Clippers sign guard Terance Mann to a contract extension
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Terance Mann to a contract extension. The team announced the deal Wednesday. Mann…
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A minimum wage increase for California health care workers is finally kicking in
CalMatters California health workers this month will finally get a long-promised minimum wage increase. It’ll kick in this month, according to a…
Continue ReadingChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots
AP Technology Writer OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker…
Continue Reading1 of 2 doctors charged in the Matthew Perry death investigation pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 1 of 2 doctors charged in the Matthew Perry death investigation pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute…
Continue ReadingValenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Dodgers to focus on his health
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season so the…
Continue ReadingAntonio Pierce won’t address speculation surrounding Raiders and Davante Adams’ future
AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders coach Antonio Pierce channeled his inner Bill Belichick on Wednesday, delivering his own version of…
Continue ReadingSecond fan files lawsuit claiming ownership of Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 baseball
MIAMI (AP) — The claim to Shohei Ohtani’s potentially lucrative 50th home run ball grew more complicated this week, with a second fan filing…
Continue ReadingTribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history
Associated Press The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought…
Continue ReadingShe lost her job after talking with state auditors. She just won $8.7 million in whistleblower case
CalMatters Tamara Evans found something fishy in the expenses filed by a San Diego contractor for the state’s police certification commission.…
Continue ReadingNo. 11 USC seeks to shore up protection even as QB Miller Moss handles hits
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miller Moss is earning the respect of his Southern California teammates, one hit at a time. Moss has been…
Continue ReadingUC says federal law prevents it from hiring undocumented students. A lawsuit seeks to change that
CalMatters Members of the coalition that’s been pushing to get the University of California to hire its undocumented students for campus jobs are…
Continue ReadingSMU gets quick ACC validation as Cal, Stanford also try to find their way in new league
AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — A giddy Eric Dickerson visited the SMU locker room after the Mustangs made their Atlantic Coast Conference debut…
Continue ReadingSTORY REMOVED: US–Theft-Diamond Ring Swap
NEW YORK (AP) — Please disregard US–Theft-Diamond Ring Swap, published on Oct. 2, 2024, and datelined in NEW YORK. It is an older story that…
Continue ReadingToyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million
Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s…
Continue ReadingDoctor who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty to drug charge
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A San Diego doctor became the third person to plead guilty in the case of Matthew Perry ’s fatal drug…
Continue ReadingUS ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his…
Continue ReadingTatis hits 2-run homer, King strikes out 12 as the Padres beat the Braves 4-0 in playoff opener
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck…
Continue ReadingFernando Tatis Jr. returns to the playoffs with a towering 2-run homer for the Padres in 4-0 win
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and his swagger returned to the playoffs with a blast. The 25-year-old San Diego star hit a…
Continue ReadingMan charged in California courthouse explosion also accused of 3 arson fires
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been hit with additional charges in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers advance bill that aims to keep gas prices from spiking
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California state Assembly approved a bill Tuesday backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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