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By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a long road trip in style with a 149-144 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. James Harden had 30 points and 10 assists, and Paul George scored

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry looked at a box score that showed no Warriors but him made a 3-pointer. It certainly wasn’t a pretty win, but in what’s been a difficult season, Golden State will take them whatever way they come. Curry scored 29 points, Jonathan Kuminga added

By MALLIKA SEN and BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a whole new album coming out. Accepting the Grammy for best pop vocal album on Sunday night, Taylor said she’d been keeping a secret for two years. “My brand-new album comes out April 19. It’s called ‘The

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Monday night his father was “doing good” after his arrest for driving while intoxicated, but otherwise was tight-lipped about the situation. “It’s a family matter, so I’ll keep it to the family,” Mahomes said at Super Bowl opening

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Davis and the Lakers might be starting to find their rhythm — just as the uncertainty of the NBA trade deadline approaches. Davis had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for his third career triple-double and Los Angeles held on to defeat the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell was stuck in the foul lane after picking up his dribble, so he tossed the ball off the backboard to himself and dunked. “I’ve never thrown it left-handed,” Cleveland’s All-Star guard said with a laugh. “Sometimes you just make (stuff) up.” The Cavaliers can

By JOHN ANTCZAK, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one of the most hard-fought provisions in the bipartisan border security package, and one that Democrats had to be persuaded to include: a new authority for the U.S. government to block migrants from entering the country. Now it’s the central line of attack from many

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles will be the host team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6 — a day after the 2024 season opener, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. Goodell addressed gambling, officiating, diversity, the Rooney Rule and much more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s easy to forget that a river runs through the heart of Los Angeles. Normally flowing at a crawl, much of it through nondescript concrete channels, the Los Angeles River picks up speed during the rainy season. By Monday, fed by a slow-moving atmospheric river dumping historic amounts of rain, the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have coach Brian Callahan ‘s first additions to his coaching staff with Nick Holz as his offensive coordinator and Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator. The Titans announced Monday that they agreed to terms with Holz and Wilson. Both will be in their first roles as coordinators in the

By JOHN ANTCZAK, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the 2024 Grammy nominees were first announced, women dominated the major categories. And at Sunday’s show, those nominations translated into awards: Every televised competitive Grammy went to at least one woman. Several women earned their very first Grammys, including Miley Cyrus, best new artist

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Taylor Swift made music history at the Grammy Awards, a band formed long before she was born made their own history: The Grateful Dead have broken the record for the most Top 40 albums to chart on the Billboard 200. The Grateful

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil project in a federal petroleum reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. Environmentalists and a grassroots group called Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic are seeking to have last

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said league and independent inspectors have found the practice field set aside for the San Francisco 49ers is safe to use during Super Bowl week despite complaints from the team. The Niners had expressed concern to the league that the field on UNLV’s campus

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has tapped American fashion designer Zac Posen as the chain’s creative director. The hire announced on Monday is among the first big personnel moves under the San Francisco-based chain’s new CEO Richard Dickson, who took the helm in August and is aiming to

By JAVIER ARCIGA AND ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Nearly every day since September, hundreds of migrants from China, Colombia and other countries have wiggled through openings in the border wall with Mexico and walked dirt trails to surrender to U.S. agents and seek asylum. Some days, more than 1,000