Costco to end COVID hours for seniors, healthcare workers, first responders

After more than two years amid the coronavirus pandemic, Costco will soon end its special hours for seniors as well as health care workers and first responders.

Get pumped: Venice's Muscle Beach has reopened

Closed for years for renovations, Venice's Muscle Beach reopened Monday morning.

Pfizer: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose will be needed

“Right now, the way that we have seen, it is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said.

What young people need to know about strokes

Model Hailey Bieber says she is fine after a health scare, suffering a blood clot to her brain this past week.

LAUSD keeps masks while state drops classroom mask mandate

Students across California return to the classroom Monday without masks, but not at LAUSD, where some parents plan to protest the district's mask mandate.

Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once COVID-19 public health emergency ends

Millions of Medicaid enrollees are at risk of losing their coverage once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends and eligibility checks resume, one recent analysis estimates.

California's school mask mandate has ended, but not for LAUSD

Late Friday night, California, Washington and Oregon will drop mask requirements in K-12 schools. LAUSD, however, will keep its mask rules in place.

China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in COVID-19 cases

Residents of Changchun are required to remain home with one family member allowed to venture out to buy food and other necessities every two days.

Canned pet food shortage continues amid supply chain woes

The canned pet food industry continues to feel the burn as supply chain woes and increases in price leave many pet owners improvising their dog or cat’s next meal.

US to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses next month

The requirement, which extends to planes, buses, trains and transit hubs, had been set to expire on March 18, but was extended by a month to allow the public health agency time to develop new, more targeted policies.

US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.

California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies

California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.

Graduation debate: Cal Lutheran students fighting to have graduation on campus

It's just nine weeks until graduation day at California Lutheran University. Right now, the ceremony's set to take place at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Now with COVID protocols relaxing, some students want it back on campus.

Inland Empire clinic offering monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients

Monoclonal antibody treatment has been difficult to get for many COVID-19 patients. One clinic in Moreno Valley is trying to get the treatment to more patients.

WHO says COVID-19 boosters are needed, reversing previous guidance

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to coronavirus vaccines, including booster doses.