Video: Anti-abortion activist scales 60-floor San Francisco Salesforce Tower

An anti-abortion activist was seen scaling the 60-floor Salesforce tower in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, a wild scene captured on video by some awe-struck admirers. His actions were condemned by police and firefighters.

California bill mandating 4-day workweek stalls in legislature
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A California bill that would mandate employers to pay overtime for workers working more than 32 hours a week will not be advancing in the Legislature this session.

CDC restates transportation mask recommendation

U.S. health officials are restating their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.

Planet Fitness to offer high schoolers free gym membership

Participants will also be automatically entered for a chance to win a $500 scholarship, with one awarded per state.

LA County health officials urge workplace safety as COVID-19 spread continues

Health officials have been reporting elevated daily case numbers in recent weeks, attributable largely to the BA.2 subvariant of the virus. An offshoot of that variant -- known as BA.2.12.1 -- has also begun spreading locally, and health officials said it is believed to be 20% to 30% more infectious than BA.2.

COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants dodge immunity from past infection, South African study finds

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

Inland Empire sees huge population growth
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While Los Angeles County experienced a population decline, some areas are booming - like the Inland Empire.

Teens tune parents out due to changing brain activity, study finds

Researchers said developing brain activity in teenagers causes them to respond better to unfamiliar voices than their mothers’.

COVID-19 cases still high in LA County, with yet another variant growing

According to Ferrer, the infectious BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 is now responsible for 88% of the local cases that underwent special testing to identify variants.

Why are vaccines still important if so many kids have already had COVID-19?

A recent CDC report estimated that 75% of U.S. kids have likely had COVID-19. Here’s why experts say vaccines are still important, despite having recovered from a previous infection.

First U.S. case of bird flu human infection confirmed in Colorado

A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys.