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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul’s criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers’ identities. The prosecutors urged a judge in papers filed late Wednesday to reject the requests, saying the

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics are scheduled to play 60 night games as they relocate from Oakland to Sacramento beginning next season. That would match the franchise record for most night games in a season with the 1968 club. Sacramento typically has far hotter temperatures than the Bay Area, and the schedule released Thursday

Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and Washington, D.C., included elected officials, military officers, professors and lawyers, prosecutors said Thursday. Junmyung Lee, 31, of Dedham, Massachusetts, served primarily as the booking agent for the prostitution network, prosecutors said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nine-inning games in the World Series averaged 3 hours, 19 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, up from 3:01 in 2023. The Series average was 3:24 in 2022 and 3:38 in 2021, the last season before the PitchCom electronic pitch-calling device. The 2023 average was the fastest since

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury in state court in Fort Worth this week decided that Bell engaged in unfair competition,

AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off. Sales of the iPhone totaled $46.22 billion for the July-September period, a

CalMatters Beverly Hills officials delayed permit approvals and pressured the landlord to prevent an abortion clinic from opening in the city last year, violating state constitutional protections for reproductive rights, according to an investigation by the California Department of Justice. The city must now conduct comprehensive training for its employees about state and federal protections

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company’s stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher than the $157.28 billion analysts had expected.

Los Angeles Rams (3-4) at Seattle (4-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 1 1/2 points. Series record: Seahawks lead 27-26. Last meeting: Rams beat Seahawks 17-16 on Nov. 19, 2023 in Inglewood, Calif. Last week: Rams beat Minnesota 30-20; Seahawks lost to Buffalo 31-10. Against the spread: Rams 2-5, Seahawks

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay the curse of the Super Bowl loser leading up to this season, the first half of 2024 has looked just like that. A summer dominated by contract disputes. A string of injuries that put many of

AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Count on Lars Tiffany canceling men’s lacrosse practice at the University of Virginia for one specific day in January. He already knows his players have no plans to be there. The Cavaliers athletes long ago alerted their coach that a group will be taking a road trip to

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street following a march that began near the Hilton Union

Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks announced rookie Macklin Celebrini will return to team activities on Thursday, nearly three weeks after he was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft in June, had made an impressive debut by recording a goal

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder and designated hitter Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for right-hander Griffin Canning on Thursday. Soler has been a productive power hitter for five teams over the previous 11 major league seasons. The Cuban slugger was the MVP of

LA Chargers (4-3) at Cleveland (2-6) Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 2. Against the spread: Chargers 4-3; Browns 3-5. Series record: Chargers lead 19-9-1. Last meeting: Chargers beat Browns 30-28 on Oct. 9, 2022 in Cleveland. Last week: Chargers beat Saints 26-8; Browns beat Ravens 29-24. Chargers offense: overall (23),

AP Pro Football Writer Two-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists in the coaching category for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. One other Super Bowl winner, Mike Holmgren, also made the cut Thursday after voting by the Hall’s nine-member Blue Ribbon committee. The

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting