Hollywood Pantages Theater opens for first time in 17 months for 'Hamilton'
The Hollywood Pantages Theater opened for the first time in 17 months Tuesday for the opening night of the award-winning musical, Hamilton.
Japan weighs legal penalties as country expands COVID-19 state of emergency
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations.
COVID-19 surge: Tennessee National Guard deploys over 550 soldiers to assist hospitals
Soldiers have been sent to 58 counties, including Shelby County, across the state to assist with COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and administrative support.
These companies are requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations
Multiple major companies are now requiring their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid rising cases of the delta variant across the U.S.
Parent physically assaults Texas teacher, rips mask off her face
Another teacher was verbally assaulted by parents who claimed they could not understand what the teacher was saying while her face was covered.
LAUSD baseline COVID testing spots more than 3,600 positive cases ahead of school year
With the Los Angeles Unified School District requiring students and staff to undergo COVID-19 testing, baseline screening conducted in the past two weeks uncovered more than 3,600 positive cases.
4 additional LAPD employees hospitalized with COVID-19
LAPD Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Tuesday that mobile vaccination clinics will be deployed to each station starting as early as next Monday.
Las Vegas Raiders to require vaccines for fans at home games
The Las Vegas Raiders will require all fans attending home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19.
Texas requests five mortuary trailers as COVID continues to surge
The trailers would come from FEMA and be stationed in San Antonio, where they would then move to various Texas locations if local leaders request them
New Zealand to enter lockdown after single COVID-19 case found
New Zealand's government is taking drastic action by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown after finding a single case of COVID-19. The city where the infected man lives and another city he had visited will go into full lockdown for 7 days, while the rest of the country will shut down for three days.
Vaccine boosters will be recommended for all U.S. residents
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose.
LAUSD students return to campuses for fall semester; some students met with long lines
Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, with mask-wearing and weekly COVID-19 testing mandated for all pupils, teachers and staff, and with all district employees now required to be vaccinated.
Record pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations reported amid delta surge
Data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have skyrocketed over the past week.
LAUSD Back to School: Students met with long lines
Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, but some were met with long lines as they arrived on campus due to an extended process of verifying requiring COVID-19 tests.
California pastor hands out COVID-19 vaccine exemption letters
A church in California is handed exemption letters for people who do not want to take the coronavirus vaccine.
5,600 Hillsborough students quarantined due to COVID-19; emergency school board meeting this Wednesday
The Hillsborough County School Board says 5,599 students and 316 employees are being quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 after just the first week of classes. Officials are calling an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss next steps, including a possible mask mandate for all students and staff.
NIH scientists develop faster, less costly COVID-19 test
NIH scientists discovered a new COVID-19 test technique that may reduce test time and cost while increasing efficiency.
Live Nation to require COVID-19 vaccination or negative test from artists, fans
Live Nation will require all artists and fans to either show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test starting Oct. 4, the company said.
COVID-19 boosters: Walgreens, CVS offering 3rd dose to immunocompromised
Walgreens and CVS are already scheduling immunocompromised patients for third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Man stabbed during COVID-19 vaccine protest outside LA City Hall, several others assaulted
Several people gathered in front of LA City Hall to protest the contentious issue of mandatory vaccinations against the coronavirus.