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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have sued electric car maker Tesla Inc. They allege the company has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its vehicles are made. The lawsuit seems

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas has traded veteran defender Ryan Hollingshead to Los Angeles FC for left back Marco Farfan. Hollingshead played in 193 regular-season matches and 11 playoff games since joining Dallas in 2014. The 30-year-old defender played collegiately at UCLA, where he had 16 goals and 21 assists in 81 appearances and was

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald. Three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. with his pass-catching flair. And the NFL’s best receiver this year in Cooper Kupp. That’s only some of the Los Angeles Rams’ big names.

By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont (AP) — A judge has restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said in Thursday’s ruling that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With the Super Bowl almost here, The Associated Press offers a guide to the basics of betting on the big game. The point spread is the amount of points by which a favored team must win in order for the bet to be a winner.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say an electrical fire in a dormitory at California Polytechnic State University injured one student and displaced about 60 residents. University President Jeffrey Armstrong says the blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday in a second-floor room at Yosemite Hall Tower 6 on the campus in San

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Antron Brown still walks into the same race shop he’s called home for years. The Indiana shop he rents still belongs to Don Schumacher Racing. But now the 45-year-old Brown finds himself digging through papers and boxes, waiting for deliveries and calling the shots as

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop and vowed that their Super Bowl halftime show would open more doors for the genre. The trio spoke at a moderated appearance Thursday without their Sunday co-headliners Kendrick Lamar

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick and Seattle Mariners chairman John Stanton have joined Major League Baseball’s eight-man executive council. They replaced Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Milwaukee chairman Mark Attanasio. The council also includes Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry and Colorado chairman Dick Monfort; Los

By DAVE KOLPACK and SARA BURNETT Associated Press As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states and cities have lifted mask mandates for schools and indoor businesses. The White House says talks are underway about how and when to move the country out of the pandemic’s emergency phase. The CDC still recommends

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have signed former Bayern midfielder Douglas Costa as their third designated player. The Galaxy made the long-planned move to get the speedy veteran on a six-month loan from Grêmio in his native Brazil. The 31-year-old Costa is already on loan to Grêmio from Juventus, but he is expected

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sebastián Yatra calls his experience with Disney’s “Encanto” a “gift from God.” The Colombian singer-songwriter performs Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Oscar-nominated song “Dos Oruguitas” from the animated film. In an interview with The Associated Press, Yatra recalls how he was contacted to participate in the project and highlights

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit over high health bills filed on behalf of more than 3 million employers and people is seeking as much as $1.2 billion from one of Northern California’s largest health systems. Plaintiffs in the antitrust class-action trial getting underway Thursday allege that Sutter Health abused

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from a backwards fall. The 65-year-old was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9 after performing stand-up comedy the night before. Thursday’s statement from Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Lawyers and relatives of two young American men convicted of murdering an Italian police officer are hoping for a better outcome from an appeals trial in Rome. Finnegan Lee Elder, now 22, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, now 21, were convicted last year in the July

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds has scorched hills on the Southern California coast but firefighters have kept flames away from homes. The fire broke out around 4 a.m. Thursday above the community of Emerald Bay near Laguna Beach. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy says flames

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Lawyers and family of two young American men convicted of murdering an Italian police officer are hoping for a better outcome in an appeals trial in Rome. The judge ruled the appeals trial, which began Thursday, is closed to media due to pandemic concerns.

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Mayer spoke sparingly during his Super Bowl week concert, but the singer let his music do most of the talking – until one moment when he made sure a concertgoer was safe. Mayer performed a series of his songs Wednesday night from “Last