By Seth BorensteinAssociated Press The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain […]
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Poor Communities Suffer More from Extreme Heat in Cities, UCSD Study Finds
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Low-income neighborhoods with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods in the Southland and within a […]
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COVID Cases Continue Rise In LA County; Supervisors Lament Vaccine Resistance
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — With local COVID-19 infection numbers surging upward, topping 1,000 new cases for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, July 13, Los Angeles County supervisors lamented continued […]
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California Walks Back Order Banning Unmasked Students From Campuses
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Masks will be required for students and staff at California school campuses this fall, but revised guidance issued by the state means local districts will determine […]
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SFV Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Document Mill
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Two San Fernando Valley men were sentenced to federal prison terms on Monday, July 12, for participating in a document-trafficking ring that created and sold counterfeit […]
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LA County Seeks Reparations for Forced Sterilizations at LAC+USC Med Center
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are urging state leaders to fund reparations to more than 240 survivors of forced sterilizations conducted at LAC+USC Medical […]
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Summer Setback: Covid Deaths and Cases Rising Again Globally
By Heather Hollingsworth and Maria ChengAssociated Press COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening […]
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Cárdenas Announces Appointments of Three Valley Area Students to Military Service Academies
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) has announced the appointment of three San Fernando Valley high school student applicants to attend US Military Service academies this fall. Kalen Alejandro of Sylmar and […]
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Governor Newsom’s Budget Ensures Continual and Systemic Exclusion and Discrimination Against Latino Media
Dear Governor Newsom, Ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino communities across the state are reeling from some of the highest rates of infection, death, and economic devastation, and face an […]
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Research Offers New Insight for Treating Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
An international team of researchers, led by California State University, Northridge (CSUN) biology professor Jonathan Kelber, has identified, for the first time, that the PEAK1 gene can promote cancer metastasis and therapy resistance […]