Mandatory Credit: Photo by NAM Y HUH/AP/REX/Shutterstock (6417252b) Los Angeles bicycle-mounted police guard an area close to the Kodak Theater the site of the Oscar presentations, in Los Angeles. The 76th annual Academy Awards will be handed out later in the day under tight security OSCARS SECURITY, LOS ANGELES, USA

Stay-at-home restrictions likely to be extended for another three months in Los Angeles

xinhuanet.com - May 13, 2020 0

Los Angeles County's stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be extended for another three months, a local health official said...

Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, speaks at a roundtable about the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Los Angeles, the United States, Feb. 24, 2020. Los Angeles County officials on Monday expressed solidarity with China in fighting against the novel coronavirus. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Los Angeles loosens stay-at-home order amid controversy

xinhuanet.com - May 11, 2020 0

by Julia Pierrepont III, Heng Huang Under California Governor Gavin Newsom's four-phase guidelines, Los Angeles moved this weekend to reopen sectors of its economy,...

Photo taken on March 20, 2020 shows an empty street in San Francisco, California, the United States. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday evening a statewide stay-at-home order for the most populous U.S. state in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Newsom asked all nearly 40 million Californians to stay home unless it is absolutely necessary to head out. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

U.S. state of California to begin reopening this week

xinhuanet.com - May 5, 2020 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the most populous U.S. state will enter into the second stage of COVID-19 recovery at the...

California city official ousted for COVID-19 “herd immunity” comments

xinhuanet.com - May 4, 2020 0

A northern California city official was ousted after he claimed on social media that sick, old and homeless people should be left to meet...

American pop icon Madonna claims she has COVID-19 antibodies

xinhuanet.com - May 2, 2020 0

American pop icon Madonna announced via social media on Friday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, hinting she has immunity against the...

A scinetist is doing research on a vaccine against COVID-19 in Shanghai. Photo:Yang Hui/Global Times

Many U.S. healthcare workers face COVID-19 safety challenges

xinhuanet.com - May 1, 2020 0

by Julia Pierrepont III, Huang Heng One expects a certain degree of danger in jobs like a police officer, soldier or firefighter,...

Inmates at Southern California prison suffer worst COVID-19 outbreak in U.S. federal system

xinhuanet.com - Apr 30, 2020 0

Nearly half of the inmates at a Southern California prison have tested positive for COVID-19, making it the worst-hit in U.S. federal system,...

Oscars rules change in consideration of COVID-19 pandemic

xinhuanet.com - Apr 29, 2020 0

Movies will no longer be required to have a seven-day theatrical run in Los Angeles County to be eligible for Oscars consideration due to...

Netflix announces new Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming”

xinhuanet.com - Apr 29, 2020 0

U.S. online streaming giant Netflix announced Monday that a new documentary about former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be released globally on the...

COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles surpass 20,000

xinhuanet.com - Apr 28, 2020 0

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County surpassed the 20,000 mark, officials said on Monday. The authority announced...

Paramount postpones release of “Mission: Impossible” sequels over COVID-19 concerns

xinhuanet.com - Apr 25, 2020 0

Paramount Pictures has postponed the release of two sequels of its action spy franchise "Mission: Impossible" in response to the global spread of the...

Disney furloughs 100,000 employees amid COVID-19 pandemic

xinhuanet.com - Apr 20, 2020 0

Walt Disney Co., is now suspending salary payments to over 100,000 employees, mostly cast members in its theme parks, as the COVID-19 pandemic is...

U.S. professional costumers turn to mask making amid COVID-19 pandemic

xinhuanet.com - Apr 12, 2020 0

by Julia Pierrepont III As the coronavirus sweeps through the United States and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...

Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows police cars and fire trucks gather outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the United States, June 12, 2016. About 20 people were killed and 42 others wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting incident at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida said local police. (Xinhua/Orlando Police Department) (djj)

Six wounded in shooting incident at large party in California

xinhuanet.com - Apr 12, 2020 0

Six persons were wounded by gunfire at a large party in Bakersfield, 170 km north of Los Angeles, local media reported on Saturday, saying...

Train Operator at Port of Los Angeles charged with derailing locomotive near U.S. Navy’s...

xinhuanet.com - Apr 1, 2020 0

A train operator was charged on Wednesday for deliberately running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the U.S....

Americans divided sharply over Trump’s handling of COVID-19 crisis

xinhuanet.com - Mar 26, 2020 0

by Julia Pierrepont III, Heng Huang Wracked by a devastating economic shutdown on top of a debilitating coronavirus public health crisis that...

California places orders for 100 million N95 masks against COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Mar 26, 2020 0

California has distributed 24.5 million N95 masks and has placed orders for an additional 100 million to address a shortage in coping with the...

Universal Studios Hollywood extends closure amid COVID-19 fears

News Ghana - Mar 25, 2020 0

Universal Studios Hollywood, one of the most visited tourist attractions in U.S. Southern California, said Tuesday that it has extended closure through April 19...

Hollywood grinds to halt production amid coronavirus woes

xinhuanet.com - Mar 22, 2020 0

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, now sweeping the globe, can boast of its latest casualty: Hollywood. Responding to the new state of emergency that was...

U.S. shuts movie theaters to curb spread of COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Mar 16, 2020 0

Los Angeles and New York City on Monday announced the closure of movie theaters and other live performance venues, for the first time in...

Over 750,000 students to stay home in southern California due to coronavirus

xinhuanet.com - Mar 13, 2020 0

More than 750,000 students in Los Angeles and San Diego will stay home as the two largest school districts in California, announced on Friday...

Oscar winner Tom Hanks and wife test positive for COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Mar 11, 2020 0

Oscar winner Tom Hanks announced on Wednesday that he and his wife Rita Wilson both have tested positive for the COVID-19. In a statement posted...

United States universities move classes online as COVID-19 spreads

xinhuanet.com - Mar 6, 2020 0

Out of a growing concern over the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, some universities in the United States have decided to move classes, lectures...

American fourth-graders proud to be pen-pals with Chinese President Xi

xinhuanet.com - Mar 4, 2020 0

by Julia Pierrepont III, Gao Shan Fifty 4th-graders from Cascade Elementary School in the town of Orem made their home state Utah...

Biden maintains momentum in Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries

xinhuanet.com - Mar 4, 2020 0

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who's on the rise after a big victory in South Carolina, maintained the momentum in Super Tuesday's Democratic...

NASA engineers and technicians reposition the Mars 2020 spacecraft descent stage December 27, 2019 during a media tour of the spacecraft assembly area clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. - The Mars 2020 rover, which will take off in a few months to the Red Planet, will not only search for possible traces of past life, it will also serve as a "precursor to a human mission to Mars," NASA scientists said December 27, 2019, when presenting the spacecraft to the press. The Martian robot made its first turns of wheel last week in the large sterile room of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, near Los Angeles, where it was born. It is scheduled to leave Earth in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral (Florida) and land on Mars in February 2021. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

NASA to reveal name of latest Mars rover

xinhuanet.com - Mar 4, 2020 0

After a months-long contest among U.S. students to name NASA's latest Mars rover, the agency will reveal the name of the rover Thursday, according...

NASA concludes first MarCO mission for Mars

xinhuanet.com - Mar 3, 2020 0

The first CubeSat mission to fly past Mars has been completed, according to a recent release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). ...

“The Invisible Man” tops North American box office in opening weekend

xinhuanet.com - Mar 2, 2020 0

Universal and Blumhouse's horror film "The Invisible Man" led ticket sales at the North American box office with a stellar 29 million U.S. dollars...

U.S. county declares public health emergency over 1st possible community spread of COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Feb 28, 2020 0

Solano County in the U.S. state of California declared a public health emergency on Thursday over the first possible community spread case of COVID-19...

SpaceX gets approval to build Mars spaceship at Port of Los Angeles

xinhuanet.com - Feb 27, 2020 0

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a permit that allows U.S. private space company SpaceX to use a site at the Port of...

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