24 states get $560M for high-priority cleanup of wells
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning…
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Social worker charged with abusing mental hospital patients
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern…
Continue Reading FC Cincinnati, Vazquez agree to contract through 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Vazquez and FC Cincinnati agreed Thursday to a contract extension through the 2025 season, a deal that includes an option…
Continue Reading Angels 1B Walsh goes on IL with thoracic outlet syndrome
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh went on the 60-day injured list on Thursday due to thoracic outlet…
Continue Reading Oil spill settlement reached with California businesses
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen…
Continue Reading Jets’ Laken Tomlinson driven by loss of first-born daughter
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Laken Tomlinson took off his New York Jets cap, folded his hands in front of…
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California vote Thursday aims to ban new gasoline car sales by 2035
California is poised to set a 2035 deadline for all new cars, trucks and SUV’s sold in the state to be powered by electricity or…
Continue Reading Plan for iconic California park pits housing against history
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley, an eclectic California city renowned for tie-dyed hippies and high-brow…
Continue Reading Saints’ Winston exhibiting athleticism in return from injury
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The velocity with which Jameis Winston threw this week, and his form on a baseball-style…
Continue Reading Climate initiative centers on Black Americans
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black…
Continue Reading Desert flooding damages Los Angeles to Phoenix highway
DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott supports child mentors with $44 million gift
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press LANCASTER, Ca. (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to the Oregon-based mentoring…
Continue Reading Black August uplifted as alternative Black History Month
By ALMAZ ABEDJE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the Black Panther…
Continue Reading Dodgers pummel Brewers again, Heaney 10 Ks in 12-6 win
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Heaney struck out 10 in his first win in four months, Austin Barnes drove in four runs,…
Continue Reading California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with…
Continue Reading Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed…
Continue Reading Ramirez lifts Rays to 4-3 win over Angels in 11 innings
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramirez had an RBI double in the 11th inning and scored the winning run on a…
Continue Reading Girl awarded $26M over Pasadena school sex assault
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A jury awarded $26 million to a Pasadena special-needs student who was sexually assaulted by three classmates, her lawyers…
Continue Reading $480K to inmate who miscarried after stop for coffee
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Orange County has agreed to pay $480,000 to an inmate who was pregnant but suffered a…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday…
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