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Restaurants in New York City are allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. Locanda Vini e Olii in Brooklyn won't do any indoor dining until every staff member has been fully vaccinated.

In very emotional testimony, Courteney Ross described to the jury the man she knew, adding detail to a life that ended when Floyd died in police custody last Memorial Day.

More than 100 ships of similar size to the Ever Given ply the world's waterways, creating logistical challenges and concerns about mishaps — including "spectacular losses of cargo," one analyst says.

The drug company says the problem involved one batch of a substance that goes into its coronavirus vaccine. But the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, has a history of problems.

The convictions come amid a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong and just days after Chinese officials approved a major overhaul of the territory's electoral system that tightens Beijing's control.

Officials are trying to shrink the timetable for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration.

In an interview with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the plan is "fully paid for" and that not making the investment is a "threat to American competitiveness."

Colleges are leaning heavily on campus custodians. "You may not have seen us before the pandemic, but I guarantee you'll see us now," says Tanya Hughes, a campus building services head in Florida.

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.

Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content.

A year into the pandemic, the agency's staffers reflect on what it's been like to fight the biggest public health battle in their history and how they're working to rebuild public trust in science.

Current and former officials say that the executive order could mean that some pretrial detainees are housed hours away from courthouses where their cases will be heard, diverting resources.

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For thousands of Californians, the notion of “presumed innocent” has been turned on its head. They’ve waited years in jail without being tried or sentenced.

from KCRW Features

Mississippi’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill earlier this month that prohibits trans girls from participating in girls’ sports.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Beginning April 15, all California residents ages 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine under the state's vaccination plan.

from KCRW Features

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Airlines, hotels, cruise ships, and foreign countries are signaling they might demand proof you’ve gotten your shots. Enter the vaccine passport.

Vaccine passports rekindle fears over data privacy and government tracking

Airlines, hotels, cruise ships, and foreign countries are signaling they might demand proof you’ve gotten your shots. Enter the vaccine passport.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“We should not be relaxing the restrictions, because this is exactly what we did last summer and look what happened.

Avoiding a fourth COVID wave in California depends on speed of vaccination effort, says UC Berkeley doctor

“We should not be relaxing the restrictions, because this is exactly what we did last summer and look what happened.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW asked some parents if they’d interview their own children about this past year — to see what kids themselves have missed and learned, and how they’re feeling about the future.

‘Nervous and excited’: How kids feel about returning to school, in their own words

KCRW asked some parents if they’d interview their own children about this past year — to see what kids themselves have missed and learned, and how they’re feeling about the future.

from Greater LA

More and more school districts have already implemented ethnic studies programs, and college educators are developing programs to train the next generation of ethnic studies teachers.

Ethnic studies teachers: How to train California’s next generation

More and more school districts have already implemented ethnic studies programs, and college educators are developing programs to train the next generation of ethnic studies teachers.

from Greater LA

Older adults and essential workers are currently flooding COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Jumping the line to get COVID vaccines

Older adults and essential workers are currently flooding COVID-19 vaccination sites.

from Greater LA

Older adults and essential workers are currently flooding COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Getting COVID vaccines early: Angelenos explain how they pulled it off

Older adults and essential workers are currently flooding COVID-19 vaccination sites.

from Greater LA

In this special episode, Josh Barro speaks with RonNell Andersen Jones of the University of Utah College of Law about new developments in defamation law.

Relationship to the truth

In this special episode, Josh Barro speaks with RonNell Andersen Jones of the University of Utah College of Law about new developments in defamation law.

from All the Presidents' Lawyers

Mississippi’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill earlier this month that prohibits trans girls from participating in girls’ sports.

Health care access for transgender youth get restricted in some states

Mississippi’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill earlier this month that prohibits trans girls from participating in girls’ sports.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand