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‘I don’t know’: Lakers’ LeBron James unsure when it comes to future

LeBron James chuckled at the question he knew was coming as a a smile crossed his face when he was asked about the word “retirement.” James stammered as he tried…

Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group

By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of trying to join the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support and resources to…

Matthew McConaughey’s mom had to learn how to keep info to herself

For years, Matthew McConaughey wouldn’t tell his mom, Kay, anything of substance during their weekly phone calls — her love of spreading news had cost her his trust. “We had…

UCLA Unlocked: Bruins score an early win in bid to select next football coach

UCLA just might have taken two giant steps toward hiring the right football coach. Last week it was announced that Bob Myers and Adam Peters were part of a search…

What we know about Michigan church shooting and arson attack

Madeline Halpert and Joshua Cheetham Getty Images Officials say the suspect used gasoline or an accelerant to set the church on fire Investigators are searching for a motive after a…

Is LeBron James retiring? Maybe, and that could get messy for Lakers

Of all the reams of words publicly spilled at Lakers media day Monday, only one really mattered. When LeBron James was wrapping up his interview with the folks at Spectrum…

Top 7 remain unchanged in our weekly football rankings

San Diego Union-Tribune High School Football Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) Team/Record/Points/Last 1. Lincoln (25); 5-1; 295;1 2. Cathedral Catholic (5); 5-0; 273; 2…

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban split after nearly 20 years: report

Heartbreak doesn’t feel so good in a place like this. Longtime Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have gone their separate ways, according to several reports. The Oscar-winning…

ChatGPT launches new parental controls for teens amid growing safety concerns

The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched new parental controls for teen accounts on Monday, a month after a California family filed a lawsuit alleging that its chatbot encouraged their son…

Both sides dig in ahead of threatened government shutdown

WASHINGTON — Washington is barreling toward a government shutdown Tuesday night, with few signs of an off-ramp as Democrats and Republicans dig in for a fight over government spending. Democratic…