An increase in social contact, modeler warns, would be just the thing to cause infection rates to explode as strain achieves dominance
The state will accelerate vaccine eligibility based on age under new plan announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Weather conditions to clear up by this weekend with clear skies predicted throughout much of the region starting Saturday
Former Deputy Aaron Russell, 24, is charged with second-degree murder in the May 1 shooting death of Nicholas Bils, 36, after Bils slipped out of the back of a state parks patrol car
After announcing in 2018 that it would return to San Diego with an initial 10 new sailings, the cruise line now says it will suspend all San Diego voyages until at least April of 2023
Operating the shelter for three more months will cost the city $15 million
Presentation to board showed such harm reduction programs can be cost-effective and reduce addiction
Tenants would still need to pay back rent.
Among his latest executive orders, President Biden signs one seeking to better track hate crimes against Asian Americans
All cities in the in the S&P Dow Jones index showed notable gains.
Under the plan, 10 million doses would be distributed each week for the next three weeks, up from the current 8.6 million
National politics
President Joe Biden has ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role the government has played implementing discriminatory housing policies
President Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin, raising concerns about Alexei Navalny’s arrest while pressing Putin on bounties on U.S. troops
A federal judge has barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden
The Senate is moving forward with a power-sharing agreement in the evenly-split chamber after Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster
Coronavirus
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in the county
Here is the latest COVID-19 data from our local hospitals
Interactive maps of COVID-19 cases in San Diego County
Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 cases in the county

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