LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game's best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. Now the Japanese superstar and his Los Angeles Dodgers have to face something that's...
Jordan Love Returns for the Packers’ SoFi Stadium Debut Against the Struggling Rams
INGLEWOOD — Jordan Love grew up two hours north of Los Angeles in Bakersfield. He moved out of California for college in 2016, the same year the Rams brought the NFL back to LA after a 21-year absence. Love gets the closest thing he'll probably have to an NFL homecoming...
Departures in House Create Crucial Republican Targets in the Fight for Majority Control
WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members decided either to not seek reelection or to run for a higher office this year, leaving Democratic vacancies in several tight races that could tilt control of the House to either party. Both Republicans and Democrats...
Supreme Court Steps Into a Fight Over Plans to Store Nuclear Waste in Rural Texas and New Mexico
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
Fresno’s Holiday Magic Studios Launches ‘Million Magic Moments’ Campaign
Holiday Magic Studios has launched its Million Magic Moments campaign, a national initiative aimed at creating holiday memories for children and families. The campaign begins at the company’s Fresno flagship location, where 300 free premium Santa photo sessions will be distributed this year. Holiday Magic Studios has partnered with non-profits...
Harris and Trump Battle for Labor Support as Dockworkers Suspend Strike
DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year's election. Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S. dockworkers suspended their strike in...
Relatives Say a Whole Family Was Killed in Israel’s Deadliest West Bank Strike Since Oct. 7
TULKAREM, West Bank — An Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children, relatives told The Associated Press on Friday. The strike slammed into a three-story building in the Tulkarem refugee camp late Thursday,...
49ers’ Defense Will Be in for a Tougher Test Against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals
SANTA CLARA — A matchup with the offensively challenged New England Patriots was just what the San Francisco 49ers' defense needed to get back on track. A better test of whether those early season struggles were a temporary blip or a more concerning problem will come Sunday when the Niners...
Dodgers to Flip Flaherty and Yoshinobu in Rotation Against Rival Padres in NLDS
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are flipping Jack Flaherty and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto in their rotation for the National League Division Series against the rival San Diego Padres. Yamamoto will start Game 1 on Saturday and Flaherty will go in Game 2 on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The...
Supreme Court Will Weigh Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused much bloodshed there. The gun makers asked the justices to undo an appeals court ruling that allowed the...