Injury-riddled Lakers fall to Trail Blazers for fifth loss in six games

DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded President Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and he...

Prep talk: Sophomore guard Sho Evans is coming on fast for Cleveland

Sho Evans of Cleveland High was thrown into the fire as a freshman guard last season. “It was hard,” he...

Counterprotesters chase off conservative influencer amid Minneapolis immigration crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of counterprotesters drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally Saturday in support of the Trump...

Brain-infecting ‘raccoon roundworm’ parasite found in dog in San Fernando Valley

A healthy dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to be infected with a parasite commonly found in L.A....

Jordan Chiles records her first perfect 10 in vault, leads UCLA to win over Nebraska

Jordan Chiles delivered her first career perfect 10 on the vault, helping the No. 9 UCLA women’s gymnastics team defeated...

Jacob Cofie and USC fall just short of an upset in loss to No. 5 Purdue

The USC men’s basketball team had its opponent on the ropes midway through the first half, but was unable to...

Blast of winter weather hitting Midwest, East Coast and could bring snow to Florida

HOUSTON — A blast of winter weather was set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast...

Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family’s SUV after they get caught between protesters and officers

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis couple say that after they inadvertently got caught between protesters and immigration officers, an officer rolled a tear...

In Twin Cities, federal immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal

MINNEAPOLIS — Work starts around sunrise for many federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with...

UCLA has another disappointing display in loss at Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It might be time for UCLA to consider some possibilities about its basketball team, starting with the obvious: It’s...

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration

RICHMOND, Va. — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia’s first...

NASA’s new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launchpad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in...

Ugandan President Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power for four decades, won his seventh term with 71.65% of the...

Fifth person arrested in murders connected to cult-like Inland Empire group