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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of California State University, Los Angeles, said demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside. The takeover ended early Thursday without arrests, a school spokesperson said. Protesters barricaded the multistory

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a typically brilliant San Diego day, Mexican soccer star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano said he’d like to do something that’s generally atypical around here — win championships. Lozano was introduced Thursday as the first designated player of the Major League Soccer expansion team San Diego

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert having to learn a new playbook and working with a different offensive coordinator in college and the NFL has become a familiar routine. Herbert, along with many Los Angeles Chargers fans, are hoping that the new regime of coach Jim Harbaugh and

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy

By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former U.S. Customs officer has been convicted of accepting bribes to let drug-filled vehicles into the United States from Mexico, giving traffickers a one-hour window to reach his lane at a San Diego border crossing and pocketing at least $13,000 per vehicle, officials said Thursday.

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the electric vehicle maker. The favorable vote doesn’t

By STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stefani De Palma, an award-winning chef and head of the a team vying to represent the Americas in a French culinary competition in January, knew she wanted her team’s work to feature flavors of her native California. The challenge at the Bocuse d’Or

By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dan Hurley considered the opportunity to try and lead UConn to a third consecutive national title or the chance to become coach of one of the NBA’s most storied franchises and asked himself one question. “Where do you belong?” Hurley said Thursday at UConn’s basketball headquarters.

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders on Thursday voted to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Vote totals were not immediately announced. The favorable vote doesn’t mean CEO Musk will get the all-stock compensation anytime soon.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla stockholders vote to restore Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was tossed out by a Delaware judge.

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California would be barred from requiring teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school under a bill the state Legislature is weighing amid legal battles over the rights of parents and gender-nonconforming students.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks signed Dearica Hamby to a contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday. The two-time All-Star leads the WNBA in double-doubles (10) and rebounding (11.4) this season. Hamby is averaging 20 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 48% from 3-point range. She earned Western Conference

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday rejected many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most difficult budget cuts, choosing instead to speed-up a temporary tax increase on some businesses to help address an estimated $45 billion deficit while preserving spending on many social safety net programs. The budget lawmakers

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dan Hurley said in a radio appearance Thursday that his rejection of a six-year, $70 million offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t a “leverage play” because he had already agreed to new contract with UConn. During an appearance on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” the Huskies coach

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, a day after his appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Across the NFL, teams wrapped up their mandatory minicamps this week leading into about a month-long break before the start of a grueling season that could approach seven months for the teams that make the Super Bowl. The timeline of spring practice followed

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Now that Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a governing district have reached a deal on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, the company plans to ask that its federal lawsuit be dismissed, ending the last piece of

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza occupied and trashed a building at California State University, Los Angeles, while the campus president was inside, but the takeover ended early Thursday without arrests, a spokesperson said. Protesters barricaded the multistory Student Services Building at 4 p.m. Wednesday with university President Berenecea

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have promoted Ryan Warsofsky to become the team’s new head coach after two years as an assistant under the recently fired David Quinn. General manager Mike Grier announced Thursday that Warsofsky will become the 11th head coach in franchise history.