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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California police say a woman has been detained as a person of interest after what authorities called inconsistencies in her statements to police about the kidnapping of a 3-month-old baby taken from his San Francisco Bay Area home by a stranger.  San Jose Police spokesman Sgt. Christian Camarillo says the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The 150th edition of golf’s oldest championship really is cause for celebration. The R&A reports Tuesday it anticipates a record 290,000 spectators at St. Andrews for the British Open this summer. That would smash the previous record of 239,000 fans who watched Tiger Woods complete the career Grand Slam

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities and the FBI are searching for a 3-month-old baby who was reported to have been taken from his San Francisco Bay Area home by a stranger. Police say a man entered an apartment in San Jose around 1 p.m. Monday and walked away with little Brandon Cuellar in

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An armed suspect who held someone hostage in a Sacramento home surrendered early Tuesday after a long standoff with police and the victim was safe, authorities said. The suspect was taken into custody in the early morning hours, the Sacramento Police Department said in a brief social media post. “The victim

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast. “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road,

By The Associated Press The PGA Tour returns to Mexico in the spring for the first time since 2020. Two years ago it was a World Golf Championship in Mexico City. Now it’s a regular PGA Tour event and resumes the history of the Mexico Open. Jon Rahm highlights an otherwise weak field that includes

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court’s go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that required

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Jewish civil rights organization says its annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year. A report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League found 2,717 antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in 2021. That’s 34% increase over the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Walker Buehler tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Will Smith launched a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. Buehler was superb, retiring 15 straight batters from the fourth inning to the ninth. He struck out 10, leaving the

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court’s go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that require

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward homered twice and drove in all three runs, and Michael Lorenzen pitched six innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Angels’ 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Ward delivered a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run shot in the seventh,

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An armed person is holding someone hostage inside a home in California’s capital city. Sacramento police say crisis negotiators have had “some contact” with the suspect. Officers first responded to the scene to find someone “who may have fired a gun” around 11:15 a.m. Monday. Within an hour, the negotiators and

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly kidnapped a 3-month-old baby in the San Francisco Bay Area. The man walked into a home in San Jose around 1 p.m. Monday and left with the child, Brandon Cuellar. The family does not recognize the suspect. Police released a video clip

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete. The woman, whom the pitcher had met

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luis González hit his first major league homer, a two-run drive with two outs in the ninth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. The Giants went 8-3 on their four-city trip and made the most of their one-game visit to Milwaukee.

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Los Angeles homeless agency announced her resignation Monday amid a dispute with the organization’s board over her efforts to increase the minimum pay level for staff. The disagreements between Heidi Marston, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and the