LAS VEGAS — An Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day left notes saying it was stunt to serve as a "wakeup call" for the country's ills, investigators said Friday. Matthew Livelsberger,...
Judge Sets Trump’s Sentencing in Hush Money Case for Jan. 10, but Signals No Jail Time
NEW YORK — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided...
Republican Mike Johnson Reelected House Speaker in Dramatic Floor Vote
WASHINGTON — Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump. A collection of hardline Republicans convened in the back of the House chamber during a tense roll call...
As California Tribes Sue Their Gambling Rivals, Cities Could Be the Losers
On their first opportunity since a new law took effect Jan. 1, seven casino-owning Native American tribes filed suit in Sacramento County Thursday against dozens of California card rooms, opening a new front in one of last year's most expensive political battles. Now, millions of dollars of tax revenues that...
Why Apple TV+ Is Offering a Free Weekend of Binge-Watching
NEW YORK — Apple TV+ is hoping people will make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free this weekend in what experts are calling a canny promotion. The two-day offer this Saturday and Sunday is intended to give viewers a taste...
Chargers and Raiders Heading in Different Directions as Teams Meet in Regular-Season Finale
LAS VEGAS — The Chargers and Raiders each enter Sunday's meeting coming off back-to-back victories that affect each other's futures in remarkably different ways. For the Chargers, those wins helped their playoff positioning. For the Raiders, the victories hurt their draft prospects while providing temporary good feelings mixed with thoughts...
Seahawks Seek Strong Finish as Rams Rest Starters for Playoffs
INGLEWOOD — If the Seattle Seahawks had secured one more victory or the Los Angeles Rams had dropped one more close game down the stretch, the NFC West rivals' meeting on Sunday could have been a one-game showdown for the division title and a playoff berth. Instead, the Seahawks (9-7)...
Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist for The Osmonds, Is Dead at 73
NEW YORK — Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as "One Bad Apple," "Yo-Yo" and "Down By the Lazy River," has died. He was 73. Sibling Merrill Osmond posted on his Facebook page...
Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Eavesdropping
OAKLAND - Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices. The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in an Oakland, California, federal court would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit...
2 Dead and 19 Injured in Southern California Plane Crash
FULLERTON — Two people died and 19 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern California where at least 200 people were working, police said. The people who died were believed to have been on the plane, while those...