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September 26, 2016

Feds accuse Silicon Valley firm of hiring bias

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically ...

September 26, 2016

Variety to host diversity conference, Pharrell to speak

Variety will host a conference of film executives and stars to discuss solutions to Hollywood's lagging record in diversity.

September 26, 2016

Pierce returns to Clippers for 19th and last NBA season

Paul Pierce decided to return for his 19th and last season in the NBA, convinced the Los Angeles Clippers can make a ...

September 25, 2016

Dodgers clinch NL West title in Scully's final home game

Sprayed champagne and beer flooded the blue carpet in the Dodgers clubhouse. The stench of alcohol hung in the damp air.

September 25, 2016

Russell Wilson injured in Seattle's 37-18 rout of 49ers

Russell Wilson is already dealing with more injuries in the first three weeks of the 2016 season than the first four years ...

September 25, 2016

Gas prices up 4 cents to $2.25 a gallon

The average price of gasoline in the U.S. has risen four cents over the past two weeks to $2.25 a gallon for regular grade.

September 25, 2016

The Latest: Cowboys roll with Prescott, lead Bears at half

The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 9:55 p.m. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott led the Cowboys ...

September 25, 2016

Mexico sees surge of migrants from Haiti, Africa and Asia

Mexican immigration authorities said Saturday they have been hit by a surge of almost 5,000 Haitian, African and Asian ...

September 25, 2016

Giants blow 6-run lead before beating Padres 9-6 in 10

As much as the San Francisco Giants have been through since the All-Star break, with all the blown leads and the offensive ...

September 25, 2016

Police probing triple homicide search for missing teen

Police investigating a triple homicide inside a Southern California home were searching for a teenage girl who lived there ...

September 24, 2016

12 hurt when bus carrying Chinese teens crashes by Yosemite

The California Highway Patrol said 12 people were injured when a tour bus carrying Chinese teens struck a tree near Yosemite ...

September 24, 2016

No. 7 Stanford rallies past UCLA 22-13

UCLA contained Christian McCaffrey, kept Stanford's offense out of the end zone and generated just enough points to lead the ...

September 24, 2016

The Latest: Police standoff ends peacefully in San Francisco

The Latest on a standoff at San Francisco's Civic Center (all times local): 6:40 p.m. A standoff with an armed and suicidal ...

September 24, 2016

Standoff at San Francisco's Civic Center ends peacefully

A six-hour standoff with an armed and suicidal man at San Francisco's Civic Center ended Saturday after he surrendered, ...

September 24, 2016

Keystone Konfrontation: Unbeaten Steelers at unbeaten Eagles

Here come the unbeaten Steelers from Western Pennsylvania, crossing the Keystone State to meet the unbeaten Eagles. They only ...

September 24, 2016

Williams leads No. 24 Utah to 31-27 rally over USC

Troy Williams grew up 15 miles from Southern California's campus but said he wasn't recruited by the Trojans despite being ...

September 23, 2016

Boy on scooter does $1 million in damage in Wal-Mart arson

Police say a 12-year-old boy riding a push scooter set fire to the arts-and-crafts section of a Wal-Mart store in the ...

September 23, 2016

Man killed at home rented by former Canadian talk show host

Los Angeles police were searching Friday for the killer of a man in a Hollywood Hills home being rented by a former Canadian ...

September 23, 2016

Death sentence for man who killed 2 to get wedding money

A Southern California man who killed two people and dismembered one of them as part of a plot to steal money to pay for his ...