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NEW YORK (AP) — Real estate scion Robert Durst charged with murder in 1982 disappearance of wife Kathie Durst in New York.

By MORGAN LEE and WALTER BERRY Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western and killed the cinematographer. The director of the movie was wounded, and authorities are investigating. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s officials said cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel

By MORGAN LEE and WALTER BERRY Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set and killed the cinematographer. The director of the Western being filmed was wounded. Authorities are investigating. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s officials said cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime U.S. rowing coach Mike Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former athletes as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club that still has

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nick Nash scored the winning touchdown on a 15-yard quarterback draw as San Jose State turned a blocked field goal into the decisive drive, beating UNLV 27-20. Nash passed for 213 yards and ran for a career-high 121 more. The Spartans never led until there was 7:06 remaining in the game,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Atlanta Braves welcomed back outfielder Jorge Soler for Game 5 of the NL Championship Series after he was sidelined following a positive COVID-19 test. Soler struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of an 11-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, his first at-bat of the series. The

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to make school buses greener are gaining momentum thanks to billions of dollars in spending in the federal infrastructure plan. A collection of parents, students, environmentalists and lawmakers argues school districts should transform their fleets from diesel to electric vehicles. They say the shift would offer

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 56.8 seconds remaining to follow up a 30-footer less than a minute earlier, and his 45-point home opener lifted the Golden State Warriors over the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113. The reigning NBA scoring champion even secured a key

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first use of new laws that passed earlier this year, Los Angeles has approved a ban on camping at dozens of locations across the city. The LA Times reports the City Council voted 12-2 on Wednesday to outlaw sitting, sleeping and lying at 54 spots in three of its

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of neighborhood sites is drawing cautious optimism from environmental groups but strong pushback from the oil industry and its labor allies. The ambitious proposal Newsom announced Thursday would be the nation’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say three people have been charged with fraud and embezzlement for an alleged scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds meant to help California’s homeless residents. Two of the three defendants worked for the Los Angeles-based nonprofit People Assisting the Homeless, or PATH. They allegedly stole

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit three homers and drove in six runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta 11-2, cutting the Braves’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The defending champion Dodgers have won seven straight postseason elimination games dating to last

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Fried had every ingredient in front of him for the biggest day of his baseball life at Dodger Stadium. The Braves ace from Santa Monica took the mound with the chance to pitch Atlanta into the World Series. All he needed was yet another

By MORGAN LEE and WALTER BERRY Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, authorities said. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist with regular linemates Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele in COVID-19 protocol and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Thursday night for their first victory of the season. Connor scored his first goal into an empty net with 2:49 left, then

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A retired Oakland police captain was shot and seriously wounded during an apparent robbery attempt at a gas station that left one of his attackers dead. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Ersie Joyner, who once headed the city’s Ceasefire anti-violence initiative, was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery. Surveillance

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Sheriff: Producer Alec Baldwin fired the prop gun on a movie set that killed photography chief and injured director.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc scored in the second period and James Reimer made 30 saves in the San Jose Sharks’ 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Sharks improved to 3-0-0. They have outscored opponents 11-4. Drake Batherson scored for the Senators. Brady Tkachuk and goaltender Matt

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teen motorist has been sentenced to seven to nine months in a juvenile camp after crashing his father’s Lamborghini and killing another driver. Thirty-two-year-old Monique Munoz died at the scene of the February collision in Los Angeles. Prosecutors said the Lamborghini’s driver, who was 17 at the time of the

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman arrested for driving under the influence when she was actually having a stroke. The Orange County Register says the settlement ends a long legal battle over the arrest of Robin Winger, who was pulled over in