WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was “doing very well" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus as lawmakers in battleground states that Giuliani visited last week scrambled to make sure they did not contract the virus. The 76-year-old former New York mayor, hospitalized in...
Fauci’s Plea ‘Wear a Mask’ Tops List of 2020 Notable Quotes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A plea from Dr. Anthony Fauci for people to “wear a mask” to slow the spread of the coronavirus tops a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotes of 2020. The list assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library, is...
California Unveils Smartphone Tool to Trace Virus Cases
California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar throughout the state. Californians will be able to activate the tool in their iPhone settings or on Android phones by downloading the...
Trump Ratchets Up Pace of Executions Before Biden Inauguration
CHICAGO — As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday and concluding just days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. If the five go off as...
Trump Lawyer Giuliani in Hospital with COVID Symptoms After Positive Virus Test
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump's inner circle to contract the disease that is now surging across the U.S. Giuliani was exhibiting some symptoms and was admitted Sunday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington,...
Senator Says Trump Likely to Back COVID-19 Relief, but $1,200 Check Not Included
WASHINGTON — A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won't include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, a Republican senator involved in the bipartisan talks says. “President Trump has indicated that he would sign a $908...
Valley Residents Wake Up to Tightest Stay at Home Rules Since Pandemic’s Start
Valley residents woke up Monday under a new COVID-19 stay-at-home order that prohibits in-person restaurant dining, shutters salons and limits retail in an effort to curb spiraling infections and hospitalizations. On Sunday, the San Joaquin Valley region's remaining intensive care unit capacity was reported at 6.6% on the state's COVID-19...
Walters: Who Will Have Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine?
There’s nothing new about political jousting over shares of a limited but valuable resource. For instance, Californians have been squabbling for decades over divvying up water supplies among agricultural interests, municipal consumers and the natural environment. The conflict never goes away but increases in intensity every time the state experiences...
Walters: A Legislative Session Shaped by Pandemic
The California Legislature will reconvene Monday for what may be its most unusual session in the state’s 170-year history. Even the manner of its first meeting of the biennial session will be odd due to concerns about the surging COVID-19 pandemic. The 80-member state Assembly will initially gather in Sacramento’s...
Vaccines Getting Closer: Governor Outlines Priorities for Who’s Up First
Californians will likely see the first doses of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine arrive between Dec. 12 and 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday as he unveiled the state’s distribution plans for its initial allotment of 327,000 doses. The coveted first batch is reserved for health care workers directly caring for...