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By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success. Hypersonic describes flights at speeds of at least Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. Chief Executive Officer Zachary

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine said Saturday that his recovery from season-ending surgery on his right foot is ahead of schedule. LaVine had surgery on Feb. 8. He said it was to repair a nonunion Jones fracture, meaning part of the base of his fifth metatarsal was floating in his foot.

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the Friday before the Oscars, the center of Hollywood seemed to be at a private home in Los Feliz. That’s where the cast and crew of “Oppenheimer” had gathered, after all. Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy and Emma Thomas convened for one

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was not far from his mom’s Cincinnati home when a hail of gunfire sprayed out from a passing car. Nearly two dozen rounds hurtled through the night at a group of children in the blink of an eye. Four other children and a woman

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer NHL teams combined to make 23 trades on Friday, dealing a total of 33 players and more than 20 draft picks, before the league’s deadline, with some teams and players seeming to win — and some seeming to lose. The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, three-time defending

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Robertson scored 22 points and sixth-seeded Portland knocked off seventh-seeded Loyola Marymount, 78-70 in a second-round battle in the West Coast Conference Tournament Friday night. The Pilots advance to third-seeded San Francisco in a quarterfinal-round match-up. Robertson had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Pilots

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — JuJu Watkins had 33 points and 10 rebounds and No. 5 Southern California outlasted No. 7 UCLA 80-70 in double overtime in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. USC (25-5) outscored the Bruins 13-3 in the second overtime to advance to face No. 2 Stanford in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cam Martin made two free throws with 1.7 seconds left, Max Rice swished an eye-popping 3-pointer from about 40 feet earlier in overtime and Boise State stunned No. 21 San Diego State 79-77 on Friday night to keep alive its chances of sharing the Mountain

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists to surpass 300 career points, Chris Tanev scored his first goal for Dallas and the Stars extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Jamie Benn and

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — PJ Hayes led San Diego with 15 points and Wayne McKinney III hit a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining for the lead as the Toreros defeated Pepperdine 57-52 on Friday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament. After McKinney’s basket, he was fouled defending Pepperdine’s inbounds pass

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Romeo Zaragoza until a year ago lived in the Bay Area, and like two teams dear to his heart, he found his way to Las Vegas. First it was the Raiders leaving Oakland for Las Vegas before the 2020 season, and in roughly four years

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hannah Jump scored 20 points and No. 2 Stanford rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat No. 13 Oregon State 66-57 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday. The Cardinal outscored Oregon State 23-8 in the third quarter and held off a late surge by the

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles

NEW YORK (AP) — Ottawa Senators forward Parker Kelly was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head against Los Angeles defenseman Andreas Englund. Kelly was assessed a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head with 3:35 left in the Senators’ 4-3 overtime

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Milwaukee on Friday night due to his injured left ankle. The 39-year-old James will miss his ninth game of the season when the Lakers host the Bucks. Los Angeles is 4-4 without the top

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Katherine Piccinini advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 10th Congressional District.

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has advanced to a runoff against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, one of the country’s most progressive prosecutors. Gascón and Hochman will compete in November in the race to lead an agency that prosecutes cases in the most populous

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tom Silva advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 7th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lateefah Simon advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 12th Congressional District.