LAUSD, teachers union reach pact on continued distance learning
With Los Angeles Unified campuses remaining largely closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district and its teachers union have extended their labor agreement governing distance learning, with the pact including additional office hours and up to 30 more minutes of instruction time on Mondays.
FDA authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The FDA has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the second vaccine to be approved amid the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
EDD fraud, theft on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic
As more Americans became unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, EDD fraud and theft skyrocketed.
LA County reports 5,100 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 4 new cases of MIS-C in kids
LA County Public Health reports 5,100 current hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
House, Senate pass bill to avert shutdown as COVID-19 relief negotiations continue
Congress approved a two-day stopgap spending measure Friday night to avert a partial government shutdown, sending bill to president Donald Trump.
Hospital patients spotted waiting outside before getting treatment in San Bernardino County
The state reported yesterday that Southern California's ICU capacity dropped to zero percent.
Surge tents set up at San Antonio Regional Hospital
The state reported yesterday that Southern California's ICU capacity dropped to zero percent.
10-year-old dog adopted after spending 1,134 days in shelter
Capone the 10-year-old Labrador retriever mix had difficulty finding a forever home and spent over 1,000 days in a Pittsburgh animal shelter before finally being adopted by a loving family.
Pelosi, McConnell receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi received a first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing her “confidence in science” in a tweet Friday morning. Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was also vaccinated.
Person caught COVID-19 after 5 minutes in restaurant 20 feet from infected patron, researchers say
It took only five minutes for one South Korean restaurant patron to become infected with the novel coronavirus from another person at the restaurant sitting more than 20 feet away, researchers say.
COVID-19 models plot harrowing scenarios for California hospitals
Over the next four weeks, California hospitals could be overflowing with 75,000 patients — about five times the current level — and an average of 400 people will die every day.
Frontline workers in Riverside County begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
The first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Riverside County.
More Californians stop seeking work as virus surges
More than 327,000 people stopped looking for work in California last month, a worrisome trend that has clouded the state’s economic picture during its worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
Airline passengers who refuse to wear masks face potential FAA fines
Two airline passengers who got into disturbances after allegedly not wearing face masks now face potential fines.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti in quarantine after daughter, 9, tests positive for COVID-19
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced he is in quarantine after his daughter tested positive for COVID-19.
Human trafficking, prostitution surging on streets of South LA during COVID-19 shutdowns
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions forcing the closures of strip clubs and other adult entertainment industries, the Los Angeles Police Department tells FOX 11 that human trafficking and prostitution have exploded on the streets of South LA, and they brought FOX 11 along to show us how bad the problem has become.
Orange and San Diego craft breweries sue Newsom over tasting room procedures
Craft breweries in Orange and San Diego are among beer makers suing Gov. Gavin Newsom, alleging constitutional violations because of a requirement that they serve meals to visitors in order to operate tasting rooms -- a coronavirus-related restriction not imposed on the state's winemakers, according to court papers obtained Friday.
Loneliness can strengthen parts of brain tied to imagination and reminiscing, study finds
Researchers behind a large study have found that loneliness might actually help strengthen parts of the brain tied to imagination, reminiscing and future planning — helping those cope with isolation.
Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence receive COVID-19 vaccine publicly to ‘build confidence’
Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams are scheduled to receive the vaccine Friday morning.
SoCal's ICU capacity drops to 0% as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope with COVID surge
Southern California's intensive-care unit capacity dropped to 0% on Thursday, a day after Los Angeles County's health services director warned that the hospital systems were "under siege."