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SANDY, Utah — The Galaxy’s frustrating season suffered another setback on Wednesday night when star striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández was stretchered off the field with a right knee injury midway through the first half of the team’s U.S. Open Cup …

The federal government sued Southern California Edison on Wednesday, alleging that the utility was negligent in causing the 2017 Creek Fire that raced through the Angeles National Forest. The suit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, seeks more than $40 …

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Jordy Bahl threw a two-hitter and struck out 10, and Oklahoma defeated Florida State, 5-0, on Wednesday night to inch closer to a third consecutive national title. The top-seeded Sooners (60-1) …

LOS ANGELES — Searching for sure footing after a trio of defeats and the longest scoreless streak at home in all competitions since debuting in 2018, the Los Angeles Football Club resembled its dominant self Wednesday night. Yet the team’s …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now. …

ANAHEIM — When Mike Trout speaks, everybody listens … even the baseball. Trout made a home-run robbing catch and coaxed his own long drive into the seats with a little verbal encouragement as the Angels pulled off a 6-2 victory over …

The 17th season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” opens with a long tracking shot of a leather-clad California blonde riding a motorcycle beneath blue skies. She parks the bike in the driveway of a nice-sized home, walks into …

CINCINNATI — Whether Noah Syndergaard has made his final start in a Dodgers uniform is unclear, but 12 starts into the season the results have been consistently poor and Wednesday night was no different. Syndergaard allowed six runs (all earned) …

LOS ANGELES — A former USC football player was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping two college students from USC and UCLA, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua Fred James Jackson Jr., 21, is charged with three …

ANAHEIM — Jo Adell will at least get a short runway to let the Angels see what they have been missing. Adell was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday as Hunter Renfroe went on a short stay on the …

The ongoing wildfires in Canada continue to fill a large swath of the eastern United States with smoke and poor air quality. In New York City, a cough-inducing, yellow-orange haze has created hazardous air-quality conditions caused by smoke that’s been …

Residents of the West San Fernando Valley couldn’t figure out what they were hearing scrambling across their roofs late on the night of June 6. It was, well, rain. Or as the weather experts say, drizzle. By Wednesday, June 7, …

Talks resumed this week between the two sides in the protracted contract negotiations between longshore workers and employers in the Pacific Maritime Association. “I will reassure the public and this commission,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka …

By Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid, Sara Murray, Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes | CNN The Justice Department recently informed Donald Trump’s legal team that he is a target in a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents, sources …

A Los Angeles-based actor and comedian known for roles on “Bob’s Burger’s” and “Arrested Development” is facing charges for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Jay …

COSTA MESA — The numbers told an ugly story last season, but Chargers center Corey Linsley wasn’t about to avoid the subject Wednesday. He accepted blame on behalf of his fellow offensive linemen for a running game that ran the …

By Sara Murray | CNN Steve Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and former White House adviser to Donald Trump, was subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony to a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar …

A Sunland man who fraudulently obtained COVID-19 business loans and jobless benefits has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison., the Justice Department announced. In 2020, Arman Grigoryan, 42, and others allegedly used other people’s identities to …

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS — This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone a match, against top-seeded Iga Swiatek. With shouts of “Go, Coco!” …

By Shania Shelton and Kit Maher | CNN Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was “wrong” about former President Donald Trump, whom he twice supported and advised ahead of the 2020 election. “Turns out I was wrong. …

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky entered the Stanley Cup Final as the hottest goaltender in hockey. He backstopped the Florida Panthers to the Final by winning 11 of his last 12 games and stopping …

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The LA City Section announced the All-City teams for the 2023 softball season this week, including the Player and Coach of the Year for each division. In …

A Santa Fe Springs food manufacturer has been ordered to pay $650,000 in back wages to 26 delivery drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors and wrongly exempted from overtime pay as a result. The April judgment by the U.S. …

By Jill Colvin and THomas Beaumont | Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running …

The world according to Jim: • Like it or not, I guess Phil Mickelson was right all along. In the wake of Tuesday’s sudden merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf, we go back to what Lefty …

A cinder block wall fell onto two workers, killing one and injuring the other at a construction site in Pacoima, the Los Angeles Fire Department said on Wednesday, June 7. Firefighters attempted to rescue the man who would die and …

Following state reforms aimed at reducing traffic ticket late fees, many Bay Area counties have eliminated these fees, and it is time for Southern California counties to follow their example. These traffic ticket late fees unfairly burden low-income drivers without …

Four men have been arrested in connection with the killing of a security guard who was gunned down at an illegal gambling establishment in the Hollywood Hills during an attempted robbery, authorities said on Wednesday, June 7. The men were …

A man who fatally shot a research scientist from Irvine as he slept inside a tent with his two young daughters in Malibu Creek State Park was sentenced on Wednesday, June 7, to 119 years to life in prison. Anthony …

For a brief time in baseball history, June was the month of “un-retirement.” In 2006, the Houston Astros were 37-35 when pitcher Roger Clemens came out of retirement and made his season debut on June 22 against the Minnesota Twins. …

HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Wednesday posthumously honoring slain rapper Tupac Shakur for a five-year career in which he sold more than 75 million records and received six Grammy nominations. Allen Hughes, director …

When thinking of summertime essentials, perhaps pool floaties and sunscreen come to mind. Beachgoers will want to pack their umbrellas, sunshades and perhaps a boogie board for a fun day on sunny shores. While camping becomes less desirable during the …

MIAMI — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami. After months – years, even – of speculation, Messi finally revealed his decision to join a Miami franchise …

“They say there is a cougar that roams these parts,” Nick Cave sings in “Hollywood,” the final track from his 2019 album “Ghosteen.” The cat, in Cave’s telling, has “a terrible engine of wrath for a heart … but at …

A small herd of cattle attacked a jogger running on a Boulder County trail on Tuesday morning, prompting a closure of the trailhead. Another person on the trail saw the jogger trying to protect herself on the ground, surrounded by …

By Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie | Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with, police said Wednesday. Shawn …

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole | CNN Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t release his financial disclosure forms Wednesday when the majority of his Supreme Court colleagues did so, further blocking transparency amid a torrent of criticism over his failure …

David Matthews | New York Daily News Legendary wrestler Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, who performed as “The Iron Sheik,” died Wednesday. He was 81 years old. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of …

For nearly 40 years, Marita Koch’s 400-meter world record has been track and field’s rock of ages. On Oct. 6, 1985, Koch, representing East Germany at the World Cup in Canberra, Australia ran 47.60 seconds, knocking nearly four-tenths of a …

Kings general manager Rob Blake cleared salary cap space on Tuesday morning with a three-team trade and put it to use as the Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov on a two-year deal with an annual average value …