Deadline to close nursing home extended by 2 months
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The deadline to close a nursing home administered by the city of San Francisco has been extended by two months and patients…
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Buffett’s firm buys more Apple shares while betting on oil
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple during the second quarter,…
Continue Reading Medical investigator rules Baldwin set shooting an accident
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year…
Continue Reading Dodgers’ Buehler to have elbow surgery, out for season
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler will have season-ending elbow surgery, a…
Continue Reading Cops: Suspects in attack on elderly woman are ages 11 to 18
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three children ages 11, 13, and 14 and an 18-year-old beat and robbed a 70-year-old…
Continue Reading Mexico’s week of drug violence shakes administration
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states…
Continue Reading Recall election aimed at LA prosecutor fails to make ballot
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A high-profile attempt to recall a progressive district attorney in the nation’s most…
Continue Reading Official says petition drive for a recall election to oust reformist Los Angeles County district attorney has failed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Official says petition drive for a recall election to oust reformist Los Angeles County district attorney has…
Continue Reading Kaiser mental health workers go on strike over staffing
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in…
Continue Reading Emergency funding provided for Death Valley flood repairs
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads…
Continue Reading Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Pete Carril, the rumpled, cigar-smoking basketball coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament,…
Continue Reading Rangers fire manager Chris Woodward short of his 500th game
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers fired fourth-year manager Chris Woodward on Monday, a move made in…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now…
Continue Reading Australia’s Liz Cambage leaves WNBA ‘for the time being’
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Liz Cambage announced on social media Monday that she decided to step away from the WNBA “for the time…
Continue Reading 49ers S Jimmie Ward sidelined with hamstring injury
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers safety Jimmie Ward pulled his hamstring and might not be ready…
Continue Reading AP source: Grizzlies in line for 1st game on Christmas
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Merry Christmas, Memphis. The Grizzlies are in line to be part of that holiday’s NBA showcase for the first…
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Deadline looms for drought-stricken states to cut water use, heavy impact on Imperial and Yuma counties
Cities and farms in seven U.S. states – including Arizona and California – are bracing for water cuts this week as officials stare down a deadline to…
Continue Reading Head-to-head records loom as potential tiebreaker
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Drew Rasmussen’s perfect game bid was more than just a sublime individual performance. The…
Continue Reading Anne Heche dies of crash injuries after life support removed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise in the 1990s and accomplished career…
Continue Reading China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan
By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president…
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