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MENDON, Mo. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph (140 kph) when it collided with a dump truck at a rural Missouri railway…

SEATTLE (AP) — The NBA is returning to Seattle — for the preseason, that is. The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play a…

STANTON, Calif. (AP) — A 76-year-old man was wounded and a 49-year-old pizza delivery driver who came to his aid was killed in a shooting in a…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a nearly $308 billion spending plan that…

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) — A Sierra Nevada wildfire destroyed a building and was a threat to more than 250 homes and other structures, California…

By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Black culture, in all its glory, will be on display over the 4th of July holiday weekend in…

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — A cache of illegal fireworks seized in a Los Angeles suburb this week was four times larger than initially reported,…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Museum of Art has parted ways with its CEO in the days after the FBI raided the…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — US Speaker Pelosi receives Communion at papal Mass in Vatican despite support for abortion…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona had two batters hit by pitches with the bases loaded in the same game for the first time…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski briefly lost the line drive in the lights, but the right fielder…

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that erupted in Northern California forced evacuations as it threatened about 500 homes and other buildings…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Josh Harrison and Luis Robert hit two-run homers during Chicago’s five-run fifth inning,…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Randall Grichuk and Elias Diaz homered and the Colorado Rockies continued their Coors Field mastery…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last week, JP Sears was pitching before 4,209 fans at Toledo. Now he was getting a standing…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an executive order Tuesday he says will help guard against outside prosecution of anyone who…