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Fabian Rodriguez cleans a table in an outdoor tented dining area of Tequila Museo Mayahuel restaurant, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. California's unemployment rate has dipped below 10% for the first time since March. A new report from the state Employment Development Department shows California added 145,500 jobs in October as the state's unemployment rate fell to 9.3%. Those gains could be short lived as a surge of cases has already prompted new restrictions on businesses with most restaurants ordered to halt indoor dining and impose a 10 p.m. curfew in most areas that begins Saturday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
New virus rules threaten California's October job gains

By Adam Beam Nov. 20, 2020 02:45 PM EST

Rick Hart, a volunteer for the Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, at his family's home in Laurel, Md., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Colleges are reopening with more online learning, and that's proving a challenge for political campaigns, parties and voter registration groups trying to register students. They're trying to figure out how to reach young voters when campuses are empty and students are scattered across the country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Voting groups scramble to reach college students in pandemic

By Bryan Anderson And Sara Burnett Aug. 30, 2020 07:48 AM EDT

In this image from video, Philonise Floyd, right, and Rodney Floyd speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
The Latest: Mrs. Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont addresses the media at medical equipment manufacturer Bio-Med Devices in Guilford, Conn. On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Lamont announced a change to the required 14-day quarantine for visitors from states with high COVID-19 infection rates. He believes the quarantine announced the week before by Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has limited the number of Connecticut's out-of-state visitors. (Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)
Help wanted: Lamont turns to outside experts to fight virus

By Susan Haigh Jul. 05, 2020 12:19 PM EDT

A woman walks past benches taped off for social distancing outside a restaurant, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in La Habra, Calif. California's mood has gone from optimistic to sour as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise heading into the July 4th weekend. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars and indoor restaurant dining closed in most of the state, many beaches are off limits, and he's imploring Californians to avoid holiday gatherings with family and friends. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
California governor: Wear masks, avoid July 4th gatherings

By Kathleen Ronayne Jul. 02, 2020 01:05 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden talks to Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., at a primary night election rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 after winning the South Carolina primary. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Anatomy of a political comeback: How Biden earned nomination

By Josh Boak Jun. 06, 2020 12:50 PM EDT

FILE — In the April 14, 2020 file, Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Newsom announced an 80-member Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery on Friday, April 17, 2020, to help revive California's economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Business, labor, politics have role in California task force

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 17, 2020 07:40 PM EDT

Food is loaded onto vehicles last a food distribution center Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Food banks in the state have seen a spike in numbers as the state's unemployment level has jumped to to 5.3% for the month of March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California's unemployment rate soars, but worst yet to come

By Adam Beam And Jocelyn Gecker Apr. 17, 2020 12:42 PM EDT