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The year in local sports media began with Chicago Sports Network and Comcast embroiled in a carriage dispute and Dan Bernstein hosting middays on The Score. It’s ending with CHSN firmly in place on Xfinity cable and Bernstein hosting podcasts …

By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market. Related Articles Meta buys Singapore startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial …

If you live in or near Los Angeles or Anaheim, the California High-Speed Rail Authority wants to hear from you. They’ll probably be sorry they asked.  But they’re obligated to hear public comment whenever they release a draft environmental document, …

The Eaton and Palisades fires consumed more than 37,000 acres of homes, businesses and landmarks in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. And both fires rank among the 10 most destructive in California history with nearly 16,000 structures destroyed. Despite the devastation, …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Dozens of Islamic State suspects have been detained in Istanbul ahead of the New Year, and …

Authorities have identified the elderly woman who died after being swept into the ocean by a large wave at MacKerricher State Park last week. The woman was identified as Diane L. Wittig, a 77-year-old Fort Bragg resident, the Mendocino County …

The wife of former first lady Jill Biden’s ex-husband was found dead in the couple’s living room by police responding to a domestic dispute call, authorities in Delaware said Tuesday. Police found Linda Stevenson, 64, “unresponsive in the living room” …

Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor best known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Veep” and several Spike Lee films, has died. He was 71. Whitlock died Tuesday in New York after battling a short illness, his manager, Brian …

Discovery Channel reality star Chad Ollinger told police he killed his cellmate because he just “knew” the man was a pedophile, despite lacking any evidence to support the claim, authorities said. Ollinger, 41, was ordered to undergo a mental health …

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose songs have been covered by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, died in Maryland on Tuesday. He was 77. The “I Love the Lord” singer died at the Brooke Grove Rehabilitation …

A Rancho San Diego daycare provider faces criminal charges following the death earlier this year of a toddler in her care, a well as a wrongful death suit from the child’s mother. Stacey Lee Snow, 53, pleaded not guilty earlier …

A teen has died after a fall while hiking on Mt. Baldy, and two other hikers were found dead nearby amid harsh weather conditions that have prevented authorities from recovering their bodies, officials said Tuesday. On Monday, Dec. 29 at about …

Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars. This is where Cidara, a small San Diego pharmaceutical company, created what the scientific community …

A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after authorities accused him of causing a crash on the 5 Freeway in Lebec, near Pyramid Lake, killing two children in his SUV on Christmas Day. Jorge Preciado was …

SANTA CLARA — Deommodore Lenoir was reveling in the 49ers’ win over the Chicago Bears in a jubilant postgame locker room but couldn’t resist but looking ahead to the last game of the regular season. If the host 49ers (12-4) …