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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers have fired title-winning coach Frank Vogel after 3 seasons.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing his parents at their central California home. Fresno police officers responding to reports of a shooting found the suspect,  Julian McElhaney, on the front lawn of the home around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say his mother, 64-year-old

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines. The settlements with the nation’s largest utility also include five years of independent

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric will pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major California wildfires.

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury has been picked in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. The proceedings took place Monday in a courthouse in the city of Fairfax, Virginia. Depp sued Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a weekend fire that ripped through a barn and killed several animals including horses at a ranch southeast of Sacramento. Officials say flames were engulfing the barn when firefighters arrived at the property on Saturday. The barn typically holds chickens and about 10

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 34-year-old inmate who walked away from a Los Angeles reentry program. State prison officials say Oscar Orozco left a Male Community Reentry Program facility around 10 p.m. Saturday. Orozco was sentenced in June 2021 for carjacking with the use of a firearm. He was transferred to

WILLOWBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say two people were killed and five were wounded and hospitalized in a weekend shooting near Los Angeles. Sheriff’s officials say the gunfire erupted Sunday on a residential block in the community of Willowbrook, south of downtown Los Angeles. A 17-year-old boy and a man died at the

WILLOWBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two people including a 17-year-old boy were killed and five others were hospitalized after a weekend shooting near Los Angeles. Sheriff’s officials say the gunfire erupted Sunday on a residential block of unincorporated Willowbrook, south of downtown LA. The 17-year-old and an adult man died at the scene. No

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer It took three games for one of San Diego’s starting pitchers to allow a hit. That’s a promising sign for one of baseball’s most disappointing teams of 2021. The Padres began the season by taking three of four at Arizona. Yu Darvish threw six no-hit innings in Thursday night’s

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Klay Thompson’s form is now the least of Golden State’s worries. Warriors coach Steve Kerr says “the proof is on the court” in the last couple of weeks. Thompson poured in a season-high 41 points in a regular-season ending 128-107 victory in New Orleans on

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Malik Monk had a career-best 41 points and Austin Reaves set career highs with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 146-141 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets in what might have been Frank Vogel’s final game as coach.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Holiday, Damian Jones and Donte DiVincenzo each scored 19 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 116-109 on Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. At 64-18, Phoenix finished with the best mark in franchise history and had eight more victories

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal capped his fourth career hat trick and first in 10 years with an empty-net goal and the Carolina Hurricanes settled in defensively after an offense-filled first period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon each had a goal and an assist, helping the Minnesota Wild rally from an early three-goal deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3. Kirill Kaprizov tied a franchise record with his 42nd goal and Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno and

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam, Jorge Alfaro followed with another homer and the San Diego Padres used a big second inning to win their third straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5. The Padres sent 10 hitters to the plate in the second and the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Bregman put the Astros ahead with a two-run single in the fifth, and José Urquidy yielded four hits over five innings in Houston’s 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Chas McCormick had an RBI single, and rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña delivered three hits

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos had two hits and scored a run in his major league debut, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. Mauricio Dubón added an RBI double for the Giants, who scored the decisive run in the third inning after a throwing error