LOS ANGELES — Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state’s emergency care system. As of Sunday, more than 16,840 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infections — more than double the previous peak reached in […]
Josh Linehan
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Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding
The House was expected to vote on the legislation very late Sunday or Monday and Senate action would follow.
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Pompeo says Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind cyberattack on U.S.
It’s expected to take months to kick elite hackers out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back as March.
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Direct payments included as agreement nears on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill
Negotiators are close to agreement on legislation that would extend direct payments of perhaps $600 to most Americans.
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Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president
The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.
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U.S. set for first COVID-19 shots as shipments begin arriving
Hospital workers begin unloading precious frozen vials of COVID-19 vaccine, preparing for inoculations that bring hope despite the grief of the nation’s rising death toll.
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The Latest: Members of White House staff to get early access to coronavirus vaccine
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and around the world.
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COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic U.S. effort
The rollout of the Pfizer vaccine, the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, ushers in the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
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Body found in Bangor under homicide investigation
Police said the death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy.
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Maine man charged in incident following refusal to wear mask, police say
The York County Sheriff’s Office charged the Hiram resident with felony reckless conduct following a dispute at Calls Shop ‘n Save in Cornish.