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Miles Partain sets the ball while playing with teammate James Shaw, not pictured, in a second-round match of the AVP’s Huntington Beach Open on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG) Phil Dalhausser, left, hits the …

ANAHEIM — Blake Snell made just 11 regular-season starts in the first year of his five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers due to persistent shoulder problems. But he did pitch in the postseason. His second year could be a …

Gov. JB Pritzker was treated by a Springfield doctor late Wednesday with a “minor complication” from his urology procedure, the governor’s office said on Friday. “Gov. Pritzker had a minor complication from his urology procedure late Wednesday night and was …

A Chicago man was charged with kidnapping a CTA bus driver at knifepoint during an attack that began in Logan Square and ended on the Near North Side early Wednesday. Lanell C. Fields, 51, was charged with aggravated armed kidnapping, …

By THOMAS PEIPERT An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way …

Can the Rams repeat their 2021 run to the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in 2026? Here’s a prediction at how their regular season, with a scheduled ranked 13th-toughest in the 32-team NFL, will play out following Thursday’s NFL schedule …

The California Housing Finance Agency is finalizing between 1,500 and 3,000 Dream for All mortgage assistance awards out of an applicant pool of 14,000. The program counted 4,000 fewer applicants than when it last rolled out in 2024. The third …

A week that began with a volunteer committee advising no Pasadena Unified school mergers ended Thursday, May 14, with calls from the public for more than half the district’s Board of Education to resign their seats. One of those calls …

By BRYNN ANDERSON WARM SPRINGS, Georgia (AP) — Wearing gauzy wings and floaty dresses in a rainbow of colors, with glitter and rhinestones shimmering on their faces, Black cosplaying creatives gathered in a woodland clearing in central Georgia to celebrate …

As Chicago prepares for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center on June 19, a mile south, artist Theaster Gates will launch two new hospitality concepts created with the entrepreneur Heiji Choy Black, his longtime friend. Opening on June 5, …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: A state review board has sent to Gov. JB Pritzker its confidential recommendations about whether former Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover should be freed. 🗞️ Plus: The politicians getting ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s campaign cash, the …

Charges were pending against a 36-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man, seriously hurting him during an argument Thursday night in the Loop. The 25-year-old man was standing outside in the first block of North State Street around 9:15 …

A person of interest in the double homicide of a man who was driving for Uber and an 18-year-old basketball player who was his passenger has been released without being charged, according to Chicago police. The person of interest, a …

By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The small plane that crashed while carrying four pickleball players to a tournament near Austin last month had problems with freezing instruments before it broke apart midair, according to a preliminary federal investigation …

By JOSH FUNK OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google’s parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after …

By John Tozzi and Olivia Fletcher, Bloomberg News UnitedHealth Group Inc. is tracking how often some employees use artificial intelligence tools as part of a push to embed the technology throughout its operations, according to people familiar with the matter. …

It’s no secret that one of the biggest obstacles for ticket holders traveling to the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 games in Los Angeles is traffic. LA traffic is notorious, even without a crush of about 70,000 spectators per match …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s …

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss. In a February decision, the high …

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening stiff penalties for public employees …