Remembering Kobe Bryant's final appearance at Staples Center

Wednesday marks two years since Kobe and Gianna Bryant attended their final NBA game at the arena formerly called Staples Center, also known as “The House that Kobe Built."

Biden revokes COVID-19 travel ban from southern African nations

The U.S. travel ban from several southern African countries is being lifted, President Joe Biden said in a proclamation.

Biden signs $768B defense spending bill into law

“The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.

Biden signs bill blocking Chinese goods made by forced labor

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is the latest in a series of intensifying U.S. penalties against China for alleged abuses.

New booster requirement for California healthcare workers
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that healthcare workers across California will be required to get their booster shot.

Biden: 500M free at-home COVID-19 tests, more hospital aid to fight omicron

President Joe Biden pledged 500 million free at-home COVID-19 tests that Americans can have shipped to them as the world races the omicron variant.

US population shows slowest growth rate ever over first year of pandemic

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday showed the country's population grew at its lowest rate ever. This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation's population grew by less than 1 million people.

Bidens welcome new puppy, Commander, to the White House

His name appears to be a play on Biden’s status as commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces.

Crowd boos after Trump reveals he got COVID-19 booster shot

Former President Donald Trump revealed he received a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas. "If you don't want to take it, you shouldn't be forced to take it. No mandates," he told the crowd. “But take credit because we saved tens of millions of lives. Take credit. Don't let them take that away from you.”

Biden raises standards on vehicle mileage to fight climate change

In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.

Gavin Newsom pledges to combat smash-and-grabs
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Stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to boost law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft.

Newsom boosts efforts to combat smash-and-grabs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he'll seek more than $300 million to help law enforcement combat smash-and-grabs

Mayor Garcetti faces sexual harassment questions as Senate panel weighs ambassadorship

Mayor Eric Garcetti, appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as it considers his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to India, defended himself again Tuesday against allegations he knew about sexual harassment allegedly committed against employees in his office by a senior adviser.