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By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another chapter has opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board as voters appear to be backing the recall of three members after a year of controversy that captured national attention. Initial results Tuesday showed overwhelming support for the recall, although it was too

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu earned a silver medal with her final run in the Olympic women’s ski slopestyle contest. That keeps alive her quest to become the first action-sports athlete to capture three medals at the same Winter Games. Gu’s bid for another gold medal was thwarted

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Curry scored 23 points in his first game with the Nets to lead Brooklyn to a 109-85 win over the Sacramento Kings. Brooklyn snapped its 11-game losing streak, and Curry was one of five players who finished in double figures. Bruce Brown set season-highs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide insurance standards to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes. Dubbed “Safer from Wildfires,” the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor who ran a movie deal scam that bilked investors out of at least $650 million has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Zachary Horwitz of Los Angeles was sentenced Monday and ordered to repay more than $230 million. Prosecutors said that for five years, Horwitz ran

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An attorney for Bob Baffert believes the Hall of Fame trainer and embattled Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit “will be fully exonerated” after stating to Kentucky racing stewards that the colt’s failed drug test for a steroid resulted from a prescribed topical salve rather than an injection. Medina Spirit’s derby win

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s police chief says he’s investigating claims by the district attorney that DNA collected from rape victims is being used to help identify them as possible crime suspects. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said Monday that he’s learned the police crime lab has tried to identify suspects through a database that

By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom delayed a closely watched decision on lifting California’s school mask mandate Monday, even as other Democratic governors around the country have dropped them in recent weeks. While many Californians will be able to remove masks in most indoor settings starting Tuesday, schoolchildren and teachers will have to

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way. Berkshire Hathaway revealed in documents filed with regulators on Monday that it bought near 15 million shares in game publisher Activision

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say two men were each sentenced to 12 years in prison for the brazen armed robbery of a man’s $500,000 watch while he was dining outdoors in Beverly Hills. Investigators say the suspects wore hoods and one of them put a gun to the head of the watch’s owner

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known, frequent collaborators but the filmmaker and producer’s influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tributes that poured in at the news of his sudden passing at age 75. Dan Aykroyd, who Reitman has known since his days in television in Toronto, said

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay was the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, and now he is the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl. A day after the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, McVay said nothing Monday about the possibility of walking

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have acquired forward Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens for two players and two draft picks. Toffoli has nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games this season. The 29-year-old Toronto native has appeared in 614 career NHL games with Montreal, Los Angeles and Vancouver, recording 182 goals

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the San Francisco Police Department this week will start renegotiating an agreement to cooperate on investigations involving police officers with the help of the state Attorney General and San Francisco’s mayor and city attorney. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco Mayor London Breed

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published February 11, 2022, about allegations that California prison inmates participated in an unemployment scam, The Associated Press erroneously reported that inmate Telvin Breaux is serving a five year sentence. In fact, it is a 15 year sentence.

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been unlawfully collecting biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed the lawsuit that claims Facebook has been storing millions of biometric