California suspends 1.4 million virus unemployment claims
The state Employment Development Department on Wednesday said it had examined existing claims from people who said they lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and found about 3.5 million claims were “potentially fraudulent.”
The state Employment Development Department on Wednesday said it had examined existing claims from people who said they lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and found about 3.5 million claims were “potentially fraudulent.”
California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices
California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don’t have to make that choice.
California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don’t have to make that choice.
California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits
More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably went to inmates in out-of-state jails and prisons, officials said.
More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably went to inmates in out-of-state jails and prisons, officials said.
Kim Kardashian West planning divorce from Kanye West: Report
Reality star-turned-prison-reform-advocate Kim Kardashian West is reportedly ready to call it quits from her rapper husband Kanye West.
Reality star-turned-prison-reform-advocate Kim Kardashian West is reportedly ready to call it quits from her rapper husband Kanye West.
Lots of love, singing for President Trump on San Francisco flight ahead of 'Stop the Steal' rally
Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to D.C. chanted "USA" and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in support of President Trump ahead of a "Stop the Steal" rally.
Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to D.C. chanted "USA" and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in support of President Trump ahead of a "Stop the Steal" rally.
2021 Grammy Awards postponed amid surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths in LA County
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast on March 14, 2021 due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast on March 14, 2021 due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
107 miles of border wall completed
Border protection authorities say a 107-mile section of border wall that spans the Yuma Sector has been finished.
Border protection authorities say a 107-mile section of border wall that spans the Yuma Sector has been finished.
COVID-19 outbreaks at SoCal warehouse stores on the rise
Essential workers at big-box stores and warehouses across Los Angeles County are seeing an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks, officials said.
Essential workers at big-box stores and warehouses across Los Angeles County are seeing an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks, officials said.
2 teens charged in deadly attack of youth counselor in South LA
A youth counselor was beaten to death by a group of teens after he tried to break up a fight at a youth center near South Los Angeles over the weekend.
A youth counselor was beaten to death by a group of teens after he tried to break up a fight at a youth center near South Los Angeles over the weekend.
California has six confirmed cases of the new coronavirus strain
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state health department is investigating to see how those people were infected: "Did they travel? Did they not travel? Did they have contact with someone who was traveling?"
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state health department is investigating to see how those people were infected: "Did they travel? Did they not travel? Did they have contact with someone who was traveling?"
Larry King out of ICU after being hospitalized with COVID-19
Larry King has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own after contracting COVID-19, a spokesman said on Monday.
Larry King has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own after contracting COVID-19, a spokesman said on Monday.
Man who assaulted MAGA hat wearer in CA sentenced to 4 years in prison
A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking a bar patron who was wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat in a restroom last year, officials said Monday.
A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking a bar patron who was wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat in a restroom last year, officials said Monday.
California police agencies should review officers' social media, cellphones for bigoted content: state board
In California, current and former San Jose Police Department officers were found to have shared racist Facebook posts. Other agencies, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and San Francisco Police Department, have been involved in similar issues.
In California, current and former San Jose Police Department officers were found to have shared racist Facebook posts. Other agencies, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and San Francisco Police Department, have been involved in similar issues.
California dentists may be asked to administer coronavirus vaccines
The CDA welcomed an emergency public health waiver from the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, officially allowing dentists to administer the COVID vaccine.
The CDA welcomed an emergency public health waiver from the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, officially allowing dentists to administer the COVID vaccine.
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘’70s Show’ star, hospitalized
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor had mistakenly been reported dead by her publicist earlier Monday.
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor had mistakenly been reported dead by her publicist earlier Monday.
Google employees form company’s first-ever labor union, a tech industry rarity
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for labor organizers in Silicon Valley.
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for labor organizers in Silicon Valley.
Murmuration of starlings mesmerize crowds in small Marin County strip mall
Technically, the term murmuration refers to the bizarre-looking feat when hundreds, sometimes thousands, of starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through the sky. As for what it looks like? A massive swarm of shape-shifting black birds flying in unison among the clouds.
Technically, the term murmuration refers to the bizarre-looking feat when hundreds, sometimes thousands, of starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through the sky. As for what it looks like? A massive swarm of shape-shifting black birds flying in unison among the clouds.
COVID-19 outbreak infects 44 staff members at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, 1 dead
Additionally, the hospital says a holiday-spirited costume that was air-powered and worn by a staff member who was briefly in the emergency department on Christmas day may have played a role in the 44 infections.
Additionally, the hospital says a holiday-spirited costume that was air-powered and worn by a staff member who was briefly in the emergency department on Christmas day may have played a role in the 44 infections.
Funeral homes in Los Angeles swamped with bodies, some taking in six times the normal amount
One funeral home in Los Angeles says they are handling 30 bodies a day. That's six times their normal rate. They're rented extra 50-foot refrigerators to hold the bodies.
One funeral home in Los Angeles says they are handling 30 bodies a day. That's six times their normal rate. They're rented extra 50-foot refrigerators to hold the bodies.
California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages
As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up.
As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up.