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A Senate hearing on the coronavirus pandemic follows the day after the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 200,000 people. The session is underway now. -
The effort, still in its early stages, hopes to track infections and determine the effectiveness of safety measures. -
Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track coronavirus infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, where they're being used by a tiny percentage of the population. -
Volunteers getting the shot help determine if a candidate vaccine works. But what with social distancing and masks, scientists must discern if it's the shot or these other measures preventing illness. -
The county’s largest district has about 2,500 fewer students than it expected this year, with two-thirds of the drop coming from kindergarten. -
KPBS Midday EditionOn Monday, the Centers for Disease Control removed language about the spread of the coronavirus through aerosol particles from its website, information they had just posted Friday. A renowned UC San Diego atmospheric chemist explains what science believes about aerosols and the coronavirus on KPBS Midday Edition. -
KPBS Midday EditionJury trials in San Diego are scheduled to begin again in October with safety measures in place. San Diego Superior Court Presiding Judge Lorna Alksne discusses how jury trials will work during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County will remain in the red tier of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan for at least one more week, according to state officials. -
In a letter sent Monday to Newsom, Summer Stephan said there has been "a drastic increase in child predatory behavior on the internet" with children out of school and teachers unable to "be the eyes and ears of law enforcement" to report suspected abuse among their students. -
An inmate is on the verge of death as one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the federal prison system continues to play out in downtown San Diego.
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