West Coast authorities pleaded with residents to stay out of the Pacific Ocean and away from beaches on Saturday.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Massive winter storm takes aim at Southern states after dumping snow across upper Midwest
Winter hazard alerts covered parts of more than a dozen states Saturday, extending as far west as Kansas and as far south as Georgia.
6 people injured after shooting outside Oregon concert hall
Police received reports of multiple shots fired around 9:30 p.m. Friday night outside WOW Hall, where rappers Lil Bean and Zay Bang were performing.
Students don’t want to learn in a ‘COVID petri dish.’ They’re walking out to prove their point.
Students in Boston and Chicago will stage COVID walkouts on Friday, following similar protests in New York City, Seattle, Milwaukee and elsewhere.
CDC recommends higher quality masks as cases surge; more school districts shift to remote learning: COVID-19 updates
School districts shift to remote learning amid worsening teacher shortages. Novak Djokovic faces deportation from Australia over the vaccine. COVID-19 updates.
Pipeline spills 300K gallons of diesel near New Orleans, killing thousands of fish and other animals
The Dec. 27 spill, not reported until this week, has killed about 2,300 fish and more than 100 other animals, including snakes, birds, eels and crabs.
Red Cross declares ‘national blood crisis,’ the worst in decades and complicated by COVID-19
COVID-19 has led to a 10% decline in the number of people donating blood and a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges, the Red Cross said.
Deaths from rabies increased due to exposure to bats. They could have been prevented, CDC says.
Five people died in 2021 after contracting rabies, and the CDC said three of the patients did not receive life-saving treatment.
New York City moves forward with scaled-back Times Square New Year’s Eve Party
New York City will require revelers to show proof of vaccination and photo ID and to wear masks as they celebrate in Times Square.
San Francisco mayor plans ’emergency response’ for crime, drug deaths. Skeptical advocates say police can’t fix the problem.
The mayor declared a state of emergency Friday, aiming to curb overdose deaths and crime in the Tenderloin, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.