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By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched a season-high eight innings of five-hit ball, Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama urged Americans on Monday not to tune out of the gridlocked political system…

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all game, Andrew Wiggins single-handedly took…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Boston Celtics couldn’t make a 3-pointer to start the game and found themselves in a…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The College World Series again will have a strong Southeastern Conference flavor after Auburn became the fourth SEC…

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge after authorities said they found vacuum-sealed bags…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A security guard who tried to intervene during a domestic dispute was fatally shot by a man who then shot and killed the…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kody Huff went 3 for 4, including a grand slam to cap a six-run fourth inning, and No. 2 national seed Stanford advanced to…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday passed a $300 billion operating budget over the objections…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Angel City forward Christen Press has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. Press was injured…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has issued letters of censure to three Marine and two Navy officers in connection…

By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The newly elected leaders of a top Southern Baptist Convention…

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities have dropped criminal charges against rapper Roddy Ricch following a gun arrest Saturday in New York City that forced…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau called his move to the LIV Golf series “a business decision,” and a…

By ANDREW DALTON and JEFF TURNER Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man once briefly married to Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at…

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Vandals last month used spray paint to draw on more than 30 sites at California’s Yosemite National…