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File - From left to right, Madeleine Moreau, of France (silver medallist, 139.34 points); Patricia McCormick, of the United States (gold, 147.30 points); and United States' Zoe Jensen (bronze, 127.57 points), spose after the women's 3-meter springboard diving event at the Summer Olympics Games in Helsinki, Finland, on July 30, 1952. McCormick died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Santa Ana, Calif., at age 92, according to her son, Tim McCormick. (AP Photo/Pool, File)
Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic diving champion, dies at 92

By Beth Harris Mar. 10, 2023 09:35 PM EST

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, a high number of container ships dot the coast of Long Beach at sunset waiting to dock at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach off the California Coast. Ship crews arriving at the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are being offered COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 450 crewmembers from 27 ships have received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Port of Long Beach said in a statement Friday, March, 28, 2021. The vaccinations are a joint effort of the Port of Long Beach, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services and the National Guard ( AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Ship crews receiving vaccine at Southern California ports

May. 28, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

A man watches horses warm up before the first race at Freehold Raceway in Freehold N.J. on Friday, May 28, 2021, the day that New Jersey's indoor mask mandate ended. About 20% of early arrivers at the track were wearing masks. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The Latest: China reports 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

Long Beach offers aquarium tickets for COVID-19 vaccinations

May. 11, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The city of Long Beach is offering tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific as an incentive to overcome resistance to COVID-19...

Monks and nuns pray together during Buddha's Birthday celebrations at the Lin Chi Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 03:28 AM EDT

Students and parents attend distance learning Zoom classes at Midtown Terrace Playground in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
California lawmakers, governor at odds on school reopening

By Jocelyn Gecker And Adam Beam Feb. 18, 2021 04:55 PM EST

FILE- In this June 15, 2017, file photo, bagged purchases from a Kroger grocery store sit in a shopping cart in Flowood, Miss. Kroger Co. will close two supermarkets in Southern California in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision announced by the company Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach City Council mandating a 120-day increase of $4 an hour for employees of supermarkets with at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 15 in Long Beach. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
2 California supermarkets closing after city orders pay hike

Feb. 02, 2021 11:45 AM EST

FILE - In this March 9, 2020 photo, the Carnival Liberty leaves Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Cruise Line said Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, is cancelling and delaying more U.S. sailings as it continues to suffer from the pandemic’s fallout. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
More cancellations for Carnival amid jumbled vaccine rollout

By Dee-Ann Durbin Jan. 25, 2021 01:24 PM EST

FILE- In this Aug. 22, 2018, file photo trucks travel along a loading dock at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. Port executives, union leaders and elected officials are pushing for dockworkers to become eligible for coronavirus vaccinations to prevent a slowdown of cargo moving through the booming twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to the International Longshore Workers Union, 694 dockworkers have reported COVID-19 infections as of Jan. 17, 2021, and hundreds are taking virus-related leaves. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Vaccinations urged for Southern California dockworkers

Jan. 21, 2021 01:01 PM EST

The Latest: USC basketball to return against Santa Clara

By The Associated Press Dec. 26, 2020 07:20 AM EST
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Southern California’s men’s...

*** Hold For Story *** General manager Damien Williams prepares outdoor seating for patrons outside of Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena has become an island in the center of the nation's most populous county, where a surge of COVID-19 cases last week led to a three-week end to outdoor dining and California's first stay-home order since the pandemic began to spread across the state in March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

By Brian Melley And Christopher Weber Dec. 02, 2020 12:13 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark J. Gonzalez, center, flanked by Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu, right, and others, holds a banner with key vote center locations and social distancing instructions at a news conference outside Staples Center in Los Angeles. Most vote centers in California will open on Saturday. There will be fewer of them available this year because of the coronavirus. While most people will vote by mail, some will still show up to vote in person. State officials are urging people to vote early to avoid lines. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Fewer in-person polling places in California on Election Day

By Adam Beam Oct. 27, 2020 03:31 PM EDT

Madison Zurmuehlen stands next to a sculpture of the University of Missouri-Kansas City's mascot outside the soccer facility in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Amid pandemic restrictions aimed at keeping students safe and healthy, colleges are scrambling to help them adjust. Zurmuehlen said daily practices, with masks, are “the one thing I look forward to,” so it was tough when campus sports were canceled for two weeks after an outbreak among student athletes and staff. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Stressed freshmen missing quintessential college experience

By Lindsey Tanner Oct. 24, 2020 09:48 AM EDT

Naguey drinks a final beer with his cat Nela before bars and restaurants close, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday Sept. 27, 2020. As restaurants and bars in Marseille prepared Sunday to shut down for a week as part of scattered new French virus restrictions, Health Minister Olivier Veran insisted that the country plans no fresh lockdowns. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Latest: S. Korea sees lowest virus increase in 50 days

By The Associated Press Sep. 27, 2020 12:29 AM EDT

2 prisoners die of virus complications; school quarantines

Sep. 26, 2020 06:15 PM EDT
Two prisoners have died at hospitals of coronavirus-related complications, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported Saturday. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2018, file photo, Tony Thurmond appears at a debate in Sacramento, Calif. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Thurmond on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, applauded the state's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, for this week's decision not to reopen classrooms this fall amid rising coronavirus cases but said the same rules need not apply in counties with low rates of infection. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
San Francisco, Sacramento say school term to start online

Jul. 15, 2020 09:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, center, talks with Will Power, left, of Australia, and Josef Newgarden during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car next week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s long said he is open to racing in the series but did not want to compete on ovals out of safety concerns. On Friday, July 3, 2020, he indicated recent safety improvements have softened his stance and the Indianapolis 500 is not entirely out of the picture(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for virus

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 03, 2020 03:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2019, file photo, April Ross, left, and Alix Klineman, of the United States, celebrate their victory after the women's gold medal game at the Beachvolley Worldtour Major Series in Gstaad, Switzerland. With her usual practice sites closed down, two-time Olympic medalist April Ross managed to build her own beach volleyball court with supplies she picked up at Home Depot. What’s proven to be a more difficult adjustment to the coronavirus pandemic: Remembering not to high-five her partner Alix Klineman during their workouts. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP, FIile)
AVP volleyball tour subs 3-event series for regular season

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 17, 2020 06:00 PM EDT

Officers with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department walk toward a group of protesters in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
Newsom welcomes protest rage; decries violence and theft

By Brian Melley And Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 01, 2020 04:50 AM EDT

A worker for La Mesa Lumber paints over graffiti after a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Protests, mayhem continue, lead to more California curfews

By Christopher Weber And Brian Melley And Daisy Nguyen May. 31, 2020 07:15 PM EDT