• Angels 2020 spring training preview: Key dates

    Angels 2020 spring training preview: Key dates
    Tuesday: Pitchers and catchers report
    Wednesday: First workout, pitchers and catchers
    Sunday: Position players report
    Feb. 17: First full-squad workout
    Feb. 22: First Cactus League games, vs. Kansas City Royals, Tempe Diablo Stadium, noon PT; vs. Chicago White Sox, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, noon PT.
    Feb. 26: Angels vs. Dodgers, Camelback Ranch, noon
    March 22: Angels vs. Dodgers, Angel Stadium, 5 p.m.
    March 23: Angels vs. Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.
    March 24: Angels vs. Dodgers, Dodger Stadi
  • The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death

    The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death
    By SOPHIA TAREEN
    CHICAGO (AP) — From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. gave an emotional tribute Wednesday honoring the legacy of the late civil rights icon, a day after his death.
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  • At the Olympics and beyond, women’s sports media outlets are writing their own playbooks

    At the Olympics and beyond, women’s sports media outlets are writing their own playbooks
    By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALYCE BROWN
    Veteran sports columnist Christine Brennan remembers when male colleagues used to laugh at her for insisting on covering women’s sports back in the 1990s.
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  • Trump wants his Board of Peace to solve world conflicts. It still has a lot of work to do in Gaza

    Trump wants his Board of Peace to solve world conflicts. It still has a lot of work to do in Gaza
    By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
    JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is set to meet for the first time on Thursday in Washington, an early test of whether one of his marquee foreign policy initiatives can gain broad support and advance the shaky ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
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  • Lindsey Vonn’s skis didn’t come off in her Olympic crash. A different binding system isn’t close

    Lindsey Vonn’s skis didn’t come off in her Olympic crash. A different binding system isn’t close
    By ANDREW DAMPF and PAT GRAHAM
    CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics were a stark reminder of the dangers of the downhill.
    So is this: Her skis didn’t come off.
    Vonn’s boots remained locked into her skis even after her pinwheeling fall at the Milan Cortina Games, pointing awkwardly in different directions as she slid to a stop in o
  • Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep

    Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
    By ROD McGUIRK
    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.
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  • Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords

    Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords
    By JILL LAWLESS
    LONDON (AP) — Fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has landed on the gilded wood and plush red benches of Britain’s House of Lords.
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  • Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Milan Cortina Olympics

    Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Milan Cortina Olympics
    By KEN MAGUIRE, AP Sports Writer
    MILAN (AP) — Hockey is the top Winter Games sport among gamblers, but curling with its sliding stones, spirited sweeping and cheating allegations has surprised oddsmakers.
    Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, which piques viewers’ curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics.
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  • UN Security Council to hold high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump’s Board of Peace convenes

    UN Security Council to hold high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump’s Board of Peace convenes
    By FARNOUSH AMIRI and EDITH M. LEDERER
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to hold a high-level meeting Wednesday on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel’s efforts to expand control in the West Bank before world leaders head to Washington to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories at the
    first gathering of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
    The U.N. session in New York was originally scheduled for Thursday but was moved up after Trump announced
  • UK police band together to assess Epstein revelations as scandal rocks royals and politics

    UK police band together to assess Epstein revelations as scandal rocks royals and politics
    By DANICA KIRKA
    LONDON (AP) — British police forces are working together to assess potential crimes revealed in documents from the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including allegations of wrongdoing by the former Prince Andrew.
    The National Police Chiefs’ Council, which brings together police leaders from across the U.K., said on Wednesday that it had set up a national coordination group to support forces looking into iss
  • Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener’s Olympic journey spans the mountains to music

    Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener’s Olympic journey spans the mountains to music
    By NICCOLÒ LUPONE and STEFANIE DAZIO
    MILAN (AP) — Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener feels complete when he combines his love of the halfpipe with his passion for music.
    The 31-year-old competed for Switzerland, where he was born and raised, in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games as well as the 2022 Beijing Olympics. His mother was born in Lebanon but grew up in Brazil, and Burgener has wanted to join their squad since the country hosted the all-Brazil FIFA Club World Championship in 2000.
    R
  • Southern California pay raises shrink to 5-year low

    Southern California pay raises shrink to 5-year low
    Here’s another reason folks are feeling grumpy about their finances these days: Southern California wage growth hit a five-year low as 2025 ended.
    My trusty spreadsheet looked at the Employment Cost Index for private-industry workers for the fourth quarter of 2025. This index tracks what bosses pay in wages and salaries across 15 major U.S. job markets, including a local area comprising Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
    This math shows that the typic
  • US hockey’s Hilary Knight and speedskater Brittany Bowe post video of their engagement at Olympics

    US hockey’s Hilary Knight and speedskater Brittany Bowe post video of their engagement at Olympics
    By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer
    MILAN (AP) — A medal isn’t the only keepsake Hilary Knight is bringing back from the Milan Cortina Games.
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  • Hollywood Bowl’s summer shows include Foo Fighters with Gustavo Dudamel, more

    Hollywood Bowl’s summer shows include Foo Fighters with Gustavo Dudamel, more
    Gustavo Dudamel, the beloved conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, returns to the Hollywood Bowl for his final summer season with a run of shows in August, including one that pairs Dudamel and the orchestra with Los Angeles’ hometown hard-rockers the Foo Fighters.
    The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music. But the Celebrating Gustavo shows are sure to be highlights before Dudamel packs hi
  • Following Trump’s lead, some GOP states seek to limit environmental regulations

    Following Trump’s lead, some GOP states seek to limit environmental regulations
    By KIM CHANDLER
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their state’s ability to set environmental regulations, a move that comes as President Donald Trump ’s administration pushes to roll back environmental rules on power plants, water and greenhouse gases.
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  • We Are Ocean founder Jack Shimko remembered for giving those with cancer connection with the water, others

    We Are Ocean founder Jack Shimko remembered for giving those with cancer connection with the water, others
    It was in the ocean that Jack Shimko was most at peace.
    The sea was where he embarked on long paddles following his Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis in 2009, intent on helping to raise funds for cancer research. The salt water is where he knew others could find solace during their own cancer battles by getting outdoors to connect with nature as a means of therapy while facing an uncertain future.
    Newport Beach paddler Jack Shimko created the nonprofit We Are Ocean. Though Shimko had his own he
  • How ‘Survivor 50’ got Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade and Jenna Lewis-Dougherty back

    How ‘Survivor 50’ got Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade and Jenna Lewis-Dougherty back
    When Jenna Lewis-Dougherty stepped onto the beach in Fiji where the 50th season of “Survivor” was about to begin, it felt surreal, she says.
    And why wouldn’t it? Jenna, who was 22 when she appeared on the show’s first season, “Survivor: Borneo” in 2000, had no idea how much the game had changed over the years leading up to “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.”
    “There’s a picture of us all sitting on this big boat,” says Jenna,
  • Trump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia

    Trump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
    By MARYCLAIRE DALE
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s order to restore a Philadelphia exhibit on the nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home on Independence Mall.
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  • Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them

    Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them
    By SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN
    LONDON (AP) — Ever since he was ousted as the head of Ukraine’s army in 2024 and appointed as the country’s ambassador to Britain, Valerii Zaluzhnyi has widely been seen as the top political rival to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
    Zaluzhnyi, 52, refuses to discuss his political ambitions, saying he doesn’t want to risk harming national unity during a war with Russia that is approaching its fourth anniversary. Yet in a sign of his possible d
  • If exercise can make you feel good, why do so many people hate doing it?

