USA Water Polo is staying with coaches Adam Krikorian and Dejan Udovicic through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The California-based governing body announced the contract extensions for Krikorian and Udovicic on Jan. 3. It’s the first major move for Jamie Davis since he took over as CEO of USA Water Polo on Oct. 1. Los […]
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California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in California under a state regulation announced on Dec. 30. The rule will require […]
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How American presidents have planned their own funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn, was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago. But before Carter reaches his humble final […]
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Inside the numbers: With LeBron James turning 40, a look at statistical NBA milestones at that age
LeBron James turned 40 on Dec. 30, and the Los Angeles Lakers star is about to join a small list of NBA players who have been in the league at that age. A look at some statistical milestones for players in their 40s in NBA history: Scoring 40 at 40 There’s been only one 40-point […]
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Jim Harbaugh and Chargers focused on accomplishing more after wrapping up playoff berth
Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers celebrated in the locker room on Dec. 28 after they wrapped up a playoff spot with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots. But even as they realized one goal by making the postseason, Harbaugh tried to keep things focused on the road ahead by […]
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Eight new WNBA coaches now in place. In 2025, 7 women and 6 men will be in charge on the bench
The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason. Dallas named Chris Koclanes as its head coach on Monday and then an hour later Washington hired Sydney Johnson as its new head, rounding out the seven hirings. There’s no common thread among the seven hires; […]
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Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Dec. 25 at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley, the California state chair […]
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California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak, which forced thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes in 2015. The California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 19 voted 4-0, with one […]
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City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly 40 years, customers flocked to Party City for Halloween costumes, favors for children’s birthday parties and decorations for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Now, the go-to shop for everything from cartoon-themed balloons to Super Bowl decor is closing stores. Party City announced on Dec. 21 that it would start a […]
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California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. The virus, […]
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Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers’ Dicker makes NFL’s first fair-catch kick in 48 years
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Of all the rules in football, Jim Harbaugh considers the obscure fair-catch kick to be his favorite. The Los Angeles Chargers coach had the opportunity to try one on Dec. 19 for only the second time in his career. This time, his kicker got three points from one of the most […]
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Scheffler and McIlroy have easy time as PGA Tour stars beat LIV Golf’s Koepka and DeChambeau
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition on Dec. 17 that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV stars together for the first time outside the majors. […]
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Coachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League as the preseason event continues to get bigger and bigger. The three-week event will take place from Feb. 1-22 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, which is also […]
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Journalism writes winning story in Los Alamitos Derby, beats 3 entries from Bob Baffert
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Journalism won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity by 3 1/2 lengths on Dec. 14, defeating three entries from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who was trying to win the Grade 2 race for the eighth time at the Orange County track. Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Journalism ran 1 1/16 […]
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Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of Dec. 14, according to a statement from the auction house on Dec. 15. It didn’t say who bought […]
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San Francisco names street for photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in downtown San Francisco named for him on Dec. 12. Joe Rosenthal, who died in 2006 at age 94, […]