California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new spending proposal where taxpayers would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford…
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Top programs leaning on boosts from popular transfer portal
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Coach Bruce Pearl and Auburn lost two stars to the NBA from what he considered college basketball’s best…
Continue Reading ‘Like an inferno:’ US West burning at furious pace so far
By MARCIO J. SANCHEZ and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a…
Continue Reading Agency unanimously rejects California desalination project
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California coastal panel on Thursday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a…
Continue Reading Grizzlies rout Warriors to avoid elimination, force Game 6
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies fought off elimination with the highest-scoring performance in…
Continue Reading Rays snap 3-game skid, hold off Angels 4-2 in 10 innings
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Rays came back to Angel Stadium the day after going hitless in a 12-0…
Continue Reading Padres manager Bob Melvin has prostate surgery
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery Wednesday. The team announced Melvin’s surgery during its 7-5 loss…
Continue Reading Logue pitches gem in 2nd start, A’s pound Tigers 9-0
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Zach Logue pitched seven sharp innings in his second major league start and the Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading Dream hold off Sparks behind Howard’s 21 points
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rookie Rhyne Howard scored 21 points, including five of Atlanta’s 13 3-pointers, and the Dream held off the Los…
Continue Reading Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Burning now for more than a month, the largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort…
Continue Reading Rivas’ key hit vs hometown Padres lifts Cubs to 7-5 win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs first baseman Alfonso Rivas had quite the homecoming. Playing against his hometown…
Continue Reading NFL teams use engaging videos to elevate schedule release
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The biggest day on the NFL calendar for social media departments at the 32 teams isn’t a game, the draft or the…
Continue Reading Crawford homers, Giants beat Rockies for 10th straight time
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Crawford homered, leading Alex Cobb and the San Francisco Giants past Colorado 7-1…
Continue Reading California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California taxpayers would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them…
Continue Reading Coinbase loses half its value in a week as crypto slumps
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has lost half its value in the past week,…
Continue Reading Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Bill Cosby was released from prison when his conviction that he drugged and assaulted a woman was…
Continue Reading Tentative $32M settlement in abuse death of California boy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tentative $32 million settlement has been reached with Los Angeles County in a lawsuit over its child welfare agency’s…
Continue Reading Cubs SS Hoerner leaves game after colliding with umpire
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner came out of Wednesday’s series finale against the Padres with a sprained right ankle an…
Continue Reading Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates
By STEVE LeBLANC and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts,…
Continue Reading Court: California’s under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic…
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