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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her husband was struggling with depression but that she was in a

By ALI SWENSON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press A man was arrested after trespassing twice in one day at the Los Angeles home of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., police confirmed Thursday. Police first responded to a call about the 28-year-old man trespassing at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Drake Madison, an officer with

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Leaders of the National Championship Air Races held in Reno since 1964 plan visits later this year to six Western cities that have submitted bids to host the annual competition beginning in 2025 in California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado or Wyoming. Organizers of the event announced early this year that

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — DirecTV expanded its reach into college sports when it became the title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl on Thursday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed and both the satellite TV provider and the bowl said the focus was on the 2023 game, in large part

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner head up the USA Basketball Women’s National Team roster announced Thursday for a pair of November exhibition games and training camp in Atlanta. The national team will play the Tennessee Lady Vols on Nov. 5 in Knoxville and Duke on Nov.

HOUSTON (AP) — As Dusty Baker officially ended one notable chapter in his illustrious career, he said Thursday he feels an obligation to do more around the game with his next one. Baker, 74, confirmed his retirement at a press conference following his fourth season managing the Houston Astros, who came one win shy of

By MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Google executive testified Thursday that the company’s success is precarious and said its leadership fears their product could slide into irrelevance with younger internet users. Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified for the tech giant as it defends

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried rested on Thursday, setting the stage for him to testify about how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Just a year removed from a stirring run to the NL Championship Series that captivated a championship-starved fan base, general manager A.J. Preller of the big-spending San Diego Padres has to hire a new manager yet again. Bob Melvin’s departure to his hometown Giants —

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu said Thursday his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, as he met in Beijing with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing for climate cooperation. His

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYBURZ, Calif. (AP) — On a mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake Tahoe in 2021, blackened trees stand against a gray sky. “If you can find a live tree, point to it,” Hugh Safford, an environmental science and policy researcher at the University

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói converted the winning penalty kick and Sporting Kansas City advanced in the MLS playoffs after a scoreless draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Sporting KC (13-14-8) won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Next up is a best-of-three series with rival St. Louis beginning on Sunday. San

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and sometimes physical assaults against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The Anti-Defamation League and the Council on American-Islamic Relations saw increases in reported instances, many involving violence or threats

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 33 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 130-114 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Domantas Sabonis added 22 points and 12 rebounds and De’Aaron Fox chipped in 18 points for the