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Experts say crime across the U.S. in 2020 was like no other year as COVID-19 ravaged the country and protests flared. It was a seesaw of dips for some crimes and spikes for others, such as homicide. -
San Diego County public health officials Tuesday reported 1,814 new COVID-19 infections 56 deaths and a record number of hospitalizations. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $4 billion spending plan he says will create jobs and help small businesses recover from the pandemic. Small businesses would get $575 million. The money would pay for grants of up to $25,000 each. -
A motion for stricter COVID-19 restrictions on dining in Carlsbad failed Tuesday night. -
KPBS Midday EditionA San Diego physician who is a member of state and county vaccine advisory groups said local public health officials will be opening regional vaccination sites to quicken the pace of vaccinations. -
The new cases bring the county's confirmed cases of the variant to 28. The cases were confirmed by whole genome sequencing and the four probable cases are directly linked to the confirmed cases and have positive diagnostic nucleic acid tests, but are not yet sequenced. -
Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening livelihoods anew as governments lock down businesses and race to find solutions. -
Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. -
Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout. -
Kenya's president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward.
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