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With three weeks left in California's legislative session, Gov. Jerry Brown and other advocates of extending the state's ambitious efforts to fight climate change are struggling to persuade enough lawmakers to go along.

The American rugby squad was mostly made up of football players and were big underdogs against the French. But the Americans took gold in 1924, and have been the reigning Olympic champions ever since.

Seddique Mateen, the father of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, was seated behind Hillary Clinton at her Kissimmee, Fla., rally.

Churchgoing Americans say their preachers often speak out on hot social and political issues and occasionally back or oppose particular candidates in defiance of U.S. law prohibiting endorsements.

While most college students go through courses aimed at preventing campus sexual assault, advocates say it's too little, too late. Some are pushing for similar efforts as early as elementary school.

Verizon has transformed from a child of the Bell monopoly to parent of tech legends AOL and Yahoo. It wants to play with Google and Facebook — but don't expect a full transformation just yet.

They are among North America's largest ski industry companies. Ski venues have been looking for ways to share revenue and spread vulnerability to declining snowfall and season pass sales.

Rafaela Silva grew up in a favela known as the "City of God," about 5 miles from where the competition took place in Rio. She and her sister took up judo to defend themselves and stay out of trouble.

A chief policy director for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives is launching an independent bid for the White House in what may be a last ditch effort to stop Trump.

Michael Murphy has been managing director of the Old Globe for four years, and served as general manager for the previous nine.