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By DAN SCIFO The Associated PressPITTSBURGH — The Kings were positioned for their eighth win in the past nine games, but they couldn’t hold off the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period and then fell in overtime.Rickard Rakell scored at 1:44 of overtime as the Penguins rallied to beat the Kings, 3-2, on Tuesday night. Rakell deflected Erik Karlsson’s point shot behind Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper for the game-winner.Rakell also had an assist, Evgeni Malkin and Matt Grzelcyk added goals and Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves for the Penguins, who trailed by a goal with six minutes left before Grzelcyk…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than October’s 0.5% gain. Sales jumped 2.6% at auto dealers, driving most of the gain. Some of that demand likely reflected a need for new cars in parts of the southeast slammed by Hurricane Helene in October, as well as healthy incentives provided by car dealers. Big…

How can you be sure that your ballot is in good hands after you cast it in the Nov. 5 General Election in San Bernardino County?Stephenie Shea, who oversees San Bernardino County elections as the registrar of voters, gave a media tour on Monday, Oct. 28, at the ballot processing site in San Bernardino to highlight the stringent measures in place to ensure election safety and security in San Bernardino County.Before ballots even make it to the processing site, Shea explained some of the core precautions taken to ensure they’re safe at their drop-off location.Looking for candidate information, ballot measure…

LOS ANGELES — Both the Cal and UNLV football teams had reason to believe their 2024 seasons had the potential for a high ceiling after impressive starts, but each program spent the fall navigating campaigns that were riddled with ups and downs.The Golden Bears and the 24th-ranked Rebels will meet in the The Art of Sports LA Bowl hosted by Gronk on Wednesday night at Sofi Stadium in a matchup that includes a few more late-season audibles for each side, one team having lost its starting quarterback and the other seeing its head coach depart.Cal (6-6) went just 2-6 in…

By Deena ShankerSubway is proceeding with a switch to PepsiCo Inc. beverages in the US after a major franchisee group dropped its opposition to the terms of the agreement.“We are ready to go,” Anne Fink, president of global foodservice at PepsiCo, said in an interview at the Future Smarts 2024 beverage conference. While there are still a few holdouts among Subway franchisees, it is “not a material number,” she said.PepsiCo, which makes Mountain Dew and Starry sodas, scored a major win in March when the sandwich chain announced it would be serving beverages from the company after years of being…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched a new “surge operation” for California Highway Patrol operations in San Bernardino due to elevated numbers of violent crime. The operation, which is similar to what the governor’s office called “successful operations” in Oakland, Bakersfield and San Francisco, will see the San Bernardino Police Department working with CHP’s Inland Operation Team. Additional officers will be placed in the city, in order to help local law enforcement cut down on crime that includes gun violence and property theft. “We are sending additional CHP support to help local law enforcement aggressively suppress criminal activity and provide this community…

In a contest between political newcomers and out-of-office veteran politicians, San Bernardino residents appear to be going with the newcomers for two City Council seats, according to unofficial election results.As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, with 100% of precincts reporting in, Kim Knaus was leading Henry Nickel in Ward 5 by 60.18% to 39.64% and Treasure Ortiz led Jim Penman in Ward 7 by 53.4% to 46.38%.“There’s been a lot of toxicity in politics in San Bernardino and last night showed that we are truly ready to move forward in this city,” Knaus said Wednesday afternoon.Ortiz was “so excited”…

EL SEGUNDO — There was a pivotal moment during Max Christie’s third season as a Laker.And his response helped him become the latest player to get a shot as being the team’s fifth starter – a role he stepped up in during the Lakers’ home win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.After being a consistent part of the team’s bench as a reserve for the first couple of weeks, Christie was taken out of the lineup after inconsistent performances.Christie, the Lakers’ 2022 second-round draft pick, averaged 4.1 points on 31% shooting from the field (26.7% from 3-point range) and 2.1…

Amazon workers voted to authorize strikes at four Southern California logistics facilities, saying the online retail giant has refused to recognize the Teamsters as their union and negotiate a contract.Workers who voted to strike are based at distribution and fulfillment hubs in the City of Industry, Palmdale and Victorville, and a sprawling air hub at the San Bernardino International Airport.Kara Deniz, a spokeswoman with the Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the world with over 1.3 million members, refused to say how many workers voted to authorize a strike, or when a strike might happen.The union said in a Dec.…

SAN BERNARDINO — Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a new CHP operation with the city of San Bernardino.The operation will place additional CHP personnel in the city to help clamp down on property theft and violent crime, including gun violence. “We are sending additional CHP support to help local law enforcement aggressively suppress criminal activity and provide this community with a new level of safety and accountability,” Governor Newsom said.  “We are grateful to Governor Newsom for providing additional support from the California Highway Patrol to the City of San Bernardino,” said San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran. “This year, our City Police…