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Los Angeles may reinstate indoor mask mandate on July 29 as COVID cases surge due to omicron variants BA.4, BA.5
Nationwide, the latest COVID-19 surge is driven by the highly transmissible BA.5 variant, which now accounts for 65% of cases. By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and CARLA K. JOHNSON "I feel fine about it because I've worn one pretty much constantly for the last few years. It's become a habit," said Barragan, masked up while out running errands Wednesday. LOS ANGELES -- Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Hollywood film industry has long required it.
California makes it easier to hire teachers amid shortages brought by latest COVID surge
LOS ANGELES -- California is making it easier for school districts to hire teachers and other employees amid staffing shortages brought on by the latest surge in coronavirus cases, the governor said Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has signed an executive order to allow schools more flexibility in staffing decisions like giving additional hours to substitute teachers and rehiring recent retirees for short stints. The order expires at the end of March.
IVF mix up: Parents sue California Center for Reproductive Health after embryo mixup ends with baby swap
Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn't theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they do. LOS ANGELES -- Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren't theirs before swapping the infants, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles.
SoCal air quality regulators considering rule to curb diesel emissions from warehouse trucks
The so-called warehouse rule scheduled for a vote by the South Coast Air Quality Management District board would institute a points-based system requiring some 3,000 distribution centers to choose from a menu of options to reduce or offset emissions. It could include choices such as replacing diesel trucks and other equipment with electric models, putting in rooftop solar panels or installing air filters at nearby schools or day cares.
California sees 2-day record of coronavirus deaths
The state Department of Public Health's website listed 583 new deaths, a day after 459 deaths. The previous two-day record total was 1,013 deaths at the end of December. LOS ANGELES -- California health authorities reported Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads California's death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 28,045.
LA deputies shot: Deputies in stable condition after being shot in Compton; search for gunman continues
The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. Both graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he said. COMPTON, Calif. -- Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who were sitting in their squad car - an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president.
COVID in United States: Confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit 3 million
"I'm just so disappointed. I just don't know how -- with the resources and the people we have and the money we have -- we can't get this right," she said. PHILADELPHIA -- For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
Coronavirus in US: Essential workers at Amazon, Whole Foods hold May Day strike, demand time off, more
Organizers say employees of Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, Fedex and other companies have become the unexpected frontline workers of the pandemic. Employees will walk off the job or call out sick Friday on International Workers' Day in cities across the U.S. to demand unpaid time off work, hazard pay, sick leave, protective gear and cleaning supplies.
California Proposition 13 results 2020: Fate in jeopardy for $15 billion school upgrade bond
In early returns, "no'' votes were leading but the margin tightened as the night wore on. Proposition 13 needs a simple majority to pass. LOS ANGELES -- The vote was too close to call Tuesday night for the only statewide measure on California's primary ballot: a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold.
California Proposition 13 results 2020: Fate in jeopardy for $15 billion school upgrade bond
In early returns, "no'' votes were leading but the margin tightened as the night wore on. Proposition 13 needs a simple majority to pass. LOS ANGELES -- The vote was too close to call Tuesday night for the only statewide measure on California's primary ballot: a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold.
California Proposition 13 results 2020: Fate in jeopardy for $15 billion school upgrade bond
In early returns, "no'' votes were leading but the margin tightened as the night wore on. Proposition 13 needs a simple majority to pass. LOS ANGELES -- The vote was too close to call Tuesday night for the only statewide measure on California's primary ballot: a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold.
Shooter at large after Los Angeles deputy shot at sheriff's station
Deputy Angel Reinosa, 21, was hit while heading to his car in the employee parking lot of the Lancaster station shortly before 3 p.m., Capt. Todd Weber said. LANCASTER, California -- Investigators believe a gunshot that wounded a deputy outside a Los Angeles County sheriff's station on Wednesday was fired from a nearby building complex that provides housing to people with mental health issues, authorities said. "He is doing great, thankfully," Weber said.
California firefighter shot, killed at retirement home
A resident of a retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, killing a veteran fire captain and wounding a second firefighter and another person, officials said.The shooting happened after firefighters responded to an alarm shortly before 4 a.m. at the 11-story retirement facility in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, and found some windows blown out, activated sprinklers, the smell of gas and a fire that they...
Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides; search goes on
The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 on Wednesday as rescue crews searched for anyone trapped, injured or dead in the onslaught that smashed homes and swept away cars.The drenching rainstorm that triggered the disaster cleared out and was no longer a hindrance as searchers made their way across a landscape strewn with boulders and covered shoulder-high in places with mud the consistency of wet cement."Right now our assets are focused on determining...
Victim search expands as California storm, mudslides kill 13
A storm that slammed a California coastal community is over.
Former New York Knick Zach Randolph arrested on pot charge at Los Angeles housing project
Veteran NBA star forward Zach Randolph was arrested on a marijuana charge after several police cars were vandalized when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, authorities said Thursday.Randolph, 36, was taken into custody late Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to sell, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Liliana Preciado."The charges are false and misleading," Randolph's agent and attorney Raymond Brothers told The Associated...
Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in San Bernardino elementary school
A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.A 9-year-old student also was critically wounded.
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