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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a one-year contract with former Raiders first-round defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell in hopes of reviving his career. A person familiar with the deal said the sides agreed to the contract on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won confirmation Wednesday from a divided Senate as the nation’s next ambassador to India, more than a year and a half after he was first nominated by President Joe Biden and after weathering doubts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti confirmed as US ambassador to India, ending 20-month fight over nomination.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story published March 14, 2023, about a Black reparations plan in San Francisco, The Associated Press erroneously reported what critics said about California’s plan to limit reparations to descendants of slaves. Some reparations advocates said that approach does not take into account the harms that Black immigrants suffer.

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared headed for confirmation Wednesday as the next U.S. ambassador to India, 20 months after he was initially selected for the post and amid fallout from a sexual harassment scandal involving a onetime top

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared headed for confirmation Wednesday as the next U.S. ambassador to India, 20 months after he was initially selected for the post and amid fallout from a sexual harassment scandal involving a onetime top

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California residents weary of a storm-soaked winter were hit Wednesday by parting shots from the season’s 11th atmospheric river, which flooded roadways, caused landslides and toppled trees throughout the state. Water pooled on roadways, rocks and mud littered others, and there were reports of potholes

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-stalled nomination of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become ambassador to India faced a make-or-break vote in the Senate on Wednesday amid questions about support from his own party and fallout from a sexual harassment scandal involving

NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles was suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was fined $25,000 for their involvement in an altercation at the end of a game Monday night, the NBA announced Wednesday. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was dribbling out the clock in the final minute of

By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa in the room. They stayed with their daughter around the clock when she was

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Detroit Lions and running back David Montgomery have agreed on an $18 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Montgomery’s deal includes $11 million in guaranteed money. The Lions also agreed with cornerback Emmanuel Moseley on a $6 million,