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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

Ten years ago, during an interview with Brian Wilson about “Love & Mercy,” a biopic about the Beach Boys leader, Wilson named “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” as his favorite song of the hundreds he’d written in his life. Even with …

SAN DIEGO — Ben Casparius has been one of the most effective pitchers in the Dodgers’ overworked bullpen, posting a 2.93 ERA and 1.00 WHIP while taking down multiple innings in 14 of his first 21 appearances this season. It’s …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions. Related Articles US reduces the …

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission has set an 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline for residents to apply for spots on the panel with the authority to review the entire City Charter. The seven-member commission met for the …

Officials and Hershey’s say businesses are still importing them (Picture: Shutterstock/Massimo Todaro) People are being asked to stop buying a range of American sweets that should never have been on shop shelves to begin with. Businesses have been asked to …

Despite significant pushback from housing advocates and neighborhood groups, San Jose planning officials have approved a permit for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant at the corner of Race and West San Carlos Streets. Related Articles San Jose rejects tower project near …

Despite significant pushback from housing advocates and neighborhood groups, San Jose planning officials have approved a permit for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant at the corner of Race and West San Carlos Streets. Related Articles San Jose rejects tower project near …

A baby African pancake tortoise hatched for the first time ever at the Denver Zoo on Friday, May 23, 2025. Pancake tortoises are critically endangered in the wild. (Photo courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance). The Denver Zoo Conservation …

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to law enforcement. Maj. …

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Pedro Martinez as Chicago Public Schools CEO in 2021 outside Benito Juarez Community Academy on the Lower West Side she called him a “son of Chicago.” On Tuesday, Martinez returned to his high school alma …

NEW YORK — Within the first three minutes of the Sky’s game Tuesday at the Liberty, center Kamilla Cardoso was on the bench and star Angel Reese was seething over a double-digit deficit. It was a disastrous start and didn’t …

Riots rocked Los Angeles over the weekend, ostensibly started by protesters upset at deportation raids. Yet if there are any rioters who legitimately care about immigrants and aren’t just violent opportunists, they have harmed the immigrants’ cause. The riots are …

The President Donald Trump versus Gov. Gavin Newsom war of words — or really, social media posts — has only escalated in recent days as demonstrations protesting the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations continue. The name-calling and trading of barbs …

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82: “Brian Wilson was my friend and my brother in songwriting. We shared a similar sensibility, as evidenced by his 4 over 5 chord under ‘Aaaah!’ in …

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at …

Knott’s Berry Farm will host a summer music festival with 21 live bands along with DJ dance music and a backyard barbeque food festival as part of the Knott’s Summer Nights event running all summer long. Knott’s Summer Nights kicks …

By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making …

The Los Angeles Football Club clinched a berth into the FIFA Club World Cup at the expense of Club América, Mexico’s most popular and successful team. With LAFC’s tournament beginning in Atlanta against Chelsea FC on Monday, the Black & Gold went …

By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of …