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California’s gubernatorial primary boils down to this: It will determine whether Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is a slam-dunk winner in November — or still must fight to be elected governor. The former San Francisco mayor is a virtual cinch to finish No. 1 in the June 5 “top two” primary and advance to...

California’s elections officials have found themselves with an unexpected headache ahead of the June 5 primary: potentially thousands of cases where two voter registration forms were created for one person, errors caused by the state’s “motor voter” program that launched last month. But local and...

The porn star walked out of the hot-pink sex-toy shop and, enveloped by security guards, waded into a sea of camera operators so thick she could hardly move. “Stormy, to your left!” they shouted. “Your right! Stormy! Stormy!” It was Stormy Daniels Day in West Hollywood — and the adult-film actress...

The girly vacation genre gets another entry with “Ibiza,” in which stressed-out New York City publicist Harper (Gillian Jacobs) gets her groove back in the clubs of southern Spain. One would think that with last year’s “Girls Trip,” the well would feel dry, but “Ibiza” surprises with some darker...

USC and Alabama will open the 2020 college football season at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Trojans and Crimson Tide will play in the Advocare Classic on Sept. 5 in the home of the Dallas Cowboys, it was announced Wednesday. USC and Alabama played in the 2016 version of the game and the...

The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to block attempts by California and other states to help their residents avoid a new limit on the deductibility of state and local taxes included in the Republican tax overhaul. The IRS and the Treasury Department said Wednesday they would issue proposed...

For many mornings, five-time Tony-winning choreographer and director Susan Stroman would turn on her phone to find a musical message from legendary composer John Kander, her friend and frequent collaborator. The content of the messages from Kander, of Kander & Ebb fame: waltzes. “They were called...

Cancer is the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S., but a comprehensive new report says that it is affecting — and killing — fewer Americans with every passing year. The gains have been seen in men, women and children, as well as across racial and ethnic groups. However, depending on the type of cancer...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she now opposes the death penalty, a surprising reversal from her long-standing support for capital punishment — a stance that helped catapault her to the U.S. Senate 25 years ago. “Several years ago I changed my view of the death penalty. It became crystal clear to me...