Tech-savvy California teen excels at distance learning

As a tech-savvy teen, Joseph Williams has taken to distance learning. While the virtual classroom has been a struggle for many parents, teachers, and students, Williams is excelling.

LAUSD superintendent lays out plans to test students for COVID-19 when they return to class

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday that the school district has created a COVID-19 testing system in anticipation of students returning to its campuses.

Newest California Supreme Court justice nominee would be 1st openly gay man to hold post

Martin Jenkins would also be the third African American judge and the first openly gay justice to hold this seat, once the confirmation process is complete, which Newsom said he hoped would occur by next month. 

20,000 chairs placed outside White House to honor Americans killed by COVID-19

20,000 chairs were lined up on the Ellipse outside of the White House Sunday, each representing 10 Americans killed by the coronavirus, in a solemn reminder of those who have lost their lives amid the pandemic. 

CDC changes COVID-19 guidance again, saying coronavirus is airborne

The CDC for a second time changed its guidance and now says that the coronavirus can spread through airborne transmission via tiny respiratory droplets that can linger in the air for up to several hours.

Casino cardrooms reopen outdoors in LA County

Los Angeles County card rooms opened for outdoor-only business Monday, the latest economic sector permitted to reopen under gradually loosening coronavirus restrictions.

Georgia students quarantined after virus brought on board school bus

A majority of students on one Forsyth County school bus have been quarantined after one student infected with the virus was found on-board.

Claudia Conway, daughter of former Trump aide, tests positive for coronavirus

Fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway, the daughter of former White House aide Kellyanne Conway, announced on TikTok that she had contracted the virus.

Michigan attorney says 'burn your masks' and forget COVID emergency orders after state Supreme Court decision

A Michigan attorney said all executive orders regarding masks, social distancing, and more are now void after the Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders were struck down by the state Supreme Court.

2 Americans, 1 British scientist win Nobel medicine prize

Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio's work helped explain a major source of blood-borne hepatitis that couldn't be explained by the previously discovered hepatitis A and B viruses.

WHO:  1 in 10 worldwide may have been infected with coronavirus

The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the world's population has been infected by the coronavirus.

Regal Cinemas temporarily closing all US theaters

Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse movie theaters fell as much as 58% after it said it will temporarily close the venues because delays to the latest James Bond film left it with few blockbusters to attract customers during the pandemic.

Air quality is unhealthy in parts of Los Angeles County

According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) forecast, air quality will be unhealthy for the following areas on Monday, October 5:

Trump's doctor's comments on COVID-19 symptoms, care spark confusion

For the second day in a row, the Navy commander in charge of President Donald Trump’s care left the world wondering: Just how sick is the president?

What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis

A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of the President amid his coronavirus diagnosis added more confusion.