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SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers’ pitching depth is being tested – and it comes as no surprise to them “Never,” General Manager Brandon Gomes said with a wry smile. “(Before the season, people said), ‘You’re going to have tough decisions, …

Los Angeles County is under an updated air quality alert which was reported by the National Weather Service on Monday at 7:41 p.m. The alert is in effect until Tuesday May 19, at 7 p.m. The full list of affected …

Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top adviser insisting Friday there’s still a chance the Bears build a stadium in the city, the team still considers Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana, the only two viable sites. The Bears will reiterate that point …

The Chicago History Museum violated federal labor laws after management disciplined and fired employees for unionizing last year, the National Labor Relations Board alleges in a complaint filed last week. The NLRB says the museum’s former president and former human …

A Disneyland visitor has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit alleging the Anaheim theme park does not properly disclose the use of facial recognition technology that violates the privacy rights of visitors. Summer Christine Duffield of Riverside County alleges …

Mayor Brandon Johnson has “no plan” to keep the Bears in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday, declaring Johnson’s long-shot hope for city control over the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority “typical” for a mayor he says has accomplished little in …

Northwestern University has named Mung Chiang, the current head of Purdue University, as its next leader. Chiang, a first-generation immigrant from China, will be Northwestern’s first Asian American president. Northwestern has been without a permanent leader since September, when former …

El receptor Edgar Quero recordó haber dicho durante el entrenamiento de primavera que los White Sox tienen un equipo realmente bueno. Sonaba bonito, pero tal vez no era realista. Habían perdido al menos 100 juegos en tres temporadas consecutivas y …

A house explosion left one person dead and two others injured Sunday night in far northwest Wonder Lake, fire officials said. The explosion also caused damage to two neighboring residences. Fire crews responded at about 7:50 p.m. Sunday to the …

Following unusual decisions by federal grand jurors last fall to reject certain criminal charges during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal court in Chicago has adopted a new rule that could help the public better understand how often the secretive panels …

Un ciclista fue gravemente herido cuando un semi lo atropelló el viernes por la mañana en el lado suroeste, lo que marca al menos el cuarto accidente con fuga la semana pasada, de los cuales dos han sido fatales. A …

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MATTHEW BROWN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining …

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano, …

By Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation’s health secretary. “What do you guys want to be when you grow up?” Health and Human Services …

ANAHEIM — Ryan Johnson is back in the big leagues, but he’s not quite the same Ryan Johnson who was with the Angels before. Johnson’s average velocity on his sinker in the two games he’s pitched in relief in the …

By Alexandra S. Levine and Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg News Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc. reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to top social media platforms has disrupted learning and pushed public schools …

Outside the Pasadena Job Center Juan Ruiz says goodbye to his wife Esther and daughters Naomi, 14, and Monahmi, 13, before they depart of a charter bus with other Eaton fire survivors to Sacramento to demand a rescue plan for …

By LAURIE KELLMAN LONDON (AP) — In Paris, police deployed tear gas. In Milan, Italy, a fistfight erupted. In London, Singapore and New York, all-night queues snaked from the doors of Swatch stores — the latest examples of status-symbol “drop …

Kids from the Altadena Little League watch an outdoor screening of the documentary “Going For Home” at Loma Alta Park in Altadena on May 16, 2026. (Photo by Connor Terry, Contributing Photographer) Families from the Altadena Little League watched an …

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. In …