Coronavirus

Riverside County moved to less-restrictive COVID-19 tier, allowing for more reopenings

Barry Lennon, Operating Partner of J. Christopher, hangs up signs to to promote dine in service now available in the J. Christopher restaurant on April 27, 2020 in Brookhaven, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

All CA counties permitted to allow reopening of nail salons under latest COVID-19 rules

A nail technician works on a customer's nails in this undated file photo. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Riverside County proposal would dump state’s pandemic plan and reopen sooner

Supervisor Jeff Hewitt, who's proposing new guidelines to reopen Riverside County at a quicker pace than the state allows, is seen in an undated photo. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

August home sales in U.S. rise to highest level since 2006 in 3rd straight month of gains

In this April 1, 2020 photo, a "For Sale" sign stands in front of a home that is in the process of being sold in Monroe, Wash., outside of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Opportunity gaps in U.S. public schools highlighted by coronavirus pandemic

Teacher Marisa Wiezel, who is related to the photographer, prepares for the 2020/2021 school year at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on Aug. 25, 2020 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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U.S. coronavirus death toll hits 200,000, by far the highest in the world

Yolanda Flowers, center, cries as she arrives for a memorial service for her father, the pastor of the Shining Star Freewill Baptist church Bishop James N. Flowers Jr, at the City Hall in Seat Pleasant, Maryland on April 13, 2020. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

California’s COVID-19 positivity rate dips below 3% for the first time but officials urge continued caution

The rate of positive results from COVID-19 tests in California over the last week fell below 3%, state officials said on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Los Angeles Times)

Hollywood studios, entertainment unions agree to terms over pandemic sick pay and safety rules

Guests attend the HBO Max Drive-In Premiere of Unpregnant on Sept. 9, 2020 in Glendale. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images for HBO Max)

Productivity level declines at California’s EDD despite increased hiring, report finds

In this March 26, 2020 file photo, a man takes a photo of a sign advising that a Employment Development Department office in San Francisco is closed due to coronavirus concerns. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)

COVID-19 outbreak at San Diego State University expected to cause rollback to more restrictive tier

A waiter pours wine for patrons at an outdoor restaurant along 5th Avenue in The Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego, California on July 17, 2020. (SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. County awaiting more COVID-19 Labor Day data that could determine movement to next reopening tier

People cross the street in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles, August 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California during the coronavirus pandemic. (Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. cruise lines will test all passengers, crew for COVID-19 as part of safety plan when sailing resumes

The Symphony of the Seas cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, in a Wednesday, May 20, 2020, file photo, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

CDC removes statement on COVID-19 airborne transmission that was mistakenly posted

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

Millions could miss coronavirus relief payments due to incomplete government records: Officials

An exterior view of the building of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

‘This is freaking weird’: Regina King accurately summed up this year’s historic Emmys show