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Stojakovic scores 16 to help Cal beat Cal State Bakersfield 86-73

Nov. 05, 2024 02:41 AM EST

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points, Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 15 for California on Monday night and the new-look Golden Bears beat Cal State Bakersfield 86-73 in the season opener for both teams. BJ Omot had 13 points, DJ Campbell scored 12 and Mady Sissoko...

Kendal Coleman, AJ Braun score 17 apiece to help Cal Baptist defeat Incarnate Word 83-78 in opener

Nov. 05, 2024 02:18 AM EST

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Kendal Coleman and AJ Braun scored 17 points apiece to help California Baptist defeat Incarnate Word 83-78 in a season opener on Monday night. Coleman had six rebounds for the Lancers (1-0). Braun made 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line with...

Lopsided fight to fill Feinstein's Senate seat in liberal California favors Democrat Schiff

Nov. 05, 2024 01:16 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians are voting Tuesday to fill the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein after a low-key contest dominated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff. In a year when control of the Senate is in play, Democrats are favored to...

Progressive district attorney faces tough-on-crime challenger in Los Angeles

Nov. 05, 2024 01:16 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Gascón won election as Los Angeles County district attorney in 2020 on promises to implement criminal justice reform in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. Four years later he faces a tough-on-crime challenger who says such policies have gone...

Toss-up congressional races in liberal California could determine House control

Nov. 05, 2024 01:08 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans have been fading away in California for years, but the state has emerged again as an unlikely national battleground with the GOP dueling over a string of U.S. House seats that could be crucial to determining which party controls the chamber next year. ...

California voters weigh measures on shoplifting, forced labor and minimum wage

Nov. 05, 2024 01:08 AM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation. Here’s a look at some of...

Mahomes throws 3 TD passes, Hunt scores TD in overtime as Chiefs beat Buccaneers 30-24

Nov. 05, 2024 00:45 AM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid watched as the Buccaneers drove down the field in the final minute of regulation, and Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass that put Tampa Bay within a 2-point conversion of ending Kansas City's perfect start to the season. Bucs coach...

Voters deciding dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more

Nov. 05, 2024 00:17 AM EST

While electing officials to make and enforce laws, voters in dozens of states are also deciding on more than 140 ballot proposals affecting the way people legally live, work and die. As 10 states consider measures related to abortion or reproductive rights on Tuesday's ballots,...

8x8: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 04, 2024 17:37 PM EST

CAMPBELL, Calif. (AP) — CAMPBELL, Calif. (AP) — 8x8 Inc. (EGHT) on Monday reported a loss of $14.5 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Campbell, California-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 9 cents...

Adverum Biotechnologies: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 04, 2024 17:34 PM EST

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Adverum Biotechnologies Inc. (ADVM) on Monday reported a loss of $27.1 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.30. The results...