Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach enacting fines amid backlog
In an effort to ease congestion, the ports will start fining shipping companies whose cargo containers linger for too long at marine terminals.
California’s unemployment fraud reaches at least $20 billion
State officials blamed nearly all of that fraud on a hastily approved expansion of unemployment benefits by Congress that let people who were self-employed get weekly checks from the government with few safeguards to stop people from getting benefits who were not eligible to receive them.
CDC: COVID-19 health rules extended for cruise lines until January 2022
Federal health officials are extending until mid-January its rules that cruise ships must follow to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.
LA County reaches settlement with restaurant that defied outdoor dining ban to avoid laying off staff
Dave Foldes, the owner of Cronies Sports Bar and Grill, told FOX 11 he was keeping outdoor dining open to protect his staff’s financial health and said he didn't have the heart to lay off his employees ahead of Christmas last year.
COVID-19 strategies resulted in ‘almost zero’ infections at summer camps, CDC says
The CDC analyzed more than 7,000 campers and staff members at nine overnight camps this summer and found only nine laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
South Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating Moderna shot
A team of young scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.
'History is repeating itself': Dodgers fans hopeful for another series comeback in NLCS
As the Boys in Blue look to pull off a repeat of the 2020 series miracle in Atlanta, Dodger fever remains in full effect across Los Angeles.
California hiring slows in September; jobless rate at 7.5%
In California, new coronavirus cases are at their lowest point since the start of the pandemic, schools have fully reopened and the more generous unemployment benefits from the federal government have expired — all signs of what should have been a robust economic recovery in September.
Melbourne residents cheer as city lifts 6th COVID-19 lockdown
When Melbourne began lifting COVID-19 restrictions at midnight, its residents were eager to celebrate.
System of a Down postpones show after Serj Tankian's breakthrough COVID-19 case
Glendale's own System of a Down announced it is postponing this weekend's highly-anticipated show after a breakthrough COVID-19 case.
COVID-19 outbreak among students forces closure of LA County school
View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School shuttered its campus for the entire week, returning to remote learning out of an abundance of caution after more than a dozen students tested positive for COVID-19.
US unemployment claims fall to 290,000, a new pandemic low
Unemployment claims in the U.S. reached another pandemic low last week, declining to 290,000.
California school district tells parents their children must eat lunch in the rain due to COVID
Amid outcry, the district decided to let kids eat a 15-minute lunch indoors if there is 'a heavy downpour'
AY4.2 variant: CDC says new delta sublineage of COVID-19 seen in US
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said Wednesday the AY4.2 sublineage recently identified in the United Kingdom has also been observed in the United States.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday morning despite being fully vaccinated, according to a statement from DHS spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.
Procter & Gamble combats inflation with price hikes in most categories
Procter & Gamble, like many other companies, has hiked prices on consumers in order to offset rising costs that have occurred due to supply-chain issues and a shortage of materials and labor coming out of the pandemic.
Thousands of California parents take part in statewide walkouts protesting school vaccine mandates
Thousands of California parents and teachers who oppose school vaccine mandates took part in a statewide walkout Monday.
California becomes only U.S. state to improve to yellow 'moderate' COVID-19 transmission level
New numbers from the CDC show promising signs for California's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Older adults are more susceptible to severe breakthrough COVID-19, studies show
Health officials say older adults are more at risk for severe COVID-19 breakthrough cases due to underlying medical conditions and less robust immune systems.
Arkansas restaurant pays student employees to do homework during shift
A restaurant group in Arkansas is allowing student employees to do homework for an hour while on the clock, an initiative that is raising grades and also recruiting more employees amid the country’s labor shortage.