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SAN BERNARDINO — When the Chaffey and San Bernardino Valley College men’s basketball teams met just before Christmas it took a second-half rally for Chaffey to overcome a 15-point deficit and win at home.No such comeback was needed in Wednesday night’s rematch at San Bernardino Valley College.Chaffey, behind hot shooting in the first half, raced to a 25-point lead and then withstood a Wolverines rally to prevail 96-82. The Panthers now have a two-game lead over both SBVC and Cerro Coso in Inland Empire Athletic Conference play with six games left.“Today we took SBVC’s best shot in that second half and then…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated PressSAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard had his best game so far, and the Clippers dominated when it mattered most.Leonard scored a season-high 27 points, Norman Powell scored the same and the Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs, 128-116, dominating the final five minutes on Wednesday night.Clippers center Ivica Zubac added 21 points and 22 rebounds in an intense battle with San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama.Wembanyama had 23 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Spurs, who have lost five of their past six games.The Clippers led by two points after three…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports WriterSUNRISE, Fla. — The goal-starved Kings had a key contributor back in their lineup, but they still couldn’t stop the bleeding.Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers handed the Kings a 3-0 loss on Wednesday night, spoiling the season debut of veteran defenseman Drew Doughty.Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who entered the game a point back of Toronto for the top spot in the Atlantic Division and won for the fourth time in…

By WILL WEISSERTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal aliens” to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The bipartisan act, the first piece of legislation approved during Trump’s second term, was named for Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was slain last year by a Venezuelan man in the U.S. illegally.“She was a light of warmth and kindness,” Trump said during a…

As Trump administration officials ramp up pressure on local law enforcement to cooperate with a national illegal immigration crackdown, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes on Monday said his department’s policy of focusing on state and local laws and leaving immigration enforcement to federal officials will not change.While Barnes expressed frustration at limits the state’s sanctuary laws place on local law enforcement’s ability to assist federal immigration enforcement agencies, the sheriff in a prepared statement made clear that  “securing the border and enforcing immigration law are important responsibilities of the federal government,” and his department “does not enforce federal immigration law…“The…

SACRAMENTO — Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has reached a record-breaking 1.9 million people enlisted with the addition of nearly 300,000 new members who joined ahead of the Jan. 31 deadline, according to a press release.The count, recorded as of Jan. 26, marks a 13% increase over 2024’s enrollment numbers, Covered California officials said.“Uninsured Californians are taking advantage of the unprecedented financial help available to help pay for coverage in 2025, as we have seen robust sign-ups throughout the state and reached our all-time record sign-ups before the end of open enrollment,” Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman…

USC forward Kiki Iriafen, right, collides with Seton Hall forward Yaya Lops during the second half of their Acrisure Holiday Invitational game earlier this season in Palm Desert. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) USC forward Kiki Iriafen smiles while stretching before their game against Fresno State on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) USC forward Kiki Iriafen shoots over Purdue forward Lana McCarthy during the first half of their Big Ten game on Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) USC forward Kiki Iriafen, left, blocks the shot of Michigan guard Olivia Olson during the second…

A 32-year-old Moreno Valley man who claimed, according to court documents, that city council members were “infiltrating his phone” and that he planned to kill them has been charged with threatening public officials.The specific victims were not identified by name in either a declaration written by Riverside County sheriff’s Investigator Robert Castellanos to increase bail or the criminal complaint filed in court by the District Attorney’s Office. But the documents listed by title a single Moreno Valley councilmember and the captain of the sheriff’s Moreno Valley station.“We’re literally going to … kill them. We’re going to start killing officers,” Jesse…

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANIWASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter.It’s the latest instance of a large corporation settling litigation with the president, who has threatened retribution on his critics and rivals, and comes as Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingratiate themselves with the new Trump administration.The people familiar with the matter…

A toast to the Dodgers! Who have chased their 2024 World Series championship with the greatest offseason since … the previous offseason.I’d give them an A++ for the roster they’ve assembled, this baseball masterpiece – if it didn’t feel like I was looking at Van Gogh’s sunflowers minus the seeds.If it didn’t read like Alexandre Dumas forgot the count when he wrote “The Count of Monte Cristo,” or Jerry Lee Lewis dropped the balls when he played “Great Balls of Fire.”As it is, as great as it is, the Dodgers’ offseason homework gets an INCOMPLETE until they add that final…