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Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani’s long-time translator set up the baseball star’s bank account and stole over $16 million to pay gambling debts, prosecutors say

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

Robert De Niro Al Pacino

$30 million cash caper in LA sparks cascade of speculation—’For that kind of money, you don’t just walk in and walk out with it,’ security expert says

By Sean Murphy, Stefanie Dazio, and others

Death Valley

The hottest place on earth has water as kayakers take ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to boat around Death Valley lake

By Ty O'Neil, John Locher, and others

James Dolan

Billionaire James Dolan accused of sexual assault by massage therapist for Eagles tour, with Harvey Weinstein connection

By Stefanie Dazio, Brian Mahoney, and others

In this courtroom sketch, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, center, appears alongside attorney Abbe Lowell, right, in front of Judge Mark C. Scarsi, left, in federal court, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. Biden pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. (Bill Robles via AP)

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal charges on dodging $1.4m in taxes after his earlier plea deal imploded

By Stefanie Dazio, Colleen Long, and others

A Tesla vehicle is charged at a Supercharger station in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Tesla Inc. will fix more than 2 million vehicles, its biggest recall ever, after the top US auto-safety regulator determined its driver-assistance system Autopilot doesn’t do enough to guard against misuse. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tesla driver who killed 2 people while using autopilot must pay $23,000 in restitution without having to serve any jail time

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

Kaiser Permanente hospital employees picketing with signs and bells.

The hospital worker strike that touches nearly 13 million Americans is nearing its end—with no union contract in sight

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

Hospital strike

The hospital network that made over $2 billion last quarter faces a strike from nurses and technicians it wants to pay $21 to $23 an hour

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

This combination of three separate photos shows Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, left, Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy, center, and Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, from the HBO series “Succession.” (HBO via AP)

‘Succession’ fans are reeling from the series finale: ‘I will be thinking about this for a while’

By Suman Naishadham, Andrew Dalton, and others

Sarah Tuck

America’s toxic love affair with guns has it on pace for a record-setting year of mass shootings

By Stefanie Dazio, Larry Fenn, and others

FILE – The entrance to an exhibit by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is seen at the Orlando Museum of Art on June 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The paintings ultimately wound up at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida before they were seized by federal agents last year in a scandal that roiled the museum and led to its CEO’s departure. (AP Photo/John Raoux,File)

Auctioneer who created 25 fake Basquiat paintings that brought down the CEO of Orlando’s art museum will plead guilty

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

Mountain lion P-22

Los Angeles’ lost mountain lion buried by tribal leaders, scientists and conservationists

By Stefanie Dazio and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 17: Paul Pelosi attends a ceremony honoring the Golden State Warriors in the East Room of the White Hous January 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Warriors won the 2022 NBA Championship. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Police video of attack on Paul Pelosi shows suspect lunge at him with a hammer and the chaos that followed

By Stefanie Dazio, Lindsay Whitehurst, and others

A Bloomington Police officer holds up their hand at the entrance to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., after reports of shots fired on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Mall of America shooting leaves teenager dead at Nordstrom: Police

By Abbie Parr, Stefanie Dazio, and others

Lynda Carter, Cory Palka

Former Hollywood cop who doubled as Les Moonves’ private bodyguard sent him a confidential sexual assault report, prosecutors say

By Brian Melley, Stefanie Dazio, and others