Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers’ constitutional rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American drivers might universally wince or brace themselves at the sight and sound of flashing red and blue…
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Chapman’s inside-the-park HR lifts Giants to 6-3 win, Diamondbacks lose ground in NL playoff race
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Chapman hit an inside-the-park homer, Casey Schmitt and Michael Conforto both added solo shots and the San…
Continue ReadingEmslie’s goal pulls Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Thorns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Claire Emslie’s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night. Alyssa…
Continue ReadingClimate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a…
Continue Reading49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey heads to Germany to see a specialist for his Achilles injury
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey went to Germany to consult with a…
Continue ReadingNFL suspends Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. 1 game for repeated hits to head of opponents
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was…
Continue ReadingCalifornia becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student…
Continue ReadingDylan Cease closing in on the playoffs with the Padres after escaping from the lowly White Sox
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — If there really are baseball gods, they certainly smiled on Dylan Cease when he was traded from the lowly Chicago…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California accused of labor violations over handling of campus protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they say was a sweeping campaign to…
Continue ReadingHow hard is it to repeat as World Series champ? Texas just made it 24 seasons in a row without one
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — This is the 24th season in a row that there will not be a repeat World Series champion, and Bruce Bochy…
Continue ReadingPac-12 adding Utah State, in talks with Gonzaga, as Mountain West tries to hold UNLV, AP sources say
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the…
Continue ReadingReggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California football star Reggie Bush says he is suing his school, the NCAA and the Pac-12 in a…
Continue ReadingA look at some of the longtime employees at the Oakland Coliseum
AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In his tiny office at the Coliseum, longtime visiting clubhouse manager Mikey Thalblum pulls out a $5…
Continue ReadingColiseum employees who became familiar faces brace for what’s next as A’s move to Sacramento
AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sometimes, Leland Anderson steals a quick glance high into the stands above left field and finds his wife…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging the oil giant deceived the public for half a century by promising…
Continue ReadingCritics say lawmakers watered down California’s lemon car law after secret lobbyist negotiations
CalMatters Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective…
Continue ReadingWhen House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too
Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers —…
Continue ReadingJetBlue flight makes emergency landing in Kansas after false alarm about smoke in cargo area
SALINA, Kansas (AP) — A JetBlue flight from New York to San Diego landed safely in Kansas after the crew received an alert about smoke in the cargo…
Continue ReadingMost Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
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