Sony’s PlayStation buys Bungie, game studio with Xbox ties
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — PlayStation-maker Sony is escalating its competition with Xbox-maker Microsoft by buying the video game studio behind one of…
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The Innovation Game: Hanyu pushes figure skating boundaries
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer One of the most difficult things to do in sports is originate, to create a new jump, trick or stunt nobody has ever…
Continue Reading Reno-Tahoe hotel room tax revenue set record last year
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hotel and motel room taxes generated record tax revenue in the Reno-Tahoe area last year as visitation continued to rebound from…
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California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other…
Continue Reading Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a…
Continue Reading Warriors’ Payton shares stories of dyslexia to help children
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors guard Gary Payton II faced daunting challenges reading as a boy because of…
Continue Reading California to see new round of dry, gusty, offshore winds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing a new round of offshore winds this week and after a dry January there could be fire weather concerns. The…
Continue Reading California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by…
Continue Reading California planning to close its death row within 2 years, convert it into a ‘positive, healing environment’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California planning to close its death row within 2 years, convert it into a ‘positive, healing…
Continue Reading California firefighter fatally shot while responding to fire
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a veteran central California firefighter was fatally shot when he and others responded to a report of a…
Continue Reading Man arrested in investigation of Sacramento pipe bomb blasts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested for investigation of detonating two pipe bombs in Sacramento last week. The explosions occurred…
Continue Reading AP WAS THERE: Packers bombard Chiefs, 35-10, in Super Bowl
By JACK HAND AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Green Bay’s proven old pros carried the National Football League to a 35-10 victory over the…
Continue Reading The Super Bowl grew out of modest Los Angeles beginnings
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Rozelle never liked the name that was half-jokingly suggested by Kansas City Chiefs owner…
Continue Reading AP source: Jaguars interview Bisaccia, line up Pederson next
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are rebooting their coaching search. And they’re…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: JB Straubel, CEO of recycler Redwood Materials
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Among the biggest challenges to transforming automobiles from combustion engines to electricity to…
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Universal health care bill faces deadline in California
A bill in the California state legislature that would create the nation’s only statewide universal health care system takes a crucial step on…
Continue Reading Olympic athletes have 1 more thing to stress about: Weather
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers Winter Olympians in outdoor sports such as Alpine skiing or snowboarding say the weather can be a…
Continue Reading Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
By LAURA UNGAR and LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writers Omicron’s race across the globe has amped up concerns about long COVID, which some…
Continue Reading Universal health care bill fails to pass in California
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have created the nation’s only universal health care system has…
Continue Reading San Francisco commits major mistakes at the worst time
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For 6 3/4 games, the San Francisco 49ers had dominated the Los Angeles Rams. Then came the…
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