EPA upholds Trump-era decision not to regulate contaminant
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will…
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Report: Rain not anticipated when $7M in PPE moved outside
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — An investigation has found that no one anticipated wet weather to start so early last fall when about $7 million worth…
Continue Reading Ex-minor leaguer ran major league sports betting operation
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports…
Continue Reading No jail for LA building owner over explosion that hurt 12
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial…
Continue Reading California prison inmate death investigated as a homicide
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the death of an inmate at a central California prison is being investigated as a homicide. State prison…
Continue Reading Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith…
Continue Reading Final Four coaches feel transfer portal is “out of control”
By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years,…
Continue Reading David Price waiting to see how Dodgers will deploy his arm
By NORM FRAUENHEIM Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Dodgers’ left-handed pitcher David Price isn’t quite sure what role…
Continue Reading Tennessee man convicted in 2019 deaths of 2 men outside bar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted in two stabbing deaths outside a Nashville bar in 2019. The Tennessean reports Michael…
Continue Reading A California first: woman signs bill into state law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A woman has signed a bill into California state law for the first time in history. Lt. Gov.…
Continue Reading Kupcho, Lee share lead in last major at Mission Hills
By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead in The Chevron Championship at…
Continue Reading California reparations plan advances movement, advocates say
By RUSS BYNUM and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make…
Continue Reading Darvish gets 2nd straight opening day nod for Padres
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yu Darvish will be making his second straight opening day start for the San Diego Padres…
Continue Reading Off-duty police officer shot, wounded in Southern California
LENNOX, Calif. (AP) — An off-duty police officer has been shot and wounded in Southern California. The assailant remains at large. The officer is a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation’s petroleum stockpile…
Continue Reading Padres see a lot to like in top prospect CJ Abrams
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Shortstop CJ Abrams has used extended playing time this spring to display the tools that…
Continue Reading Homecoming: LB Bobby Wagner agrees to 5-year deal with Rams
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner has agreed to a five-year deal to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams.…
Continue Reading Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…
Continue Reading Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous…
Continue Reading Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across…
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