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Few offices on California ballots attract less attention than Superior Court judgeships. Yet courts often affect people during some of the most traumatic moments of their lives, whether through a small-claims dispute, a criminal case or a family law matter. …

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts is back in the Dodgers’ lineup playing shortstop – not hero. “No. Because I know I’m not the hero. It’s going to take us all,” Betts said before Monday’s game when asked if he could …

A televised Los Angeles mayoral debate scheduled for Wednesday was canceled after Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman withdrew from participating, drawing criticism from other candidates and concern from organizers about voter access ahead of the June 2 primary. …

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A five-year stadium odyssey could finally come to a head this spring for the Chicago Bears. The team has secured a sweetheart deal from Indiana lawmakers that would help them build a new dome in Hammond, leaving it up to …

In March, Kieran Degenaars woke up on a Saturday morning, glanced out the window and noticed a car parked on his street had been broken into the night before. “I saw a car with a smashed window and glass all …

Nearly two-thirds of arts workers in Chicago reported earning less than $40,000 annually in a new survey that takes stock of the sector. Those earnings fall below the city’s overall average income per capita for the years surveyed. The Chicago …

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general announced a civil investigation Monday into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices in the wake of a federal indictment against the organization. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he …

In the weeks and months after the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, Ilia Malinin, like the rest of his sport, couldn’t let go of his epic meltdown, the medal deciding free skate that saw Malinin, one of the biggest favorites of …

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang resigned from the City Council on Monday, May 11, after federal authorities charged her with acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Wang, 58, is charged with one count of acting in the United States …

At the North Figueroa Bookshop in Highland Park, some of the most interesting stories aren’t on the shelves. They’re lining the walls. The bookstore has teamed with Homeboy Art Academy for an art exhibition, “Visualizing the Future.” Inside the store’s …

By GARY FIELDS and ALEX BRANDON WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the …

By MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing …

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAUREL, Md. — With the Triple Crown off the table, there’s another bit of history that could be made in horse racing this week: Is this the most wide open Preakness ever? The morning …

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The video began to resurface a couple of years ago when Scottie Scheffler was a two-time Masters champion entrenched at No. 1 in the world and Jordan Spieth was sliding out of the top …