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SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said Wednesday. Six people were …

An armed woman engaged in a standoff with police has been arrested after a nearly three-hour barricade situation at a Panorama City hospital, police said Wednesday. Members of a Los Angeles Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics team took the …

By Paula Span, KFF Health News The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail, and lost consciousness. Other …

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The high court’s unanimous ruling is a procedural victory …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats …

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a long-time target of President Trump’s insults for …

By ED WHITE The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition …

A 29-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Lancaster in connection with the shooting death of a renowned Caltech scientist at the researcher’s home in a remote part of the unincorporated Antelope Valley community of Llano. Freddy Snyder …

By PATRICK WHITTLE It might be a divided lobster, but it has united New Englanders in fascination. A Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of …

By ALEJANDRO SERRANO/The Texas Tribune A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped …

ANAHEIM — After a Game 4 that the Ducks never led until Ryan Poehling’s sudden-death goal to win it in overtime, two teams that were separated by an eyelash on the ice and in the standings seemed a galaxy apart …

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are traditions at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, where people from outside the country and surrounding cities make the annual trek. While the festivals always fall …

By MELISSA GOLDIN So much information, streaming out in so little time. And still: Within minutes, conspiracy theories flooded the internet. The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night played out in …

By Allyson Versprille and Danny Lee | Bloomberg Budget airlines are banding together to ask President Donald Trump’s administration for $2.5 billion to help combat increasing jet fuel prices in exchange for warrants that would give the US government the …

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end …

By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Mann once had reason to think she was done being publicly grilled about Harvey Weinstein. She had spent three days telling a jury that the ex-movie mogul raped her, explaining why she …

EL SEGUNDO — New contract, same Teair Tart. The Chargers signed Tart to a three-year contract extension potentially worth up to $37.5 million on Jan. 26, mere weeks after their season ended with an AFC wild-card loss to the New …

A pilot program aimed at lowering the cost of film permits for small-scale productions was set to begin today in Los Angeles. The Low Impact Permit Pilot Program will allow filmmakers working on projects with minimal community impact to obtain …

President and CEO of AEG Dan Beckerman speaks during the LA Galaxy Cobi Jones statue unveiling ceremony at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) Commissioner of MLS …

Center Anze Kopitar of the Kings looks down after the Colorado Avalanche scores during the third period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by …

Surprise guests are a tradition at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, just as they are at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Just a week after memorable guest performances like Madonna and Olivia Rodrigo at Coachella, this weekend’s genre-specific …

LOS ANGELES — Returning to NWSL action after more than three weeks off for the international break, Angel City FC, the league’s highest-scoring team through four matches, fell 2-1 to the Portland Thorns. A poor clearance in the 76th minute …

Kansas City Royals’ Lane Thomas, center front, celebrates after his walkoff home run with Elias Díaz, left, in extra innings of a baseball game against the Angels in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) Angels …

HOUSTON — It was a little bit of chicken before the egg for the Lakers. They still needed a win in Sunday night’s Game 4 to wrap up their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets when Coach JJ Redick …

Former LA Galaxy player Cobi Jones smiles during his statue unveiling ceremony at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) A statue of Former LA Galaxy player Cobi …

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Sinia Plotz scored to begin each half and Anna Reed finished with 10 saves to lead USC to a 10-9 victory over California on Sunday night at the Canyonview Aquatic Center, earning the Trojans a seventh …

HOUSTON — LeBron James called it “unacceptable,” a brutal self-assessment that described not just his effort, but a team-wide collapse at Toyota Center on Sunday night. Twenty-three turnovers, eight of them the 41 year old’s own while he added just …

Ducks players celebrate a third period goal by Jeffrey Viel (28) that tied the game 3-3 during Game 4 against the Oilers at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG) …

A long-running debate at Los Angeles City Hall over the future of the region’s primary homelessness agency is now beginning to reshape the organization itself, as the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority prepares to lay off hundreds of employees amid …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Angels fans who had regained some faith in Yusei Kikuchi after last weekend’s encouraging start could only watch with frustration as all of that was wiped away in one disturbing inning. Kikuchi gave up five runs …

Long before OC Vibe was more than a twinkle in Samueli eyes, spring in Anaheim regularly delivered a different vibe altogether. Ducks fans expected the postseason and embraced it with a passion that rocked Honda Center during 12 playoff trips …

Westlake’s Dylan Lee (4) circles the bases after hitting a first-inning grand slam against Thousand Oaks on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, CA.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Westlake’s Dylan Lee (4) is congratulated at home plate after …

Lakers guard Marcus Smart celebrates after scoring during overtime in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Houston. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) dunks the …

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava (9) stands with fellow quarterback Colton Gumino (17) during UCLA’s Friday Night Lights spring practice on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Spaulding Field. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Quarterback Nico Iamaleava #9 of the UCLA …

Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta almost didn’t believe USC receiver Ja’Kobi Lane when he said he could get former Ravens tight end Todd Heap on the phone. “But I thought it was a good litmus test,” DeCosta told reporters. …

Ducks Cutter Gauthier (61) celebrates a goal in the third period gainst Edmonton Oilers during Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Honda Center in Anaheim. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) …

LOS ANGELES — Prior to Friday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he wanted to see starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan take a step forward. Sheehan responded by turning in his best performance of the season, …

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival isn’t just a family affair for fans in attendance; it’s one for the stars, too. On Friday, April 24, Noah Cyrus performed at the festival’s Toyota Music Den and featured an appearance by her brother …

Sure, you can find country (plus rock and electronic) music at Stagecoach, but the festival has a lot more than that to offer. From specialized merchandize to hanging out with real cowboys, here’s all the activations at this year’s Stagecoach …

Move over, Real Housewives, the Mormon Wives are headed to Orange County. Hulu, which created the reality TV series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” announced Wednesday that it will launch a spinoff series titled, “The Secret Lives of Mormon …