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Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

Mar. 15, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine's Day dedicated one of the city's...

Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future

Mar. 10, 2024 07:38 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California. ...

Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat

Mar. 06, 2024 19:31 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey calls himself a “conservative moderate” who shouldn't be buttonholed into conventional political labels, a self-styled description that provides a window into how he hopes to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in...

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey set to compete for California Senate seat

Mar. 06, 2024 01:33 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will compete in November for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein. It’s a rare opportunity for the GOP to compete in a marquee statewide race in this Democratic...

Why AP declared Schiff, Garvey will face off for California's US Senate seat: Race call explained

Mar. 06, 2024 00:58 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare that Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey have advanced to the November election for California’s U.S. Senate seat based on an analysis of partial results from throughout the state. ...

The Latest | Former Trump presidential campaign adviser advances in Texas

Mar. 06, 2024 00:40 AM EST

The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year in the United States aside from the November general election. Voters in 16 states and one territory are choosing presidential nominees. Some states are also deciding who should run for governor, senator or district...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday's presidential nominating contests

Mar. 04, 2024 20:03 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election. Just how “super” it is may be a matter of perspective. Both Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California state and presidential primaries

Mar. 04, 2024 16:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential campaigns are eyeing the biggest prize of the day, the California primary. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump both hope that California — and contests in other states — can...

Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein's US Senate seat in California

Feb. 05, 2024 09:52 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single...

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Dec. 31, 2023 18:30 PM EST

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia. Prigozhin's Aug. 23 death...