    If exercise can make you feel good, why do so many people hate doing it?
    The evidence is clear: Exercise has mental health benefits, although studies have come to different conclusions about how large it might be.
    And yet, when February rolls around again, the gyms suddenly aren’t so crowded as New Year’s resolutions lose their shine. Nationwide, only about 30% of people meet the federal guidelines for physical activity, and even in famously outdoorsy Colorado, just 35% do.
    So if exercise gets the endorphins flowing and gives a quick mood boost,
  • What is money dysmorphia? When money never feels like enough

    What is money dysmorphia? When money never feels like enough
    By Kate Ashford, NerdWallet
    Have you ever felt stressed about your finances even though, objectively, you’re doing pretty well?
    Money dysmorphia is a disconnect between how you feel about your finances and what the numbers actually say. It’s not about income — it’s about believing you’re not OK financially even when, realistically, you are.
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  • Frumpy Mom: Why opera is actually not boring. No, it really isn’t.

    Frumpy Mom: Why opera is actually not boring. No, it really isn’t.
    I recently went to an opera in Vienna, which I mention just so you can be impressed by my extreme culture and breeding. Just kidding, we did go to the opera but we had obstructed view seats due to my extreme cheaposity. This meant that we only saw part of the stage — the part that cost 16 Euros per ticket.
    Grand opera can be enormously expensive if you buy tickets that actually allow you to see the people on the stage, but I’ve never done this, due to my incurable belief that cheaper
  • Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute

    Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute
    By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna’s new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company’s application for the first-of-its-kind shot.
    Moderna announced the change Wednesday, about a week after revealing that the FDA’s vaccine chief was refusing to review the new vaccine, made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology.
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  • Laguna Beach council directs staff to draft simple charter focused on key issues

    Laguna Beach council directs staff to draft simple charter focused on key issues
    Councilmembers have asked city staffers to put together a draft that could potentially be put to voters in November, turning Laguna Beach into a charter city.
    The elected leaders opted to take the next step in exploring whether Laguna Beach, now a general law city, should join Orange County’s 10 other charter cities, which officials said could provide more tools and greater control over local challenges to improve residents’ quality of life.
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  • Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion dollar scheme

    Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion dollar scheme
    By THOMAS ADAMSON
    PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, $11.8 million suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week.
    Kim Pham, the Louvre’s general administrator, told The Associated Press that the museum’s unique scale makes it particularly vulnerable. However, pressed to name other institutions with s
  • Mikaela Shiffrin reclaims Olympic gold

    Mikaela Shiffrin reclaims Olympic gold
    MILAN — Mikaela Shiffrin redefined her Olympic legacy Wednesday morning by reclaiming the slalom gold medal she won in 2014 and 2018 but lost in a disastrous Beijing Games four years.
    Skiing on the same mountain where she crashed less than a month ago, putting her participation in the Milano Cortina Olympic Games in question, further solidified her position as the greatest Alpine skier in history, winning the gold medal by a massive 1.50 seconds over silver medalist Camille Rast of Switzer
  • Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba

    Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba
    MOSCOW (AP) — The Cuban foreign minister visited Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo.
    Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and was set to meet later in the day with President Vladimir Putin.
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  • Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

    Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections
    By MATTHEW DALY
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging its determination last week that revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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  • US star Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to break 8-year Olympic drought

    US star Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to break 8-year Olympic drought
    CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s eight-year Olympic medal drought is over.
    The American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Winter Games on Wednesday by 1.50 seconds.
    United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin, center, winner of an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, celebrates with second-placed Switzerland’s Camille Rast, left, and third-placed Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson, at the 2026 Winter Oly
  • World shares, US futures gain as most Asian markets stay closed for Lunar New Year holidays

    World shares, US futures gain as most Asian markets stay closed for Lunar New Year holidays
    By ELAINE KURTENBACH
    Shares in Europe and Asia were higher on Wednesday, with Japan’s benchmark gaining more than 1% after a quiet finish for U.S. stocks.
    Germany’s DAX rose 0.6% to 25,137.90, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% higher to 8,379.68. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.6% to 10,622.73.
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