AP California

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legislature is poised to ban people under age 21 from buying or…

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A street gang crackdown in central California resulted in 88 arrests and the seizure of 58 firearms, state officials said…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ESPN’s Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy are sidelined for Game 1 of the NBA Finals after testing positive for COVID-19. Mark…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police fatally shot someone Thursday morning following a report of a man with a gun, authorities said. The man was…

SHAFTER, Calif. (AP) — A jail guard was arrested on suspicion of possessing and being under the influence of methamphetamine while on the job at a…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Texas freshman Mia Scott went 4-for-4 and helped the unseeded Longhorns defeated No. 5 seed…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire in a Los Angeles pet business killed two cats but firefighters were able to save a dozen other animals, authorities said.…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press Reparations experts and advocates largely welcomed a move by California to publicly document its role in…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Tasha Schwikert Moser knew she had a choice. The former Olympian could continue to work on the outside while…

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would ban the purchase or possession of a semi-automatic rifle for individuals…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health authorities reported the first presumptive case of monkeypox in Los Angeles County on Thursday. The county…

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti gets 4-year prison term for defrauding Stormy Daniels, porn actor he represented in battles with…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and prison sentence from landmark #MeToo…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Alexander Rossi on Thursday at last confirmed he’s signed a multiyear deal to drive for Arrow McLaren SP…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake gave the San Francisco Bay Area an early morning wake-up call Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write. In one…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed a Los Angeles bishop to lead a southern Minnesota diocese. The U.S. Conference of Catholic…