Sports Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Israeli Olympian Andi Murez won’t have any time to stick around Paris and see the sights. Now that…
Continue ReadingJake Cave hits tying homer in 9th, the Rockies beat the Angels 5-4 in 10 innings
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jake Cave hit a tying two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies scored on…
Continue ReadingAfter arriving in United States, Olivier Giroud ready to get to work with LAFC
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took Olivier Giroud less than 24 hours to discover one of the drawbacks of Southern California — its…
Continue ReadingHeat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last…
Continue ReadingHeat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire
Associated Press CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions…
Continue ReadingMexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into…
Continue ReadingFederal judge overturns $4.7 billion jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit and rules for NFL
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge overturned a jury’s $4.7 billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday…
Continue ReadingFederal judge overturns $4.7 billion jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit against the NFL
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal judge overturns $4.7 billion jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit against the…
Continue ReadingChipmaker Intel to cut 15,000 jobs as tries to revive its business and compete with rivals
AP Technology Writer Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around…
Continue ReadingTrump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris’ race, whether Republicans want him to or not
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has found tremendous success from the very first moment he stepped onto the presidential stage by…
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Sea lions are stranding themselves on California’s coast with signs of poisoning by harmful algae
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast and showing signs that they may have been…
Continue ReadingMiami transfer QB Cam Ward is preseason pick for ACC player of the year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miami quarterback Cam Ward was the preseason pick to be Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, the conference…
Continue ReadingAngels star Mike Trout needs second surgery for torn meniscus, ending his season
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels star Mike Trout needs a second surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee, ending another injury-marred campaign…
Continue ReadingAngels star Mike Trout says he needs a second surgery for a torn meniscus, ending his season
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels star Mike Trout says he needs a second surgery for a torn meniscus, ending his…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as director
NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the…
Continue ReadingApple breaks out of recent sales slump as it gears up to make its leap into the AI craze
AP Technology Writer Apple snapped out of a prolonged sales slump during its most recent quarter as the trendsetting company prepares to launch into…
Continue ReadingApple emerged from a recent sales slump in its latest quarter, setting the stage for its upcoming launch into AI
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple emerged from a recent sales slump in its latest quarter, setting the stage for its upcoming launch into…
Continue ReadingSeveral QB competitions going on in NFL training camps, including Raiders battle, Steelers rivalry
AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan O’Connell at Purdue and Gardner Minshew at Washington State were used to fighting for their…
Continue ReadingIntel announces it will cut more than 15% of its workforce as part of a broad cost-reduction program
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel announces it will cut more than 15% of its workforce as part of a broad cost-reduction…
Continue ReadingBehind the lines of red-hot wildfires, volunteers save animals with a warm heart and a cool head
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — While firefighters continued to battle California’s biggest wildfire of the year, Norm Rosene was…
Continue ReadingDoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
AP Business Writer DoorDash said Thursday that it set records for orders and revenue in the second quarter, growth that came despite slowing U.S.…
Continue ReadingDoorDash reports record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DoorDash reports record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic…
Continue ReadingAndy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss to American duo of Fritz and Paul
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tears welled in Andy Murray’s eyes as he walked alone onto the court to wave goodbye to professional tennis,…
Continue ReadingBookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star…
Continue ReadingBookmaker agrees to plead guilty in federal sports betting case tied to ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bookmaker agrees to plead guilty in federal sports betting case tied to ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei…
Continue ReadingChargers QB Justin Herbert will miss at least 2 weeks because of a right foot injury
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will miss at least two weeks because of an injury to the…
Continue ReadingNo Olympic medal for caddies. Xander Schauffele’s looper was moved to tears by a gold ring
AP Golf Writer SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Caddies do not get a medal in the Olympics, only the golfers do. The caddie for Xander…
Continue ReadingWildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and…
Continue ReadingJapan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s…
Continue ReadingDeadly Osprey crash off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadly Osprey crash off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force…
Continue ReadingVenu Sports may be available for $42.99 per month with its planned launch targeted for fall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Venu Sports — the sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery — will be available for $42.99…
Continue ReadingWater dilemmas in Olympic triathlon are nothing new, from stray boats to shark watches to bacteria
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Contrary to a recent action/horror movie, there are no sharks in the Seine. There was a shark watch, though, at the…
Continue ReadingBrenton Doyle wraps up impressive July with go-ahead homer in 8th as Rockies beat Angels 2-1
AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brenton Doyle capped an impressive July with a towering home run in the eighth inning, Ezequiel Tovar…
Continue ReadingVideo game performers protest unregulated AI use at Warner Bros. Studios
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios building…
Continue ReadingLogan Webb pitches 2nd career shutout in the Giants’ 1-0 victory over the Athletics
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched his second career shutout, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory over the…
Continue ReadingPadres rough up Kershaw while Cease holds Dodgers in check in San Diego’s 8-1 win
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego’s Dylan Cease held the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in check in his first start after…
Continue ReadingJudge hears NFL’s motion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case, says jury did not follow instructions on damages
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL…
Continue ReadingCaptain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of…
Continue ReadingBackup QB Joshua Dobbs seeks stability with the 49ers after whirlwind 2023 season with 3 teams
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Joshua Dobbs spent the 2023 season learning different NFL offenses on the fly. He hopes that…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California president to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, campus protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of…
Continue ReadingRams left guard Jonah Jackson day to day because of shoulder injury
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Jonah Jackson is day to day because of a shoulder injury. Jackson left…
Continue ReadingHawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close…
Continue ReadingUS road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated system
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was…
Continue ReadingReigning ACC champion Florida State is the preseason favorite to win the league’s football crown
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Reigning champion Florida State is the preseason pick to win the expanded Atlantic Coast Conference football race. The…
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