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By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in Philadelphia in 2022, when she became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to remove transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s…

This spring, the Kings had two different general managers with one shared goal: re-signing defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. Yet neither Rob Blake, who conveyed near total confidence that an extension would get done, nor Ken Holland, who succeeded Blake and won four Stanley Cups in Detroit, could accomplish that top-line goal. Gavrikov, 29, signed a contract for $49 million over 7 years with the New York Rangers on Tuesday, leaving the Kings with a gaping hole in their defense corps above the one left by the trade of Jordan Spence to the Ottawa Senators for draft picks last Saturday. The Kings…

With prices leveling off and more homes on the market, buyers now are more likely to walk away from a deal when they hit a snag before closing. As a result, one out of every six Southern California transactions fell apart in May, killing 2,261 home sales, according to Redfin, the online brokerage. It was the second straight month that local cancellation rates increased from the year before. In April, 16.5% of Southern California home sales fell through, followed by a 15.6% cancellation rate in May, up in both months from around 15% a year earlier. Breakdowns by county show…

Seven members of a burglary group suspected of hitting a Glendale jewelry store in May were caught while trying to break into a La Verne jewelry store over the weekend, police said. An eighth suspect eluded capture. Authorities believe the suspects, who are foreign nationals, were involved in similar crimes in the United States and their own countries, but didn’t say what countries they are from or release any details on other crimes. A burglar or burglars cut a hole on the roof of Bidrussian Jewelry in the 1100 block of South Glendale Avenue in Glendale on May 27, ransacked…

By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-Iran hackers have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump, according to a news report, a move that federal authorities call a “calculated smear campaign.” The United States has warned of continued Iranian cyberattacks following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the threats those could pose to services, economic systems and companies. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said late Monday that the threat to expose emails about Trump is “nothing more than digital propaganda” meant to damage Trump and other federal officials. “A hostile…

HERMOSA BEACH — It was appropriate that Dalton Knecht’s meet-and-greet as part of his partnership with El Pollo Loco happened when it did. Because it was exactly a year ago to the date from last Thursday that the Lakers used the No. 17 pick in last year’s NBA draft to select Knecht. So as Knecht, wearing a salmon colored Gallery Dept. zip-up hoodie over a plain black t-shirt and black shorts, walked over to a shaded table next to El Pollo Loco’s first food truck debuting new menu items (a creamy chipotle quesadilla and salsa verde quesadilla) with a long…

Imagine interacting with an AI video of a deceased friend that can talk, act and converse just like they did in life. Or, having access to a texting feature that can answer questions on behalf of a dead family member regarding their life experiences or last wishes. Jed Brubaker, right, conducts an AI ghosts zoom meeting at the University of Colorado on Wednesday. He is joined by Dylan Doyle, left, and Camille Brutera in a Zoom meeting. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) The reality is that this type of artificial intelligence, or AI, isn’t far off. In some cases, it’s already here.…

By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world. Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the U.S. Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within NASA…

Congratulations, Clayton Kershaw. Three strikeouts, and you’re in. In one of the most exclusive clubs in the world, the not-so-secret society of 3,000-strikeout hurlers. That’s so many punchouts, so many step-right-up-and-sit-right-downs, that the Dodgers’ left-hander will be one of only 20. That’s 20 of, what, 11,000-some players who’ve pitched in the big leagues (my best guess based on Baseball Almanac’s running ledger)? Definitively, there have been more 3,000-hit-makers than 3,000-K pitchers. More 300-game winners, more 500-base-stealers, more 500-home run-hitters. Way more sub-10-second 100-meter dashers. More astronauts in outer space. More EGOT winners. That’s how rare punchout artists of Kershaw’s ilk…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Like clockwork, Carla Johnson sends out letters every spring asking for donations to help pay for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show that draws tens of thousands of people to New Mexico’s largest lake. And she has no reservations about doling out verbal reminders when she sees her patrons around town. There’s too much at stake to be shy about fundraising when donations collected by Friends of Elephant Butte Lake State Park are what make the tradition possible. But even Johnson’s ardent efforts as the group’s fundraiser might not cut it…