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Coronavirus 73-Year-Old COVID Survivor Delivers 800 Tamales to Hospital Staff That Saved Her

"They are the heroes, and they deserve the best tamales in the world, which are my mom's tamales," the daughter of Margarita Montañez said.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz December 21, 2020 4:43 pm EST
Voting Californians Vote By Mail Ahead Of November's Election
Voting California Sec. of State: The GOP’s Unofficial, Unsecured Ballot Boxes Are Illegal

Labeled “official ballot drop-off boxes,” the metal boxes have not been vetted to satisfy the robust security requirements to safeguard the ballots inside.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 12, 2020 3:57 pm EDT
Climate While the economic toll of 2020's wildfires is still not known, the US has experienced huge increases in billion-dollar weather disasters in the past four decades due to climate change (AP Photo/Noah Berger).
Climate Billion-Dollar Disasters Are More Frequent Than Ever in the US—Wildfires Are Only Part of That Toll

Wildfires in the West will have an enormous financial toll, but they are part of a more worrying trend of huge financial losses tied to extreme weather events caused by climate change.

Kyle Valenta Kyle Valenta Associated Press Associated Press September 15, 2020 12:51 pm EDT
Coronavirus Romelia Navarro, right, is comforted by nurse Michele Younkin as she weeps while sitting at the bedside of her dying husband, Antonio, in St. Jude Medical Center's COVID-19 unit in Fullerton, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Coronavirus Saving Lives and Risking Their Own, Nurses’ Biggest Fear Is Still Bringing COVID-19 Home

Nurses have been on the frontlines of the pandemic since it began. As cases continue to surge across most of the U.S., many worry about bringing the virus home. These are the stories from one California COVID-19 ward.

Associated Press Associated Press August 17, 2020 12:46 pm EDT
Business In this June 8, 2020, file photo, Rodney Ott, owner of The Loft, makes mixed drinks from behind the bar for patrons as he reopens fully for the first time amid the coronavirus outbreak in downtown Flint, Mich.
Business Bars Are Giant Petri Dishes for COVID-19. That’s Why States Are Closing Them Down Again.

Many large outbreaks of COVID-19 have been tied directly to bars. An Orlando, Florida, bar has been linked to as many as 150 cases and more than 130 infections have been tied to a single bar in East Lansing, Michigan.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 2, 2020 10:53 am EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
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Coronavirus Why NBA Players Can Get Tested for Coronavirus But You Can’t

A Los Angeles man whose wife died of coronavirus is now in quarantine with symptoms. He still cannot get a test.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 18, 2020 4:52 pm EDT
The Census Why an accurate census is important for California
The Census A Massive Effort Is Underway to Ensure California Latinos Get Counted in 2020 Census

The Latino Community Foundation in San Francisco is one of several groups in the state working to help connect the dots for people on how participation affects their day-to-day lives.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 10, 2020 2:20 pm EDT