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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People will duck under desks and tables in California and around the world on Thursday for an annual drill practicing ways to stay safe during earthquakes. Up and down the West Coast, the ShakeOut drill was scheduled to begin at 10:19 a.m. PDT with a cellphone-rattling test alert from the region’s
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Rite Aid plans to close about 7% of its stores initially, as the drugstore chain makes its way through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. The company submitted a list of 154 stores in a court filing. Most of the chain’s stores are on the East and West coasts, and the list reflects
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history set to hit 100 days on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. Here’s a look at where things stand, how their stretched-out
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A passenger in a vehicle stopped in a hit-and-run investigation and sheriff’s deputies exchanged gunfire in southern California, wounding a deputy and the passenger, authorities said early Thursday. Both were in stable condition at a hospital. Sheriff’s deputies had responded to a call in Palm Desert shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday
Continue ReadingRanger Suárez says last year’s World Series loss is on the minds of the Philadelphia Phillies. “We want to complete what we didn’t complete last year, which was to win the World Series,” he said Wednesday about trying to give the Phillies a 3-0 NL Championship Series lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Philadelphia swept the
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police are set to provide new details Thursday on their fatal shooting of a man who crashed a car into the Chinese Consulate earlier this month, including releasing new video from the incident. Police scheduled a virtual town hall in the afternoon to update people on the investigation into
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Most people in the U.S. see Mexico as an essential partner to stop drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, even as they express mixed views of Mexico’s government, according to a new poll. The poll from the Pearson Institute for the Study and
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Southern California was shot and taken to the hospital for surgery Wednesday night while a suspect also was hospitalized, authorities said. The deputy was shot in Palm Desert, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said shortly before 8 p.m. The department statements on X — formerly Twitter —
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off back-to-back victories, but star wide receiver Davante Adams wasn’t integral to either one — and he’s not happy about it. He was targeted a total of nine times in Las Vegas’ victories over the Green Bay Packers and
Continue ReadingTop draft pick Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points in 21 minutes to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-103 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets in preseason action on Wednesday night. The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama missed all five of his shots from the field in the first half, but made 7 of 8 from the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — When the Los Angeles Rams abruptly lost the top two remaining running backs on their depth chart to late-game injuries last Sunday, they decided to open a midseason competition for the job. The Rams promoted tested veteran Royce Freeman from the practice squad to
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two other people, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Southern California street gang leader charged in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas will make a court appearance Thursday with a lawyer from one of the city’s best-known political families, one that has represented mobsters, athletes and other famous clients.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Derwin James has more to worry about this week than preparing to face Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Los Angeles Chargers safety is leading in the league in a category few players want to top. James has been called for three
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off back-to-back victories, however star wide receiver Davante Adams wasn’t integral to either one — and he’s not happy about it. He was targeted a total of nine times in Las Vegas’ victories over the Green Bay Packers and
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley executive who lied to investors about inventing technology that tested for allergies and COVID-19 using only a few drops of blood was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $24 million in restitution, federal prosecutors said. Mark Schena, 60, was convicted last year
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla’s net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlier, as price reductions helped drive strong sales growth but also ate into the automaker’s profit margins The Austin, Texas, maker of electric vehicles, solar panels and batteries on Wednesday reported net income of
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two other people, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the
Continue ReadingPUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Interstate 25 in southern Colorado is expected to reopen Thursday, four days after the main north-south route through the state was shut down when a train derailment caused by a broken rail collapsed a railroad bridge onto the highway and killed a truck driver, Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday. Polis toured
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