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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added …

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Los Angeles mayoral candidates sought Wednesday evening to convince voters and business leaders they could make City Hall work better, using a San Fernando Valley forum to pitch ideas on homelessness, housing and public safety. Hosted by the Greater San …

Quarterly pilot seminars and upgrades to runway pavement and markings were among the recommendations included in a Los Angeles County staff report released on Wednesday on ways to bolster safety at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, where a series of crashes …

California’s home insurance of last resort, the FAIR Plan, is raising rates 29.1% for certain homeowners starting Oct. 15. Rates will be highest for those in high-risk, fire prone areas. With many homeowners and businesses across the state unable to …

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released an updated budget plan that shows California has erased its projected deficit for the next two years, thanks to billions of dollars in additional tax revenue tied to Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom. But …

SAN DIEGO — Tommy Edman is running out of boxes to check. “Took BP on the field. Taking ground balls. I ran the curves (of the infield) today. I will take some fly balls in the outfield today,” the veteran utilityman …

By JOSE HERRERA City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez called on Wednesday for an audit the LA28 organizing committee in what she called an effort to protect Los Angeles from potential fiscal harm related to hosting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. …

In a bid to support night life and economic development in downtown Los Angeles, Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado introduced a motion on Wednesday calling for a report on the feasibility of establishing a so-called “entertainment zone.” If approved by the full …

L.A. mayor candidate and city councilmember Nithya Raman recently appeared with Hasan Piker (HasanAbi), a far-left and Marxist Twitch streamer with over 3 million subscribers. They discussed an array of topics from Raman’s views on housing and homelessness, to Piker’s favorite …

Menos del 1% de los residentes del Condado de Cook tienen seguro contra inundaciones. Se espera que las tormentas intensas, en parte alimentadas por el cambio climático, empeoren en las próximas décadas. Las recientes lluvias fuertes plantean la cuestión de …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to clamp down on people living in …

A test sampling of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and other waterways across Illinois found tiny plastics present, posing potential threats to human health and damage to the environment, according to an advocacy group. In all, 31 test sites, including …

It used to be that if you showed up at the old Diplomat Motel over on Lincoln Avenue, you were probably in for quite a time. What kind of time likely couldn’t have been discussed in polite company. But no …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Homelessness numbers have increased among Latinos in Illinois. We look into the contributing causes.  🗞️ Plus: Festival season arrives with heightened security, the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong is fined for an interaction with a White Sox fan …

ANAHEIM — Reid Detmers struggled as a starter for a couple of years before having a breakthrough as a reliever in 2025. That earned him a chance to start again this season. Now, 10 starts in, he has a 5.07 …

A 12-year-old girl who died days after getting struck on the head with a metal water bottle during an alleged bullying altercation at Reseda Charter High School, prompting an arrest and legal action by her family, died of natural causes, …

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his primary this weekend after President Trump endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, was one of the four Republicans who voted with Democrats to advance a resolution to force President Trump to end the war in Iran …

A 17-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded early Wednesday in a West Side apartment in Austin. Officers responded to a call of shots fired about 12:35 a.m in a building in the 5400 block of West West End Avenue, …

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got married, we were both monogamous. We wanted kids and a classic nuclear family, and our interests and political beliefs were similar. We had three kids …