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SAN FRANCISCO — Willy Adames started this Dodgers series in the same fashion as their last meeting in Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani responded with the first splash hit of his career, and things were only getting started Friday night at …

SAN FRANCISCO — A former Bay Area resident was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison for assaulting a deputy U.S. marshal who tried to take him into custody after a court hearing last November, according to …

A son of the notorious Sinaloa drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera agreed in a Chicago federal courtroom Friday to cooperate with U.S. authorities across the nation — and to do so with a life prison sentence hanging over …

A man accused of aiming a laser pointer at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that was monitoring immigration-raid protests in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested, the FBI said. The 21-year-old, whose last known address was in Hemet, was …

SAN FRANCISCO — The right side of the Dodgers’ bullpen took another hit this week. On the injured list with right knee inflammation, continued discomfort led to surgery for Michael Kopech. The procedure to repair a torn meniscus will sideline …

Victor Vodnik beat his chest, mouthed some choice words, and received a celebratory hug from catcher Hunter Goodman. Why not? Vodnik had just closed out the Rockies’ grittiest victory of the season. After giving up a leadoff double, Vodnik struck …

Fireflies have always lit up the Chicago area’s backyards, but have been harder to spot over the last few years. That’s changing. The small bugs seem to be thriving this season, thanks to a mild winter and wet spring. “It …

We asked readers their favorite public art in Chicago. Here’s what they said, lightly edited for clarity: “The Haymarket Memorial on Des Plaines Street, between Randolph and Lake. I try to lay flowers at it on May Day. I’m proud …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The move is part of a broad effort …

Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale are bellwether cities in Illinois that give early signs of the broader economy’s health, according to a recent survey. “Just as swing states help predict political outcomes, certain U.S. towns act as early warning systems for …

Los Angeles County, Saturday, July 12, will be hosting a virtual workshop to help guide Eaton fire survivors looking to rebuild their home. It will be focusing on the use of mobile homes, manufactured homes and factory-built housing. “These alternative …

Where the universe leads, Nkosi Tafari aims to follow. “I know the universe has a plan and I’m here to just sorta see that out in any way, shape or form,” the 28-year-old LAFC center back said Friday. “Just letting …

By JAIMIE DING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing …

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A 25-year-old Sunnyvale man was arrested on suspicion of making “inappropriate gestures” at a pair of young children Tuesday in downtown Mountain View, police said. Related Articles Three arrested for suspected roles in San Jose beating that …

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A 25-year-old Sunnyvale man was arrested on suspicion of making “inappropriate gestures” at a pair of young children Tuesday in downtown Mountain View, police said. Related Articles Three arrested for suspected roles in San Jose beating that …

LAS VEGAS — As the Jonas Valanciunas saga nears its potentially anticlimactic end, Nuggets coach David Adelman is envisioning how he wants to use his new backup big man. In an appearance on ESPN’s Summer League broadcast, Adelman shared his …

Sports agent Jeff Sperbeck’s death after falling from a golf cart driven by longtime friend and business partner John Elway in a private California golf community in April did not include any criminal activity, according to reporting from 9News.  Riverside …

DEAR ABBY: I have suspected for many years that my son is gay. I don’t understand why he would feel he can’t talk to me about his relationships. I would love him regardless. Everything was fine when his father and …

Deborah Burch’s severe lung disease keeps her at home these days, amid air tanks and medical supplies, stuck on the sofa of the little apartment she shares with her husband. Burch, 71, has end-stage COPD that curtails her breathing and …

“Queer joy” is a form of resistance, organizers of a Latinx LGBTQ+ community festival this Sunday in Los Angeles say. “Jotería,” an annual cultural celebration for members of the LGBTQ+ Latinx community, will be hosted at LA Plaza de Culturas …