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Why COVID vaccine rollout is slower than federal officials promised
CoronavirusLA County continues to be the nation’s hotspot for COVID-19 cases. The county has been averaging around 16,000 new cases every day since the new year.
COVID contagion at LA workplaces
CoronavirusOne of the nation’s worst COVID outbreaks is in LA County, where the positivity rate over the last week is nearing 20%.
Insurrection and impeachment
PoliticsJosh Barro and Ken White talk about the legal ramifications for the people who mobbed the U.S. Capitol building, and for President Trump.
Making sense of an unpeaceful transition of power
PoliticsThe peaceful transition of power for the first time in US history appeared to hang in the balance this week.
Trump is first president to be impeached twice
PoliticsToday the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for inciting an insurrection against the federal government. Ten Republicans broke party ranks to vote in favor.
Who’s now eligible for COVID vaccination in LA?
CoronavirusDodger Stadium reopened today as a coronavirus vaccine site, with the capacity to vaccinate up to 12,000 people a day.
Preparing for Inauguration Day security threats
PoliticsThe nation’s capital will have extensive military presence next week when Joe Biden takes the oath of office and becomes the 46th U.S. president.
PHOTOS: LA Trump supporters clashed with police and counter-protestors as insurrection erupted at US Capitol
NewsTrump supporters gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
COVID in San Diego, anti-vaccine messaging, presidential pardons
CoronavirusSan Diego County’s big box stores, restaurants and group living situations are sites of the most prevalent COVID-19 contagion, according to a KPBS investigation.