Brad Pitt foundation reaches settlement over Louisiana homes
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation and homeowners of the houses built by the program, in an area of New Orleans among…
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LA Sparks seeking new head coach, general manager
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have opened a national search for their next head coach while also seeking a new general manager. The…
Continue Reading DNA profiles lead to IDs of 2 men who died in Tucson in 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two unidentified men who died in Tucson in 2019 have been identified through DNA profiles, authorities said Wednesday. Tucson…
Continue Reading California desert parks still working to repair flood damage
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Timelines for repair of flash flood damage to roads in California’s vast desert wilderness parks are…
Continue Reading Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on…
Continue Reading LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25…
Continue Reading $18M deal in lawsuit over boy’s death at California school
LA PUENTE, Calif. (AP) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome who died after falling while strapped to a chair in class five years…
Continue Reading A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to firearm assault charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to felony assault with a firearm charges stemming from a 2021 confrontation in…
Continue Reading Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children…
Continue Reading Man’s mental health questioned in Vegas airport panic case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney raised questions Wednesday about the mental health of his client, a California…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police shoot, wound man armed with machete
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police shot and wounded a man who was allegedly armed with a machete on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s release SS Andrus, bring up INF Neuse
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics released veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus on Wednesday. Andrus, who turns 34 on Aug. 26, hit .237 with…
Continue Reading Judge: Suit by group critical of immigration can proceed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group calling for sharply limiting immigration has scored a legal victory in its federal lawsuit…
Continue Reading Chargers sign Derwin James to 4-year, $76.5M extension
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers fans on Wednesday finally got to see what they had been hoping for…
Continue Reading Apparent human bones found during Los Angeles brush fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fire crews battling a brush fire in Los Angeles discovered bones that appeared to be human remains. The fire scorched just under…
Continue Reading Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue Reading Californians urged to conserve electricity amid heat wave
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians were urged to conserve electricity to prevent mass power shutoffs Wednesday as a heat wave scorched the…
Continue Reading Serena Williams loses to Raducanu; US Open next
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer MASON, Ohio (AP) — The second stop on Serena Williams’ farewell tour was a short one. The 40-year-old Williams…
Continue Reading Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
By JOCELYN GECKER and DYLAN LOVAN CECILIA, Ky. (AP) — For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an…
Continue Reading Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
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