UCLA’s Lauren Betts dominates her way to national title and most outstanding player award
PHOENIX (AP) — Lauren Betts forced herself to repeatedly watch last season’s Final Four debacle against UConn, using…
UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA…
Federal government fights states’ regulation of prediction markets
The federal government on Thursday sued Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators…
People who drive for work are getting squeezed by higher gas prices
Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a…
NFL set to begin hiring and training replacement officials, AP sources say
PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in…
‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ actor James Tolkan dies at 94
Actor James Tolkan, known for his roles as a cigar-chomping naval commander in “Top Gun” and a gruff…
Savannah Guthrie to return to NBC’s ‘Today’ show on April 6
Savannah Guthrie will return soon as co-host of NBC’s “Today” show after a nearly two-month absence sparked by…
Census data show slower population gains in US metros as immigration declines
Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico…
Indian Health Service chips away at construction backlog
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — An empty lot between a fire station and a soccer field just…
What gyms and trainers can do to get more women lifting weights
During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman…
Scientists say Southwest heat is latest in parade of ultra extremes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than…
Reconciling César Chavez’s labor rights legacy with sexual abuse allegations
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him…