<p>Driverless cars haven't always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they've gotten away with it. That's about to change in California.</p>
<p>Who will replace Ricardo Lara in the California insurance commissioner's race? More than a half-dozen candidates, four Democrats and five Republicans, are competing in the election.</p>
<p>Conflict in Iran has raised the cost of oil and downstream products like virgin plastic. That's a boon for recycled plastic, which is now cost competitive.</p>
<p>CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Thursday's games.</p>
<p>The CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball playoff results and pairings.</p>
<p>Birmingham captures its first City Section title in boys' lacrosse in more than a decade with a 20-8 victory over nine-time defending champion Palisades.</p>
<p>In his first season running track, Zion Phelps wins the Mission League 100 meters in school-record 10.49 seconds.</p>
<p>With the addition of the five new states, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's battle to block the merger is now bipartisan.</p>
<p>Kiara and Joel Brokenbrough were expecting their first child four years after their famous $500 wedding</p>
<p>The CIF City Section boys' volleyball playoffs begin Tuesday with first-round matches.</p>
<p>It was evident during media day on Thursday that expectations are higher than they've been in some time.</p>
<p>LIV Golf has established an independent board that does not include Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan in an effort to keep the league afloat.</p>
<p>Trainer Brad Cox still has two strong contenders in the race, Further Ado and Commandment, who are both 6-1 on the morning line.</p>
<p>Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been on a team that rallied from a playoff deficit and knows his team must dig deeper to fend off the Rockets' surge.</p>
<p>Freshman Mattias Di Maggio of Dos Puebos has emerged as top baseball player this season</p>
<p>After his inspiring play on a Game 3 overtime win against the Rockets in Houston, the 41-year-old star has looked mortal.</p>
<p>LA Metro plans to spend $9.3 million in federal funding to make attending the World Cup easy while also easing traffic around SoFi Stadium.</p>
<p>Venice resident Brian Kahn fell in love with horse racing during visits to Santa Anita as a kid and hopes a horse he bred, The Puma, wins the Kentucky Derby.</p>
<p>On May 7, Will Smith, the Dodgers' stoic All-Star catcher, hosts his third annual Dodgers Comedy Night, part of the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival.</p>
<p>The battle over a proposal to tax billionaires to fund healthcare and other essential services is expected to intensify after supporters said they've gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.</p>