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A Vons supermarket storefront in San Diego is shown. Safeway Inc. is the parent company of the supermarket.

San Diego Delivery Drivers Laid Off As Prop 22 Takes Effect

Drivers thought they were getting a raise after a hectic year, but instead were told their positions are being eliminated.

In this July 7, 2020, file photo, hospital staff members enter an elevator with the body of a COVID-19 victim on a gurney at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif.

Virus Deaths Surging In California, Now Top 30,000

The state reached the grim milestone Monday but Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s top health officer offered some hope, noting hospitalizations finally have leveled off in the last week. But they warn not to get complacent.

A photo shows seats with stickers to respect social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Theatre de l'Archeveche in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, on July 23, 2020.

In France, Performing Artists Are Guaranteed Unemployment Income

As U.S. performing artists struggle to make ends meet during the pandemic, those in France are benefitting from an unemployment system that takes into account the intermittent nature of their work.

Sarah Lind, a nurse with Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., Southwest Alaska's tribal health care provider, vaccinates James Evan in December, 2020. They're standing on the tarmac in the village of Napakiak, where Evan works for YKHC at the clinic.

'We Don't Feel Forgotten At All': Alaska Fires Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

Curtis goes searching for inspiration in the vineyards and countryside of southwestern Australia, riding motorbikes, surfing, and foraging wild herbs along the way.

FIELD TRIP WITH CURTIS STONE: Season 1

Airs Saturdays, Jan. 2 - Feb. 6, 2021 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

A staff member checks the packaging quality of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd. in Beijing, last month.

Beijing Reports Tens Of Thousands Inoculated In 1st Days Of COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Beijing says it has vaccinated more than 73,000 people in the two days since China's first domestic coronavirus vaccine was approved for commercial use.

Homebound senior Louise Delija, 93, receives a meal delivery in Brooklyn, New York. Since the pandemic began, demand for help from seniors has ballooned.

Amid Isolation And Loneliness, Elderly Face Crumbling Safety Net

New York has more people over the age of 65 than the total population of many states. And despite federal aid, the state's system meant to help protect seniors is short tens of millions of dollars.

A health worker gets ready to take samples from people to test for COVID-19 as another registers them at a marketplace last month in New Delhi.

India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month.

In late 2019, the patient's choice to move to an assisted living facility seemed like a good idea — a chance for more social interaction and help with meals and medical care.

Choices, Chance And Living While You Can: Bookends To The Year Of COVID-19

One of my patients in this devastating year stands out — a veteran who'd survived PTSD, cancer and family estrangement. Assisted living raised his COVID-19 risk, but also brought him community.

The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'

Jon Batiste was born for show business. Hear him play an intimate set in New York and on our radio show as we trace his story to his current gig as band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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