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With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America's war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year. At the same time, he tried to manage expectations in his second day in office, [...]

Garcetti says L.A. has increased staffing to reduce wait times at city vaccine centers

With those who can get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine in Los Angeles facing long wait times, officials are working to ramp up capacity at the massive Dodger Stadium center and other sites. The city has increased staffing to reduce wait times and make the process more efficient. More than 80,000 people have gotten [...]

More than 4,000 died of COVID-19 since New Year’s Day in L.A. County

The chance that a person hospitalized for COVID-19 will die in L.A. County has doubled in recent months. According to an analysis by the L.A. County Department of Health Services, in September and October, there was about 1 in 8 chance for patients hospitalized for COVID-19 to die. But since November, the chance of dying for those [...]

California's COVID-19 vaccine supply is running critically low as more vie for shots

As California increases COVID-19 vaccinations, supply issues are becoming a critical problem, and some counties say they are rapidly running out. County officials say they have most of the resources — large vaccine centers and personnel to run them — but lack the doses they need. “Our ability to protect even more L.A. County residents in the coming [...]

As SoCal slides into drought, much-needed rain is in the forecast

After days of unseasonably warm weather, it's finally going to start feeling more like winter — at least by Southern California standards. But perhaps more important, much-needed rain is in the forecast, courtesy of back-to-back weather systems, at a time when the region is slipping deeper into drought. A significant shift in the weather pattern [...]

100-day moratorium on deportations to start Friday, Homeland Security Dept. says

The Homeland Security Department announced a 100-day moratorium on deportations Wednesday after newly sworn in President Joe Biden signed a series far-reaching executive orders on immigration. The moratorium will apply to “certain noncitizens” starting Friday, after Biden revoked one of Trump’s earliest executive orders making anyone in the country illegally a priority for deportations. In [...]

California spent $19M on security around state Capitol amid fears of civil unrest during inauguration

California spent nearly $19 million for a week's worth of high security around the state Capitol and other locations because of fears of civil unrest surrounding the inauguration of President Joe Biden, officials said citing preliminary estimates Thursday. National Guard troops began standing down Thursday, but “state and local law enforcement will maintain a heightened [...]

Appointments for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Riverside County fill up shortly after registration opened

Registration for limited COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Riverside County opened up Thursday for some residents, including those 65 and older, but the appointments were full soon after. Registration began at noon for six upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Lake Elsinore, Perris and Indio. Those eligible for the limited appointments are those in Phase 1A and [...]

Biden proposes 5-year extension of nuclear treaty with Russia, U.S. officials say

President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise set to expire in February, the White House said Thursday. Biden proposed the extension even as he asked the intelligence community to look closely into Russia's cyberattacks, its alleged interference in the 2020 election and other actions, [...]

After nearly 700 dockworkers at L.A. County's ports contract coronavirus, officials plead for vaccines

Nearly 700 dockworkers at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have contracted COVID-19 and hundreds more are taking virus-related leaves, raising fears of a severe slowdown in the region’s multibillion-dollar logistics economy. A growing longshore worker infection rate, which parallels the surge of the virus across California, is exacerbating a massive snarl [...]

U.S. return to climate fight under Biden welcomed by world leaders

World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned over the past four years. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron were among those welcoming Biden's decision to rejoin [...]

Winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million sold in Maryland; Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion

The latest jackpot-winning Powerball ticket, worth $731.1 million, was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove. Someone bought it at Coney Market, a convenience store in the Allegany County town of Lonaconing, the Maryland Lottery announced on Thursday. [...]

U.S. unemployment claims see small decline but remain at a historically-high 900,000

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic. The Labor Department's report Thursday underscored that President Joe Biden has inherited an economy that faltered this winter as virus cases spiked, cold weather restricted dining and federal rescue [...]

Yosemite National Park closed until Tuesday due to wind damage

Yosemite National Park will be closed until at least Tuesday as a result of damage caused to the park during this week's high wind event, officials announced Thursday. A windstorm moved into the state early in the week, fanning brush fires, toppling trees and leaving thousands of Californians without power. Reaching Yosemite Monday night, the [...]

Biden signs executive order to disband Trump's 1776 Commission

President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote “patriotic education” in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda. In an executive order signed on Wednesday in his first day in office, Biden disbanded Donald Trump’s presidential 1776 Commission and withdrew a report it released Monday. Trump established the group in September [...]