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Packers get next chance to feast on Rams' struggling defense

Oct. 04, 2024 19:16 PM EDT

Green Bay (2-2) at Los Angeles Rams (1-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Packers by 3. Against the spread: Packers 2-2; Rams 1-3. Series record: Packers lead 50-47-2. Last meeting: Packers beat Rams 20-3 at...

'Devastated' Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the Padres in the NLDS

Oct. 04, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said...

Los Angeles mayor picks ex-sheriff to be city's police chief

Oct. 04, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city's residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced...

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

Oct. 04, 2024 17:23 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city's district attorney said Thursday. ...

AP News Digest - California

Oct. 04, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

AP News Digest - California The following AP stories have moved in the last 24 hours. To find out about future plans, please visit Coverage Plan. CALIFORNIA STORIES TODAY US--Los Angeles Police Chief Former county sheriff has been appointed to lead the...

Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist

Oct. 04, 2024 14:26 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019. The woman does not use her name and goes by Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior...

Q&A: RZA on the nostalgic origins of his first classical album, 'A Ballet Through Mud'

Oct. 04, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.” Early in the pandemic, the 55-year-old Wu-Tang Clan founder, born Robert Diggs, was rummaging through a bag of...

Former Los Angeles County sheriff Jim McDonnell to lead LA police force

Oct. 04, 2024 11:49 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County sheriff Jim McDonnell to lead LA police force.

Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

Oct. 04, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many nonviolent felony crimes to misdemeanors, such as petty shoplifting and drug use, hoping it would lead to a more equitable criminal justice system and help end mass...

LeBron James, Anthony Davis will play in Lakers' first preseason games in Palm Springs, Redick says

Oct. 03, 2024 21:51 PM EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play at some point during the Los Angeles Lakers ' first two preseason games this weekend, getting the two superstars back to work quickly after a busy summer that included Olympic gold. James and Davis could play in one...