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INGLEWOOD — Quarterback Justin Herbert threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and the Chargers overcame a halftime deficit to seize a 34-27 victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium. The victory all but assured the Chargers of an AFC wild-card berth.Herbert rallied the Chargers from a 21-13 halftime deficit to a 27-24 lead with a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Derius Davis and a 2-point conversion pass to Joshua Palmer. In the end, it was difficult to know which pass was the more remarkable throw with 12:23 remaining in the game.First, Herbert rolled to his left…

In the 12 years since Austin Tice was abducted in Syria, his family and his coworkers at McClatchy have grieved at his absence, despaired at silence from the Syrian government and prayed that promises from three U.S. presidents would turn into actions that brought Austin home. Now, more than any moment since he was taken from us, we have a reason to believe that Austin may return. The government of Bashar al-Assad has fallen in Syria. Rebels and others are opening the gates of Assad’s many prisons, and the world is watching as captives walk from their cells to freedom. We…

Rules intended to shield California communities from harm associated with new large warehouses will be required by state law under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.The governor’s office on Sunday, Sept. 29, announced Newsom signed AB 98, which faced opposition from business groups, local governments and environmental justice advocates for different reasons.“The signing of AB 98 represents an important step forward for communities impacted by the over proliferation of warehousing,” the bill’s co-sponsor, Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes, D-Colton, said in a news release.“This legislation strikes a delicate balance that puts in place a higher standard for logistic development near…

All San Bernardino County government buildings will soon fly a new county flag for the first time in 40 years.San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors adopted the flag on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the third in the county’s 171-year history.The banner incorporates five stars that represent the county’s five supervisorial districts and the county’s arrowhead logo. The 1853 date of the county’s establishment, a silhouette of mountains representing the San Bernardino National Forest communities, and gold and blue stripes representing the county’s desert and valley communities will also characterize the newest iteration of the flag.“I’m proud of our new county flag…

By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala scored two goals each, and the Kings scored four goals in the third period to rally past the Philadelphia Flyers, 7-3, on Thursday night.Warren Foegele added a goal and an assist for the Kings, who won for the eighth time in 11 games overall and improved to 3-1-1 on their season-long seven-game road trip. Tanner Jeannot and Quinton Byfield also scored for the Kings, and Alex Laferriere, Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence each chipped in a pair of assists. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.Tyson Foerster had two goals…

By Daniela Sirtori | BloombergThe union representing Starbucks baristas plans to go on strike for five days from Friday after a final-stage bargaining session reached an impasse, the group said.Starbucks Workers United said its members are planning to walk out in unionized stores across Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle.The union, which represents employees at more than 500 of Starbucks’ US 10,000 company-operated stores, said workers decided to go on strike after the coffee chain presented a package that offered no immediate raises for baristas in the union.Starbucks and its union had been locked in a bitter battle since the first…

A federal appeals court in Pasadena reinstated arson charges Thursday against two Southern California men accused of torching a Santa Monica police car during a George Floyd protest in 2020.Nathan Wilson and Christopher Beasley were charged four years ago in Los Angeles federal court after they attended a protest gathering in Santa Monica on May 31, 2020, where they were allegedly recorded setting a police car on fire and posted the video on social media, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Beasley was identified from the video, but Wilson, who was wearing sunglasses and an American flag bandana over his…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.Trump’s joint statement Wednesday with Vice President-elect JD Vance stopped the bill in its tracks and punctuated a torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the legislation for what he described as excessive spending.“Stop the steal of your tax dollars!” Musk wrote on his social media platform X as he dangled primary challenges against…

LOS ANGELES — DJ Harvey found out like everybody else, even though he was closer than most anyone with Kamari Ramsey.For days, even after Harvey had announced his decision to transfer from San Jose State to USC, the cornerback had been giving Ramsey his space to figure out his own future. The two had been tight “ever since the sandbox,” as Harvey put it in a conversation with the Southern California News Group: Ramsey’s parents are Harvey’s godparents, and the two played three years of football together at Sierra Canyon High.Playing with Ramsey, Harvey said, was like playing with family.Any…

“Swift swings” takes a quick peek at one economic trend.The number: California homebuying in November took its biggest one-year leap since June 2021.The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the California Association of Realtors’ latest home sales report.The curveSales of existing, single-family detached homes ran at a 267,800 annual statewide pace for the month, up 19.5% from November 2023.But there’s a catch to this jump. November 2023 was the slowest selling month in 17 years.California home sales — mired in affordability woes chasing off many house hunters — remain well below the pre-pandemic 400,000-a-year buying pace.DetailsPrices remain stubbornly high. November’s…