Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers
MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling...
Catalan protesters, police clash for second straight night
ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Violent clashes erupted for a second night in Barcelona between police and protesters angry...
Democratic federal lawmakers seek journalist protection act
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he and fellow lawmakers want to impose criminal penalties against those who threaten or...
Mysterious fire burned in soil at California gas facility
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California utility is trying to find the source of a small ground fire at its large natural gas storage...
California will pay $12M for roads damaged in dam crisis
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's water resources agency has agreed to pay a Northern California county $12 million to repair roads after a crisis at...
Google touts privacy options, but still depends on your data
RACHEL LERMAN
AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's latest phone and smart-home devices came packaged with a not-so-subtle message: Google cares about your...
School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying
PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A 15-year-old girl was suspended for bullying after trying to draw attention to what she believed was...
New study: Opioid crisis cost US economy $631B over 4 years
GEOFF MULVIHILL
Associated Press
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more...
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison...
Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat...