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JuJu Watkins has 5th game of 30 points and No. 6 Southern California routs San Diego 89-58
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the fifth time in seven games, JuJu Watkins scored 30 points and the season isn't quite a month old. Watkins led No. 6 Southern California to an 89-58 rout of San Diego on Sunday. She had already broken WNBA Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie's record...
Cone hits 7 3s, scores 26, Tyson adds 21 and 11 rebounds as Cal beats Santa Clara 84-69
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Cone hit a career-best seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points and Jaylon Tyson had his third double-double of the season to help California beat Santa Clara 84-69 on Saturday and snap a four-game skid. Cone made 8 of 11 from the field and...
Defense head calls out those who advocate isolationism and 'an American retreat from responsibility'
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday denounced those who advocate “an American retreat from responsibility” and said sustained U.S. leadership is needed to help keep the world as safe, free and prosperous as possible. He also urged Congress to end the partisan...
California sheriff's sergeant recovering after exchanging gunfire with suspect who was killed
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California sheriff's sergeant was recovering Friday after he was shot while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department sergeant responded around 2 p.m. when a gas...
Ex-correctional officer at federal prison in California gets 5 years for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June...
New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October, state officials said Friday. The state believes between 7,000 and...
California cities and farms will get 10% of requested state water supplies when 2024 begins
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall, even though the state's reservoirs are in good shape, state officials said Friday. The state's...
DeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him. Ziegler hasn't been charged, but the investigation comes as the 2024 election heats up. DeSantis is...
Tony winner Audra McDonald to serve as grand marshal of 2024 Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Audra McDonald will serve as grand marshal of the 135th Rose Parade next year. The 53-year-old actor and singer was introduced Friday on the lawn of Tournament House in Pasadena. “As a California kid raised in Fresno — very proud to be...
DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirants
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Instead, it was a hard-to-explain 90-minute clash...
