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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seen here in Sacramento on Friday. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state have been rising in recent days.

Newsom Orders Bars In Seven Counties, Including LA And Imperial, To Close As Virus Cases Surge

Los Angeles and Imperial are the only Southern California counties facing mandatory closures. Riverside is among eight others where the governor is recommending bars be closed to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A pharmacist administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a worker at a processing plant in Arkansas City, Kan., on Friday, March 5, 2021. Researchers are concerned that vaccination rates in some rural communities may not keep up with urban rates.

Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide

As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen.

Physicians and nurses wear personal protective equipment while they attend to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, Calif. on December 18, 2020.

As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care

As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.

Children attend online classes at the Crenshaw Family YMCA in Los Angeles. Schools are having a hard time covering the costs required for in-person and online learning during the pandemic.

Not All COVID-19 Aid Is Spent. But Schools, Cities And States Say They Need More

Republicans in Congress question whether schools, cities and states really need as much relief as President Biden and Democrats want to give them. At the local level, people say they're desperate.

A pile of dried cannabis buds is seen here, Aug. 31, 2017.

Judge Nixes Lawsuit Challenging California Home Pot Delivery

In what could be a temporary victory for California's legal cannabis industry, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial marijuana sales.

South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, May 20, 2020.

San Diego Judge Again Denies Church's Challenge On State's COVID Restrictions

A San Diego federal judge has again denied a Chula Vista church's request to challenge the state's COVID-19 restrictions on indoor worship services.

Sen. Ben Sasse, pictured here during Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the Senate, berated President Trump in a telephone town hall with constituents.

Sen. Sasse Slams Trump In Constituent Call: He's 'Flirted With White Supremacists'

In a call with constituents, the Nebraska senator blasted President Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the way he speaks about women.

People visit a showroom of the mobile payment powerhouse, Ant Financial, in China in 2018. Ant Financial, a spinoff from the Alibaba Group, was set to raise $37 billion in an IPO that regulators abruptly halted.

Regulators Squash Giant Ant Group IPO

The initial public stock offering of the Chinese financial company Ant Group, which would have been the world's largest stock offering of all time, has been put on hold.

Stocks fell again Monday as U.S. lawmakers continued to work on a massive stimulus measure. The floor of the New York Stock Exchange was closed as the exchange shifted to all-electronic trading amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Stocks Fall Even After The Fed's Latest Move

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other U.S. stock indexes fell again Monday as central bankers and lawmakers struggled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic's economic damage.

Anthony Fauci and his wife, Christine Grady, spoke for a StoryCorps interview in Maryland on Nov. 17. He says he'll miss seeing their daughters this Thanksgiving, but he's proud of their decision to not join them.

In Running, Work And Parenting, Fauci Paces Himself For The 'Marathon'

At StoryCorps, Anthony Fauci talks with wife, Christine Grady, about parenting, running and work. He sees a link: "the idea of sticking with something and not giving up, even when it's painful."

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