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BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains above Big Sur to the sea, forcing hundreds of…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a game-winning 20-foot jumper from the top of the key to beat the final…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Derek Grant scored two goals, John Gibson made 32 saves and the Anaheim Ducks emphatically…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones scored eight of her season-high 26 points as part of a big run coming out…

DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A firefighting crew’s decision to stay and defend its beloved station on California’s…

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points and played exclusively at center in the second half as the Los…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 19 points, including two free throws with 18.2 seconds remaining, and the…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland police have arrested a man they say walked down a street, screaming that he was going to shoot someone, then killed…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge is allowing California to proceed with plans to allow earlier potential prison…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Southern California woman who was killed in 1977 has been identified by a cold case team. The Riverside…

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay fought through gusting wind on his back nine to take a one-stroke lead…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris returned to her home state during challenging…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An official says the man fatally shot by police officers at the San Francisco International Airport was carrying two toy…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man suspected of stabbing a woman to death at a Los Angeles furniture store in a random killing has been charged with murder.…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Napa wineries and others hard-hit by massive wildfires in California’s wine country…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A person familiar with the hire has told The Associated Press that the Phoenix Mercury have hired…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — UT-Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference beginning this summer. It’s part of…

By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Chipmaker Intel says it will invest $20 billion to build a factory…