Long Beach masks: Residents to be required to mask up indoors regardless of vaccination status

Long Beach officials are ordering residents to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. Health officials said the city has seen a 288% increase in average daily COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.

LA County's new mask mandate could have major impacts on the nightlife industry
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Los Angeles County is reinstating its mask mandate in indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, and the decision is likely to have major impacts on the nightlife industry, which already suffered a year of full closure amid the pandemic.

WHO says it was 'premature' to rule out lab leak as COVID-19 origin

The head of the World Health Organization has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak.

LA County residents react to return of mask mandate
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FOX 11's Phil Shuman caught up with Los Angeles County residents to hear their thoughts on residents being required to mask up again.

Los Angeles County re-implementing indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status
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Los Angeles County is re-implementing a mandate requiring residents to wear masks while indoors, regardless of vaccination status as the county continues to see an increase in COVID-19 transmission, county health officials said Thursday.

American unemployment claims fall to 360,000, another pandemic low

The United States set another pandemic low in this week's jobs report, showing only 360,000 first-time filers for unemployment.

Money in the bank: Child tax credit dollars head to parents

The monthly payments amount to $300 for each child who is 5 and younger and $250 for those between 5 and 17. The payments are set to lapse after a year, but President Biden is pushing to extend them through at least 2025.

Foo Fighters postpone show at Forum due to confirmed COVID-19 case

A Foo Fighters concert scheduled for Saturday at the LA Forum has been postponed due to a confirmed COVID-19 case within the Foo Fighters organization. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes vaccinations amid rising COVID-19 case numbers

The rise of COVID-19 cases is sparking concern. According to health officials at Cedars-Sinai, the emergency room has seen a sevenfold increase in COVID patients over the past two weeks.

Los Angeles County has 5th straight day of 1,000 COVID-19 cases

Los Angeles County reported 1,103 new COVID cases, lifting the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 1,259,772. The county also reported 12 new fatalities due to the virus, increasing the death toll to 24,554.

New daily COVID-19 cases in US have doubled in past 3 weeks

New COVID-19 cases per day in the U.S. have doubled over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.

Consumer prices saw largest inflation spike in June since 2008

Consumer prices in June rose 0.9% from May and 5.4% over the past year — the sharpest 12-month inflation spike since June 2008.