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NEW YORK (AP) — Bam Adebayo had Miami’s first 20-rebound triple-double in team history. Until he didn’t. The NBA, which reviews every stat from every game and often makes changes during and even after contests, took away one of the rebounds Adebayo was credited with in Miami’s 108-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaun Nua and Brian Odom have been tasked with turning around Southern California’s defense, one of the worst in college football. Making it happen with two games left in the regular season, including a visit to No. 6 Oregon on Saturday, to salvage the Trojans’ Pac-12
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday. The bureau said some bank employees argued internally that Armenian Americans were more likely to commit fraud and referred to applicants as “bad guys” or as
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor is laying off 25% of its full-time staff as the neighborhood-focused social network company cuts costs with its losses widening. The job eliminations are part of a larger cost reduction plan that aims to slash Nextdoor’s current personnel expenses by up to $60 million annually, the company said in a
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, as the bank argued internally that Armenians were more likely to commit fraud and referred to applicants as “bad guys” or affiliated with organized crime. The
Continue ReadingBy LISA NAPOLI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy First-class recreation centers in low-income neighborhoods — dozens of them, scattered around the nation. That was the vision of Joan Kroc, billionaire philanthropist and heiress to the McDonald’s fortune of her husband, Ray. When she died in 2003, Joan Kroc stunned the Salvation Army
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October. The company said in documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday. Under the new policy by Meta, labels acknowledging the use of AI will appear on users’ screens when they click on
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After a miserable month, the San Jose Sharks finally have something to celebrate. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist as the Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Tuesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak that matched the longest to start a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Trey Anderson had 19 points in San Jose State’s 72-64 win against UC Irvine on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Anderson was 7-of-9 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Spartans.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tristan Jarry and Magnus Hellberg combined on a 32-save shutout after Jarry left with an injury late in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Anaheim Ducks’ six-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. Radim Zohorna scored in the first period
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress scored 16 points as UC Riverside beat UC Merced 76-69 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.. Hargress was 6-of-7 shooting (3 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Highlanders. Jhaylon Martinez added 13 points while going 3 of 9 and 7
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas scored 18 points as Nevada beat Sacramento State 77-63 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Lucas shot 4 for 14 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9 from the free -throw line for the Wolf Pack. Kenan Blackshear
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Merkviladze had 18 points in Loyola Marymount’s 109-68 victory over Westcliff on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Merkviladze shot 8 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Lions. Keli Leaupepe scored 15 points, shooting 6 for 10,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo had 19 points in Boise State’s 89-55 win against Vanguard on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Agbo added seven rebounds for the Broncos. O’Mar Stanley scored 16 points and added seven rebounds. Cam Martin had 12 points, 13 rebounds, four assists
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — He’s not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night. “I’ve always been the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement on Tuesday with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout to Josie Huang, a journalist for
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California, and authorities said the blaze could burn for days. The Orange County Fire Authority said in a social media post that allowing the structure to collapse was the
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border. The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasadena, California — two appointed by President Bill
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California’s state Capitol building, replacing a statue of a Spanish missionary that protesters toppled it in 2020. California
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