Gov. Gavin Newsom doled out $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated winners at Universal Studios on Tuesday to mark the end of the state’s coronavirus restrictions. The $15 million total
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Judge OKs $15M settlement over rape of incapacitated woman
A judge has approved a $15 million settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit by the parents of an incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and later gave birth at
NY lifts more COVID-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate
‘A summer of freedom’: Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th
President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus
Video shows man apologized before Honolulu police shot him
Doorbell camera video obtained and made public by lawyers representing the family of a man fatally shot two months ago by Honolulu police provides more information about the events that
As his term nears end, Beutner’s Hollywood Bowl address applauds scope of LAUSD’s pandemic response
Using his final State of the Schools address to shine a spotlight on public education, outgoing Los Angeles Unified schools chief Austin Beutner also used the moment to call on
Gov. Newsom rides wave of easing coronavirus rules into Universal Studios
Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled into the land of Harry Potter on Tuesday, June 15, to make a wide array of coronavirus-era restrictions disappear in his state and make $1.5 million
US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from
Police: Gunman dead after killing 2 at fire hydrant factory
A worker killed two people and wounded two more at an Alabama fire hydrant factory early Tuesday before killing himself, police said. The gunfire — among the latest in a
Southern Baptists open annual meeting amid push from right
The largest Southern Baptist Convention gathering in decades opened Tuesday amid debates over race and sexual abuse, a concerted effort to push the conservative denomination even further to the right
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite the fact
With COVID tamed, it’s a ‘grand reopening’ in California
California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. At the stroke of midnight, California lifted most of
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S.
Winfrey’s new book pick is novel ‘The Sweetness of Water’
Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick is a debut novel set in Georgia at the end of the Civil War: Nathan Harris’ “The Sweetness of Water.” “One of my great
US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen over the last decade. These weapons are intended for war — but some
Winfrey, Hearst have Black journalists tell elders’ stories
Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Magazines are teaming up for interviews that pair young Black journalists with elders who include civil rights activists, celebrities and others sharing some lessons learned in
Southern Baptist Convention faces push from the right
The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president Tuesday amid a push to wrest control of the denomination by ultraconservatives who say some current leaders are too liberal on
Why Asia, the Pandemic Champion, Remains Miles Away From the Finish Line
SYDNEY, Australia — All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it behind them. While
Biden administration pushes plan to combat domestic terror
The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists, including the sharing of intelligence within law enforcement agencies, and will work with tech companies to
White House to host July 4 ‘independence from virus’ bash
Cue the fireworks. President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16
Covid Survivors Smell Foods Differently
“There are daily reports of recovery from long haulers in terms of parosmia improving and patients being left with a fairly good sense of smell,” Professor Hopkins said. Ms. Viegut,
California reopens, says goodbye to most COVID-19 rules
California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. At the stroke of midnight, California is lifting most
‘We need more’: Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles
They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and
US to transfer federal property for Hawaiian home lands
The U.S. is giving Native Hawaiians surplus land as compensation for acres that were meant for homesteading but used instead by the federal government. The land transfer also attempts to
NY Holocaust survivors celebrated at concert after isolation
Dozens of Holocaust survivors clapped, sang and danced Monday at a concert held in their honor in Brooklyn in the first large gathering for New York-area survivors after months of
Doctors warn of burns from asphalt as heat wave hits US West
Doctors who work in Arizona and Nevada burn centers are warning of injuries from contact with super-heated roadways and other surfaces as the first extreme heat wave of the year
Hours ahead of eased coronavirus rules, LA County makes pre-July 4 vaccine push
LOS ANGELES — Hours before most COVID-19 restrictions are lifted across the state, Los Angeles County health officials on Monday, June 14, made another push for residents to get vaccinated,
Valencia resident reunites with doctors who helped get him back on his feet after spinal injury
John Knight, who had a spinal injury and paralysis, holds his 14-month-old daughter Alyssa during a visit on Monday, June 14, 2021 to Northridge Hospital Medical Center’s physical therapy department
This Summer, Invite Yourself to Stuff
Close your eyes; can you hear it? Beneath the din of all the regular noises: the low, hissing whisper of FOOOOOMOOOOO. It is all anyone can seemingly think about, now
Convict gets life in prison for Tennessee official’s death
A convicted felon accused of raping and killing a Tennessee corrections administrator and then escaping from prison on a farm tractor was sentenced to life without parole Monday after striking