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By Mike Pesoli and Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital. Behind a bright red banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION” in English and Spanish, protesters marched over two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza near the White House to rail against the fourth week of National Guard troops and federal agents patrolling D.C.’s streets. The “We Are All D.C.” protest — put together by local advocates of Home Rule and…

HOUSTON TEXANS at RAMS When: 1:25 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadum TV/Radio: CBS/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 227, 382 Line: Rams by 3.5 Notable injury designations Texans: OUT: WR Christian Kirk (hamstring), WR Braxton Berrios (hamstring); QUESTIONABLE: OL Ed Ingram (abdomen). Rams: None. What’s at stake? Both teams have playoff aspirations, so both teams want to start their season off on a positive note. But with more road games than home this year and a difficult schedule to end the year, the Rams need to win early in the season to take pressure off themselves in the home stretch. Who’s better? With Texans running…

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week, during which the Trump Cabinet official faced bipartisan questioning about his tumultuous leadership of federal health agencies. Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III, issued scathing statements Friday, calling for him to resign as head of the Health and Human Services Department. The calls from the prominent Democratic family came a day after Kennedy had to defend his recent efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and…

WOODLAND HILLS – Hey, did ya know? Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw grew up together. Oh, you’d heard? Obviously you’ve heard. Probably only about as many times as Kershaw has struck someone out. Nevertheless, I’m thinking again of this well-documented friendship between the two 37-year-old pals, pro’s pros from Highland Park, Texas, ahead of the Rams’ season opener Sunday against the Houston Texans. I’m thinking about their connection because of how admirably Kershaw got up off the mat and threw himself back into the fire this season. And how, despite years of back problems and recent…

LOS ANGELES — It is now or never for the Sparks, who must win their final three games if they want a chance to avoid missing the playoffs for a fifth straight season. The Sparks, who are in ninth place and two games behind the Seattle Storm for the league’s eighth and final playoff spot, will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to Dallas Sunday at home. They must also defeat the Mercury in Phoenix on Sept. 9 and the Las Vegas Aces on Sept. 11 at Crypto.com Arena. They are 3-0 against the Wings this season, but…

NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have played so often, and with so much at stake lately, that they both know the other’s game so well. So is the No. 1-seeded Sinner, a 24-year-old from Italy, happy to be facing No. 2 Alcaraz, a 22-year-old from Spain, on Sunday at the U.S. Open for the championship, the first time in tennis history the same two men will meet in three consecutive Grand Slam finals within one season? Well, yes and no. “We are aware of maybe more things, because him or me, we try to prepare the match…

Two men have been arrested in the theft of a wedding gift box containing about $60,000 in cash and checks from a banquet hall reception in Glendale, authorities said Saturday. The theft was reported at 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 at the Renaissance Banquet Hall, 1236 S. Central Ave., according to Sgt. Jose Barajas of the Glendale Police Department. “Witnesses reported that shortly after midnight, a male suspect entered the banquet hall, grabbed the gift box and fled through an exit,” Barajas said. “Surveillance footage shows the suspect entering the passenger seat of a newer black Mercedes SUV, which then…

Clearly, the Chargers’ 27-21 victory Friday over Kansas City was a huge leap forward as they try to overtake the Chiefs and join the NFL’s elite. It was also the kind of a victory that could serve as a springboard toward a second consecutive playoff season in the Jim Harbaugh Era. Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after the Chargers defeated the Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and ended a seven-game losing streak to their AFC West rivals, who have won three of the past five Super Bowls and claimed nine consecutive division championships: HERBERT’S…

NEW YORK — Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82. Longtime Mets public relations representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson’s wife, Susan, informed him of his death after a long illness. Johnson was at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida, when he died Friday, Horwitz said. Johnson played 13 major league seasons with Baltimore, the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1965-78 and won the Gold Glove three times while being voted…

A Costa Mesa woman accused of registering her dog to vote and casting two ballots in the dog’s name has been charged with five felonies, authorities said Friday, Sept. 5. Laura Lee Yourex, 62, allegedly registered her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, to vote and cast two mail-in ballots – in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the 2022 primary election, Edds said. The first ballot was counted; the second was rejected, the spokeswoman said. The DA’s office began investigating in late October after the Orange County Registrar of Voters office informed them of a…