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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Kyren Williams’ NFL career is going the way he always imagined it, even if he needed a bit longer than he thought to seize this spotlight with the Los Angeles Rams. The running back who grew up in St. Louis idolizing the Rams’ Steven
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James, coming off a career-high 44-point loss at Philadelphia, and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates were very loose during pregame warmups. Perhaps they sensed it would be an easy night to bounce back. And, they were right. D’Angelo Russell scored a season-high 35 points, Anthony
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An Iowa teen who is believed to be one of the earliest victims of a notorious California serial killer has been identified after 49 years. Long known simply as “John Doe,” the teen was identified Tuesday as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and Amazon Prime Video’s first attempt at a Black Friday game ended up being the most-watched game of the day, even though the audience came in lower than what some had estimated. The Miami Dolphins’ 34-13 victory over the New York Jets averaged 9.61 million viewers according to Nielsen.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man protesting against China’s ruling Communist Party at the recent Asia-Pacific economic summit in San Francisco shared details Wednesday of an attack by pro-China supporters, saying he was left unconscious and that police should take action against his assailants. Kaiyu Zhang,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had plenty to say after they lost the NFC title game last season to the Philadelphia Eagles while playing much of the game without a functioning quarterback. They are much quieter headed into the highly anticipated rematch on Sunday
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. “Don’t advertise,” Musk said. He appeared to specifically call out Walt Disney
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Lewis talks a mile a minute, which might be how fast the San Diego State Aztecs will play now that he’s their head coach. Lewis used his introductory news conference Wednesday to invoke the Air Coryell offense that was developed decades ago by one
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Minor league players elected their first association representatives and alternate representatives since unionizing when the Major League Baseball Players Association held an executive board meeting Wednesday of both big leaguers and minor leaguers. Cameron Junker, a 26-year-old right-hander with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and William Simoneit, a 27-year-old Oakland Athletics catcher, were
Continue ReadingLAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 95,000 gallons (360,000 liters) of sewage spilled in Laguna Beach on Wednesday, leading to the closure of more than 2 miles (3.2 km) of Southern California coastline to swimmers and surfers, health officials said. The Orange County Health Care Agency’s environmental division said the spill occurred following a break
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring. The trial could wind up playing a big role in what
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press The man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont last weekend was accused several years ago of harassing an ex-girlfriend in New York state, but no charges were ever filed, according to a police report. Jason J. Eaton’s ex called police in Dewitt, New York, a
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Less than two weeks after ratifying new contracts with Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union announced plans Wednesday to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories. The UAW says the drive will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in the South, where the union
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user last week said a girl who is
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner and actress/producer Issa Rae are part of a diverse group of investors joining founding Uber engineer Ryan McKillen and professional sailor Mike Buckley in buying the United States SailGP Team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global sailing league. Turner said he
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Lewis returned to the head coaching ranks when he was hired by San Diego State on Wednesday to revitalize a program that dropped to the bottom of the Mountain West standings. Lewis had been offensive coordinator at Colorado, where first-year coach Deion Sanders took
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the expected start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring. The trial could wind up playing a big role in
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists’ warnings that climate change will likely melt away the rare species’ snowy mountain refuges and push them toward extinction. Across most of the U.S., wolverines
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the rare species’ snowy mountain refuges. Across most of the U.S., wolverines were wiped out by the early
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — US says wolverines are threatened with extinction as climate change melts their snowy refuges in the Rocky Mountains.
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