LAUSD superintendent calls for 'Marshall Plan' for getting students back in classroom

Los Angeles Unified School District campuses would be an ideal setting for administering COVID-19 vaccines to students and their families, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday, while again imploring elected officials to provide financial support for schools to prepare for an eventual return to in-person instruction.

Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrives in Southern California

Doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine began shipping out from a Michigan facility on Sunday bound for Southern California distribution centers and other locations in the United States.

First shipment of coronavirus vaccine arrives in SoCal
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Doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine have begun shipping from a Michigan facility, bound for Southern California distribution centers and other locations in the United States, with Southland health-care workers hoping to get their shots in the next couple of days.

'Christmas cliff' looms for millions of Americans on the verge of losing their unemployment benefits

It’s being called the “Christmas Cliff.” On Dec. 26, millions of Americans are set to lose their unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic, adding another layer of stress for those who are jobless this holiday.

Confirmed COVID-19 case forces postponement of USC men's basketball game

Sunday night's USC-Stanford men's basketball game at the Galen Center has been postponed and team activities will be paused because of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Trojans' program, the university announced.   

LA County reports 12,731 new COVID-19 cases, 4,009 hospitalizations

Los Angeles County reported 12,731 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths on Sunday, as the number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus surpassed 4,000 for the first time.

Orange County officials blast judge's order to cut jail population by half

The outgoing chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors added her voice to criticism of a judge's ruling ordering Sheriff Don Barnes to reduce the county's jail population by half to allow for more social distancing among inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvania waitress receives $500 tip hours before indoor dining ban begins

Just before Pennsylvania temporarily closed indoor dining at restaurants across the state on Friday night, one waitress received a large tip.

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

​Initially, about 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were expected to be sent out, and the priority is health care workers and nursing home residents as infections, hospitalizations and deaths soar in the U.S.

LA County continues record-setting COVID-19 case counts

For the second time in two days and third time this week, Los Angeles County has set a new record for daily COVID-19 infections, reporting nearly 14,000 new cases Friday and pushing the county over the cumulative half-million mark.  

Undercover officers dressed as Santa and an elf bust suspected thieves

Officers dressed as Santa and an elf conducted an undercover operation at a Riverside shopping center and arrested various suspected shoplifters, police said Saturday.  

Orange County reports 2,091 new cases of COVID-19, record hospitalizations

Orange County reported 2,091 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths on Saturday while again setting a new record for hospitalizations related to the coronavirus.  

Barcelona uses music concert to test COVID-19 same-day screening

Barcelona residents gathered Saturday to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening to safely hold cultural events.

States could receive COVID-19 vaccine on Monday

The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday.