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AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league. Now, they’re making their Major League Baseball playoff debuts together for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They teamed to win a gold medal for Japan in last year’s World Baseball

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There’s nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar isn’t nervous. “I think the excitement of that is greater than anything else that I could possibly feel,” he said Friday

AP Sports Writer PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James played in his first NBA preseason game Friday night, but LeBron James wasn’t in uniform with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the first of Los Angeles’ two weekend games in the Coachella Valley. Lakers coach JJ Redick elected to hold out LeBron James

AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker underwent surgery on his right forearm after being bothered by an elbow issue that limited him to playing primarily designated hitter this season. Rooker’s arthoscopic procedure was performed Tuesday by Dr. Michael Freehill to repair an extensor tendon that was partially torn, according

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said Friday. Recovery typically takes 12 to 18

AP News Digest – California The following AP stories have moved in the last 24 hours. To find out about future plans, please visit Coverage Plan. CALIFORNIA STORIES TODAY US–Los Angeles Police Chief Former county sheriff has been appointed to lead the Los Angeles police force SUMMARY: A former county sheriff has been named chief

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Bellino, Mark Carlson, James Hoye and Todd Tichenor will be umpire crew chiefs for the AL Division Series starting Saturday. Crew chiefs will all work third base in the series openers and will be behind the plate for a Game 4 of the best-of-five series, Major League Baseball said Friday.

CalMatters Stem cell clinics have popped up throughout California, promising cures and relief for arthritis, Alzheimer’s and other conditions through cutting-edge technologies. Some, however, are offering services that have not been approved by federal health regulators. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week gained a significant court win against stem cell clinics that promote

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city’s residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced Friday. Mayor Karen Bass, who

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County sheriff Jim McDonnell to lead LA police force.

CalMatters The mayor of a middle-class Los Angeles County suburb said the city stands by its moratorium on homeless shelters and supportive housing even after facing state sanctions Thursday. California’s housing department revoked approval of the state-mandated housing plan for Norwalk, a city of just over 100,000 people with a homeless population of at least

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. “We are going to boost renewable energies. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award Friday, beating out Shohei Ohtani in a very close vote. Both superstars were tabbed first on 12 of 24 ballots. But the New York Yankees outfielder also received 12 second-place votes, while the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger

LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under the bloc’s strict data privacy rules. The decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg is a victory for

AP Baseball Writer 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 arguably even more daunting. A

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Associated Presse LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many nonviolent felony crimes to misdemeanors, such as petty shoplifting and drug use, hoping it would lead to a more equitable criminal justice system and help end mass incarceration. Since then she has

AP Soccer Writer Angel City FC has been fined $200,000 and docked three points from the current league standings by the National Women’s Soccer League for violating terms of the salary cap. The NWSL announced the sanctions on Thursday after determining that Angel City exceeded the salary cap by $50,000 for four weeks in 2024.

AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play at some point during the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ first two preseason games this weekend, getting the two superstars back to work quickly after a busy summer that included Olympic gold. James and Davis could play in one or both

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Outside of a chance to bring the whole family together, Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur isn’t flustered knowing his brother, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur, will be on the opposing sideline Sunday. Mike LaFleur’s bigger concern this week is trying to get the Rams’ floundering red