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By CEDAR ATTANASIO, MORGAN LEE and MICHELLE L. PRICE The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, seven camera crew members for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Country musician Travis Tritt is set to sing the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, just days after canceling shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or masks. Tritt made the announcement on his Twitter page. The Atlanta Braves are set

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A community service officer for San Jose has been charged with gun-related crimes after the FBI linked him to online comments advocating the killing of police officers. Denis Shevchenko was charged this week with three misdemeanor counts of illegal weapons possession after police searched his home and found several firearms,

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have tapped Walker Buehler to start Game 6 of the NL Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves after bumping achy Max Scherzer. The right-handed Buehler will be coming back on just three days’ rest, with the 106-win Dodgers in a must-win situation.

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press The film industry and its unions provide guidelines on how to deal safely with prop guns on movie sets. But in some states where movie-making is big business, lawmakers and regulators rely on those suggested practices rather than regulate on-set firearm use. The

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife centers in the U.S. West are caring for animals that weren’t able to flee the flames or are looking for food in burned-over places. The animal care director at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care said an emaciated turkey vulture recently found on the Lake Tahoe shore

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” is a reminder of the dangers that can exist on film and television sets. As authorities investigate why a crew member handed Baldwin a loaded gun instead of one safe to use, industry

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the legislature or both are pursuing statewide ballot initiatives or veto-proof proposals to enact voter ID restrictions and other changes to election law. They are California, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania. In conservative Nebraska, Republicans

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul scored his 20,000th career point on the way to 23 points and 14 assists, and Devin Booker added 22 points in the Phoenix Suns’ 115-105 victory over the winless Los Angeles Lakers. Paul became the first player in NBA history to pair 20,000

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 20 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 110-101 on Friday night. Mike Conley added 17 points for the Jazz, who won their fifth straight against Sacramento. Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 25

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul scored his 20,000th career point on the way to 23 points and 14 assists, and Devin Booker added 22 points in the Phoenix Suns’ 115-105 victory over the winless Los Angeles Lakers. Paul became the first player in NBA history to pair 20,000

DALLAS (AP) — Denis Gurianov scored on a rushing backhander from the right circle 4:15 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win in their home opener over the Los Angeles Kings. Braden Holtby kept Dallas in the game by stopping 43 shots. Of the Stars’ three wins, two are in overtime and

By MORGAN LEE, CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHELLE L. PRICE The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Court records state that Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set with a gun a crew member had assured the actor didn’t carry live ammunition. The tragic mistake came hours and days after

DALLAS (AP) — Denis Gurianov scored on a rushing backhander from the right circle with 45 seconds left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win in their home opener over the Los Angeles Kings. Braden Holtby kept Dallas in the game by stopping 43 shots. Of the Stars’ three wins, two are

ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers say Max Scherzer will not start Game 6 of the NL Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. The Dodgers made the announcement on Friday night. They didn’t say why Scherzer won’t start and didn’t say which pitcher will take his place. Scherzer, a 37-year-old right-hander,

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — A woman pretended she owned a Southern California home so a locksmith would make her new keys. Then police locked her up. Officers arrested a 43-year-old woman on suspicion of burglary Thursday night in Coronado, a resort city across the bay from San Diego. The brazen burglary was foiled when the

TORONTO (AP) — Logan Couture had two goals and an assist and Adin Hill made 30 saves in San Jose’s 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night, keeping the Sharks perfect in the young season. Timo Meier, Jonathan Dahlen and Erik Karlsson provided the rest of the offense for San Jose (4-0-0),

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin is a winner even before the college basketball season starts next month. A 3-year-old filly co-owned by Cronin won the $63,000 feature at Santa Anita by three-quarters of a length on Friday. Sent off at 6-1 odds, So Very Smart paid $14.40, $6.40 and $8.20. The victory

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A San Jose, California woman born in India was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum. Authorities said one of the dead women was Anjali Ryot. An Instagram account under the same name showed a post of

By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Court records show that an assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer. The assistant director referred to the gun