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BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Electric bus and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in Delaware. The Burlingame, California, company is a big supplier of buses to transit systems across the nation. A statement on Proterra’s website Monday said that it intends to maintain normal operations and
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Clelin Ferrell was seeking a new home to spark a career that hadn’t lived up to his lofty draft status, the San Francisco 49ers were the perfect fit. Niners defensive line coach Kris Kocurek has a history of getting the best out
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Atlantic Coast Conference presidents and chancellors held a conference call Tuesday but took no action on West Coast expansion with California and Stanford, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Walker Buehler is scheduled to throw to hitters Wednesday for the first time since he had a second Tommy John surgery last year. At least the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher has some experience throwing to someone standing in the box — Masters champion Jon Rahm,
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are hitting their stride after capping off a brutal stretch of their schedule with a convincing win over the Las Vegas Aces. “They got us at their place really good, and we wanted to come in ready, to show our fans
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift tops the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. She leads with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and a nod in the artist of the year category — followed by SZA, who has six, MTV announced on Tuesday. Swift currently has
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published August 7, 2023, about the death of director William Friedkin, The Associated Press erroneously reported the year he was born. Friedkin was born in 1935, not 1939.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide. There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Monday
Continue ReadingBy AMANCAI BIRABEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike demanding higher wages and alleging unfair labor practices. Picket lines went up before dawn at Los Angeles International Airport and other
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Bailey put the Giants ahead with a two-run double when Randal Grichuk misplayed his drive to left, keying San Francisco’s six-run rally in the ninth inning of an 8-3 victory that sent the Los Angeles Angels to their season-worst seventh consecutive loss Monday night.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge said he was not inclined to consider Tory Lanez a threat to public safety as he weighs a sentence for the rapper for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet in 2020. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford is expected
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Regardless of the situation, the inning or the score, the Texas Rangers are showing manager Bruce Bochy they will continue to do the little things it takes to win games. When the home run isn’t there, they turn to small ball and receive contributions from
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Bill Mehlem recalls a time when his politics generally aligned with conservatives, enthusiastically backing Republicans such as John McCain during his 2008 presidential campaign. But the stay-at-home dad has grown dismayed with the tempestuous GOP molded by former President Donald Trump, who is
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will have surgery this week after breaking his left thumb during Sunday’s 6-0 home win against Miami, but manager Bruce Bochy remains hopeful the rookie slugger can return this season. Dr. Donald Sheridan, a specialist, examined Jung in Arizona
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu was struck on the right knee by a line drive in the fourth inning against the Guardians, forcing him to leave the game. The left-hander was hit on the kneecap by Cleveland’s Oscar Gonzalez and retrieved the ball to throw him
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion said she has suffered daily since rapper Tory Lanezshot her in the feet three years ago in a written statement read during Lanez’s sentencing, which will stretch into Tuesday. “Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Larry Scott boasted five years ago that the Pac-12 Conference would be able “to adapt, react and take advantage of this new world media order that’s coming in a way others can’t.” As it turns out, Scott’s statement instead ended up reflecting what rival conferences and commissioners did. Scott
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ early Sunday morning loss to Sweden in the Round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup averaged a combined English- and Spanish-language audience of 2.79 million viewers. The game, which kicked off Sunday night in Melbourne, Australia, began at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT in the U.S. Fox
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a grand slam to cap an eight-run fourth inning and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers stunned the San Diego Padres 13-7 on Monday to win for the sixth time in seven games. Betts drove a 3-0 pitch from Seth Lugo into
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