Knott's Berry Farm reopens to season-passholders

Knott's Berry Farm reopened for season-passholders on Thursday ahead of its public reopening May 21.

Woman who survived Holocaust, pandemic celebrates 100th birthday

A Long Island woman, who was born as the world was recovering from the last pandemic in the 1920s and escaped Nazi Germany, is now celebrating her 100th birthday.

In new pandemic low, unemployment numbers fall to 498,000

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market’s growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending.

Long Beach, Pasadena enact eased yellow tier rules

Pasadena and Long Beach enacted eased guidelines on Wednesday, including the reopening of indoor bars.

Dozens of migrant children at Long Beach, Pomona centers treated for COVID-19

About four dozen migrant children being housed at an intake center at the Long Beach Convention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, along with 14 more at the Pomona Fairplex.

Federal judge throws out national eviction moratorium, DOJ appeals

The Department of Justice is fighting to keep a national eviction moratorium in place after a federal judge invalidated the measure that aids financially strapped tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 toll in US projected to drop this summer, but variants could set back progress

Teams of experts are projecting that COVID-19′s toll on the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end of July, but warn variants are a “wild card” that could set back progress.

Los Angeles County moves into California's least restrictive yellow tier

On Tuesday, Los Angeles County became eligible to move into the yellow tier, California’s least restrictive on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which eases more rules for businesses amid the ongoing pandemic. 

Mass shootings on the rise again as progress is made on ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

After a year of pandemic lockdowns, public mass shootings are back. For many, the fear of contracting an invisible virus is suddenly compounded by the forgotten yet more familiar fear of getting caught in a random act of violence.

WHO: More COVID-19 cases reported globally in past 2 weeks than in 1st 6 months of pandemic

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally in the past two weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic.

Hollywood's Magic Castle set to reopen May 21

Hollywood's Magic Castle, the world-famous private clubhouse for magicians, will reopen on May 21 after being closed for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Academy of Magical Arts announced Tuesday.

LA County residents 16 and over can now get vaccine without appointment

Los Angeles County announced via an alert on Monday that residents 16 and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment.

LAX reports record number of travelers, but still lags in passengers compared to 2019

The Los Angeles International Airport officials reported a record number of passengers flying on Sunday, but the numbers still lag in comparison to passengers in 2019.  

Nurse: Who am I to decide who gets to say goodbye to dying COVID-19 patient?
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An ICU nurse choked back tears through much of the interview, speaking thoughtfully about the burden and privilege of helping COVID-19 patients. One of the hardest parts of her job over the last year was?telling the families of a terminal COVID-19 patient, that only one person could be in the room to say goodbye.