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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Ryan Armour is starting another PGA Tour season at the Fortinet Championship, a surprise on so many levels he doesn’t know where to begin. Having already missed a month in the spring with a back injury, the 46-year-old Armour had to shut it down after the 3M Open in

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A community organization that pushed to create the first-in-the-nation African American reparations task force in California is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto legislation extending the deadline for the committee to complete its work. The Coalition for a Just and Equitable California and other organizations sent

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jimmy Walker quietly stepped away from the PGA Tour in April, not sure whether it was lingering effects of Lyme disease or mounting frustration — probably both — that led to the decision. He just knew he needed to get away for the rest of the year, maybe two,

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A former security chief at Twitter told Congress on Tuesday that the social platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay

By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery at a South Los Angeles restaurant where police believe a social media post may have tipped the assailant to his location. The Philadelphia artist, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was gunned down Monday at a

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Napa, California. Course: Silverado Resort & Spa (North). Yardage: 7,123. Par: 72. Prize money: $8 million. Winner’s share: $1.44 million. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Max Homa. FedEx Cup champion: Rory McIlroy. Last tournament: Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship. Notes: This starts

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has selected a prison memoir by Jarvis Jay Masters, currently on death row in San Quentin State Prison in California, for her latest book club pick. Masters’ “That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row” was first

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer As a kindergarten teacher on “Abbott Elementary,” she can get an unruly class to sit up and listen. And that’s exactly what Sheryl Lee Ralph did at the Emmys — capturing the attention of a packed theater and a global TV audience with a stirring acceptance speech for the

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The texts started flooding D.J. Reed’s phone moments before he was about to take the field for pregame introductions. “Condolences to your dad,” read one from the New York Jets cornerback’s cousin. “Your dad passed away,” said another from his uncle. “Rest in

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Leave the math to everyone else. The Los Angeles Dodgers know how to win baseball games. Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major