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Chipotle Mexican Grill is constructing its athletic roster for 2026. This week, the Newport Beach-based fast casual chain and the PGA Tour announced a marketing partnership that makes it the official Mexican restaurant of the tour as well as PGA …

By BRIAN MELLEY Nordic combined, the only Olympic sport that bars women from competition, dates to the original Winter Games but may not survive beyond the Milan Cortina competition. Related Articles Glitter, grit and the 50-km grind: What to know …

By BRIAN MELLEY Ski jumping is no fashion contest, but there will be nearly as much scrutiny on what jumpers wear at the Winter Olympics as the form of their flight and the distance they travel. Related Articles Glitter, grit …

A retired Navy admiral who oversaw the construction of Disneyland and helped Walt Disney build what many regarded as a fool’s folly emerges as the unsung hero of a new documentary film about the birth of the Anaheim theme park. …

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Cross-country skiing, the rugged grandfather of snow competition, will give its brightest stars a defining stage at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Related Articles Ski jumping overshadowed by cheating scandal after Norway caught tampering with uniforms What …

By MARTHA BELLISLE Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training exercises in Scandinavia, is a real crowd-pleaser filled with tension and drama. Here’s what to know about biathlon at the Milan Cortina …

By PAVEL BEDNYAKOV and JAMES ELLINGWORTH TERSKOL, Russia (AP) — Every time Nikita Filippov races, it’s an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. Related Articles Glitter, grit and the 50-km grind: What to know about cross-country skiing at …

Angel City Football Club’s week of additions ended Friday with the acquisition of defender Emily Sams in a trade with the Orlando Pride. Sams, 26, was the NWSL’s 2024 Defender of the Year. Angel City, not one to shy away …

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion as sales of electric vehicles sputter after the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards. Related Articles Trump meets with …

By Anna Claire Vollers and Nada Hassanein, Stateline.org Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that’s long …

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the entire United Nations climate-fighting apparatus takes America’s environmental isolation to another level and is likely to damage both the United States and the world as …

GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that an delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday. The …

By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining” …

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it’s not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — …

Planet Books, a staple of the Long Beach-area book scene that specializes in science fiction, is losing the massive warehouse it has called home for the past five years. James Rappaport said during a phone conversation on Thursday that, despite the situation, …

Russia said Friday it used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as U.S.-led peace talks have entered a new and crucial stage. Related …

Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday will be its next opinion day after leaving the market in suspense Friday on the fate of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his signature economic policy. The court never says in …

By CLAIRE GALOFARO The federal officer steps in front of the Honda SUV, parked nearly perpendicular across a one-way residential street in Minneapolis, with snow piled up on the curb. Within seconds, he would shoot and kill the driver, Renee …

MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention. …

The Los Angeles City Council is set to meet today for its first session of the new year following a three-week recess, with agenda items expected to include expediting the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades, responding to federal immigration enforcement actions, …

LOS ANGELES — The elite-to-college gymnastics transition is easier said than done. Tiana Sumanasekera and Nola Matthews are learning the adjustment firsthand just a week and a half into the NCAA season. The freshmen competing in the heart of lineups …

By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed …

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of …

About 60 people were evacuated by ladder from the Disneyland monorail Thursday evening, Jan. 8, after a technical issue caused two trains to lose power, according to police and Disneyland officials. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find …

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has told states that it is restricting some social safety net funds that cover services including child care subsidies and cash assistance and job training for poor families with children. The …

A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday night, Jan. 8, on suspicion of stabbing to death another man in Northridge, authorities said. Los Angeles police were called to an apartment complex in the 8600 block of Wilbur Avenue about 9:40 p.m. …

Association directors are unpaid volunteers serving their neighbors – so is it fair that they could be sued for their volunteer work? The Business Judgment Rule is the first thing any director should know, yet well-intentioned volunteers often unwittingly stray …

A few weeks ago, the prospect was tantalizing: An all L.A. Super Bowl, Rams vs. Chargers, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers. I mean, how much angst and consternation would that have caused, in the …

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers. Meta struck agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for …

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but not necessarily slam the door on it. …

During a phone conversation this week, Antonette Franceschi-Chavez, owner of the Long Beach bookstore, Casita, handles a child’s requests, a blaring security alarm and a journalist’s questions with unwavering calm. Because there are even more pressing issues for the bookstore …

Rarely does a governmental report make our heart race, but this mysterious footnote was a jolt: “From 2016 to 2022,” said California’s most recent dispatch on medical-aid-in-dying prescriptions and passings, “7 individuals regained consciousness after ingestion. No individuals regained consciousness …

By Erin El Issa, NerdWallet Americans’ financial confidence is strong coming into the new year, but some are feeling more equipped to deal with 2026 obstacles than others. A recent NerdWallet survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll, found that …

By GRANT PECK, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States, which played a major role in ending border clashes last year between Thailand and Cambodia, will be providing $45 million in aid packages to the two Southeast Asian countries …

Like many cannabis smokers, Jared Panks used marijuana as medicine. As a paramedic, he’d seen the disastrous effects of other drugs and alcohol so, after years of fighting fires for the U.S Forest Service, he began to smoke marijuana to …

Why didn’t Southern California rents soar after last year’s horrific wildfire destroyed roughly 12,000 structures? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed rental stats from ApartmentList, which tracks costs by combining federal housing figures and pricing patterns from its own listing service for …

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. Bare-root deciduous fruit trees are now arriving in nurseries and home improvement centers. In order to squeeze these trees into containers, their roots have been pruned, a practice that will …

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also been low. Related Articles Musk’s Grok chatbot restricts image generation …

SACRAMENTO — The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is causing an AI power crisis, as the electricity demands of massive AI data centers are straining existing power grids and outpacing the development of new energy sources. This has led to concerns about …

The growing divide within the Democratic Party is now coming to a head, right here in California.  Ostensibly, the conflict stems from a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires with a 5% levy, with progressive populists – led by …