Regulators approve U.S. Bank’s $8B purchase of Union Bank
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Key financial regulators on Friday approved U.S. Bank’s $8 billion acquisition of Japanese…
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California to vote on constitutional right to abortion
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Californians are voting now through Election Day on whether to approve a state constitutional…
Continue Reading Charting LeBron: How James climbed the NBA points ladder
By The Associated Press LeBron James’ total points and his season-ending rank on the NBA’s all-time scoring list after each of his first…
Continue Reading LeBron closing in on Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring record
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It was Oct. 29, 2003. LeBron James played his first NBA game. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Sacramento…
Continue Reading Walker to start at QB vs Rams; Mayfield could be backup
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — P.J. Walker will start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, but interim head…
Continue Reading 5 years on, key #MeToo voices take stock of the movement
By JOCELYN NOVECK and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Once again, disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein sits in a courtroom, on trial in Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat exec departs amid job cuts, slowing sales
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The Beyond Meat executive charged with biting a man’s nose during a fight last month left the…
Continue Reading Biden pushing lower prescription drug costs in midterm press
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press IRVINE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s efforts to lower prescription…
Continue Reading Ralph Lauren draws A-list Hollywood crowd for sumptuous show
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer SAN MARINO, Calif. (AP) — Bronx-born Ralph Lauren, a quintessential New Yorker, had never staged a runway show…
Continue Reading Meet the judge who tamed the Musk-Twitter trial
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk had barely begun speaking during a recent hearing when the…
Continue Reading LA carjacking victim dragged, killed during police pursuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A carjacking victim was killed Thursday during a police pursuit of a homicide suspect in Los Angeles, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading Tanev scores go-ahead goal in 2nd, Kraken beat Kings 4-1
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Tanev scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Seattle Kraken rebounded…
Continue Reading Rams want more creativity, elusiveness from running backs
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams don’t have the least productive running game in the NFL…
Continue Reading Snell: Dodgers-Padres NLDS at Petco Park should be ‘insane’
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The atmosphere at Petco Park will be absolutely electric Friday night when Blake Snell and the…
Continue Reading Snell: Dodgers-Padres NLDS at Petco Park should be ‘insane’
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The atmosphere at Petco Park will be absolutely electric Friday night when Blake Snell and the…
Continue Reading New Jan. 6 footage shows Pelosi, leaders as crisis unfolded
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As rioters stormed through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was…
Continue Reading Coroner: Death of girl found in reservoir was accidental
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — There was no foul play in the death of a 16-year-old whose disappearance sparked a weeks-long search effort before her body…
Continue Reading Drought-stricken California approves desalination plant
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — With California struggling through historic drought, the state’s Coastal Commission on Thursday approved a…
Continue Reading Stanford apologizes for limiting Jewish students in 1950s
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s after a task force commissioned…
Continue Reading Just like Wilson, Rodgers had rough first year with Hackett
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — If it’s any consolation to Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers also had a rough…
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