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Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor hits a three-run home run as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and home plate umpire Carlos Torres watch during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers rout Giants 9-2 for 50th win; Rich Hill headed to IL

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, at podium, surrounded by city officials and LA Sanitation and Environment employees, addresses the city's homelessness problem at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The two-term Democrat who not long ago flirted with a presidential run has been besieged by complaints about homeless encampments that have gotten so widespread he's facing a potential recall campaign. The low-key mayor who in 2016 helped convince voters to borrow $1.2 billion to construct housing for the homeless has found himself forced to explain why the problems have only gotten worse. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Homeless crisis spurs recall effort against LA mayor

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Atkins scores 22, Mystics spoil Parker’s return, rout Sparks

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New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run homer during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Sánchez, Yankees jump on Snell as Sabathia gets win No. 250

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, at podium, surrounded by city officials and LA Sanitation and Environment employees, addresses the city's homelessness problem at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The two-term Democrat who not long ago flirted with a presidential run has been besieged by complaints about homeless encampments that have gotten so widespread he's facing a potential recall campaign. The low-key mayor who in 2016 helped convince voters to borrow $1.2 billion to construct housing for the homeless has found himself forced to explain why the problems have only gotten worse. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LA mayor targeted by recall effort over homeless crisis

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2019, file photo, Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller, with assistant coach Brandi Poole behind, argues a call with the officials during play against the Seattle Storm in a WNBA basketball game, in Uncasville, Conn. No team has gotten off to a hotter start then the Connecticut Sun. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

Connecticut off to hot start, sits atop WNBA standings

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

The Latest: Police say shooting came after man hit officer

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In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson has launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star says he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Simpson said in a phone interview it will be a lot of fun and that he had some things to straighten out. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File) ** FILE **

O.J. Simpson on Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do’

By Linda Deutsch - Associated Press

Single-engine aircraft crash leaves 1 dead

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This combination of Monday, June 10, 2019 photos taken by a surveillance camera and provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau shows a suspect the authorities are seeking the publics help in identifying in the shooting of a sheriff's deputy that left the officer critically wounded at a fast-food restaurant in Alhambra, Calif. The off-duty deputy was shot on Monday as he waited in line at the restaurant. The photo at right shows the suspect after he changed his clothes in a nearby neighborhood. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau via AP)

The Latest: Deputy shot in fast-food restaurant dies

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FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo, a runner passes the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. A woman says she was sexually assaulted by a gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles and is upset the school apparently knew about it from her social media post but never contacted her as it investigated other incidents that led to criminal charges. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Woman alleges 2008 sexual assault by UCLA gynecologist

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2018 file photo, two undercover Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies dump marijuana into an evidence bag during a raid at an illegal marijuana dispensary during a raid in Compton, Calif. The legal marijuana industry is urging Los Angeles City Hall to get tougher with illegal shops that are gouging into their business. Illegal pot shops are widespread throughout Los Angeles, selling cheaper products than their legal rivals because they don't pay taxes. In a letter Monday, June 10, 2019, the industry group Southern California Coalition recommended the city consider seizing cannabis inventory and cash from illegal shops that are found to be selling tainted products. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Get tough: Pot industry wants LA crackdown on rogue shops

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, right, runs to first for a single as Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi runs to back up the first baseman during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Ohtani homers off Kikuchi in Angels’ 12-3 win over Seattle

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zach Davies throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Zach Davies wins 7th, Brewers beat Pirates 5-3

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz delivers against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 7, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Giants beat Kershaw, Dodgers 2-1 to end home skid

By GIDEON RUBIN - Associated Press

Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones pulls down an offensive rebound next to Los Angeles Sparks forward Ashely Walker, right, during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

Jonquel Jones leads balanced offense as Sun top Sparks

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The Latest: LA-area gunman who set fire to home killed

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3 arrested for Los Angeles triple killing during drug deal

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FILE - This March 29, 2018 file photo shows rapper Nipsey Hussle at an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif. A Los Angeles judge has ruled that grand jury transcripts in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle will remain sealed, for now. Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry in a hearing Wednesday, June 5, 2019, ordered that the documents will remain sealed for at least three more weeks while defendant Eric Ronald Holder’s lawyer expands her argument that they should be kept secret. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Judge says Nipsey Hussle documents will stay sealed for now

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

ADDS FIRST NAME - In this Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Naasón Joaquín García greets members of his church &quot;La Luz del Mundo&quot; in Guadalajara, Mexico. Garcia, the leader and self-proclaimed apostle of the controversial church that claims over 1 million followers, has been charged with human trafficking and child rape, California authorities said on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Lawyer blasts $50 million bail for church leader

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