Hello, it’s Thursday, Dec. 23. We’ll be taking a break on Friday for the holidays, but we’ll be back in your inbox on Monday morning. Now, on to the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES California Omicron surge arrives as cases spike With numbers confirming a fifth wave of COVID-19 led by the Omicron
Hello, it’s Monday, Dec. 20, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES COVID-19 cases continue to rise in L.A. County Los Angeles County health officials reported 3,512 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, more than double the number of cases recorded just a few days before. California recorded 49 cases of the
Hello, this is Amy Hubbard, it’s Friday, Dec. 17, and before diving into the top headlines, I’d like to take a quick science-nerd detour. My colleague Lila Seidman wrote about a fish — globular, with razor-sharp teeth, and a stalk protruding from its head — that washed ashore off Encinitas. The Pacific footballfish is one
Hello, it’s Tuesday, Dec. 14, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES A new statewide mask order for California The state has ordered that, starting Wednesday, masks be worn in indoor public spaces. The move comes as coronavirus case rates in California have risen by almost 50{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} in the last 2½
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES Supreme Court justices sound ready to restrict the right to abortion The Supreme Court’s conservatives sounded ready on Wednesday to severely restrict a woman’s right to choose abortion and possibly overturn Roe vs. Wade entirely. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump appointee, said pregnant women
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES LAX Thanksgiving travel is expected to double, bringing new coronavirus dangers The sea of Thanksgiving travelers has already begun to swell at Los Angeles International Airport, with crowds of people snaking through check-in lines and waiting for bags. The holiday is shaping up to be