California officials remain confident about the rapid reopening of the economy even as coronavirus deaths and new cases continue to rise, saying they have no plans now to slow the efforts.They said they expected cases to tick upward as businesses reopened but stressed the overall metrics still support the reopening strategy, which took another major…
Gov. Gavin Newsom met with faith leaders Monday and urged peace as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued to ignite protests by day and violence and looting by night in many cities across California and the nation.CLICK FOR STORY: https://www.latimes.com/california/st...SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWShttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...https://www.latimes.com/subscriptionLET’S CONNECT:Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/latimesTwitter ► https://twitter.com/LATimesInstagram ► https://www.instagram.com/latimes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for L.A. County and sent the National Guard to help quell violence in Los Angeles amid protests over the death of George Floyd."California approved the city and county's request to deploy members of the National Guard to assist Los Angeles and neighboring communities," Newsom's office…
Republicans are taking California to court over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for his state to conduct November’s election entirely by mail over coronavirus fears. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced on Twitter that her organization, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the California Republican Party have filed court papers seeking to block Mr. Newsom’s…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…