[aggregation-styles] The New York Times For almost 40 years, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has held two jobs. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he has run one of the country’s premier research institutions. But he has also been an adviser to seven presidents, from Ronald...
Newsom Expected to Lift COVID Stay-at-Home Order Across State Monday
[aggregation-styles] KRON TV Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to lift the statewide stay-at-home order on Monday, California Capitol Correspondent Ashley Zavala says. All counties will reportedly go back to the tier system. Zavala says most regions will return to the most-restrictive purple tier — allowing the reopening of outdoor dining...
Larry King, Broadcasting Giant for Half-Century, Dies at 87
[aggregation-styles] ABC 30 LOS ANGELES -- Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he...
How World Leaders Are Reacting to Joe Biden’s Inauguration
[aggregation-styles] Reuters Here is how world leaders are reacting to U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump. AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON, ON TWITTER: “Congratulations to President @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris on your inauguration. The Australia-U.S. Alliance has never been more important. I wish you both...
United Airlines Might Require Its Employees to Take the Vaccine
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times The chief executive of United Airlines told the company’s employees this week that the carrier — and other businesses — could make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all workers. “The worst thing that I believe I will ever do in my career is the letters...
Obama, Bush and Clinton Release Video Praising Peaceful Transfers of Power, as Trump Skips Inauguration
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Standing in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his two predecessors in the White House, former president Barack Obama noted that inaugurations are central to American democracy. “Inaugurations signal a tradition of a peaceful transfer of power that is over two centuries old,” Obama...
COVID-19 Contracted by Scores of National Guard Members in Washington
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal Nearly 200 members of the National Guard deployed to Washington in the days leading up to Wednesday’s presidential inauguration have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and some officials fear cramped rest and working quarters contributed to the spread, defense officials said. Approximately 26,000 Guard...
Atmospheric River Means Massive Snow Coming to the West
[aggregation-styles] CBS News In what has been the worst fire season in recorded history in California, with twice the burned acreage of any season prior and fires burning months past the end of traditional wildfire season - some just days ago - fortune is about to shift, but to another...
La Habra Sued for $100 Million for Blocking Westridge Golf Club Housing Project
[aggregation-styles] The Orange County Register A developer sued the city of La Habra for more than $100 million last week for blocking the conversion of an unprofitable golf course into a 443-home housing and commercial development. Lennar Homes, the nation’s second-largest homebuilder, is seeking a court order overturning La Habra’s...
California Now Ranks Dead Last in Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
[aggregation-styles] SF Gate Good news: California has gotten better at administering its available COVID-19 vaccines, going from a 27.5% usage rate last week to a 37.3% usage rate this week. Bad news: Other states have also picked up the pace, and California now ranks 50th out of 50 states in...