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How many people have been vaccinated so far? | <p>The up-to-date numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations can be found on the CDC COVID Data Tracker website. As of Jan. 9, 2021, a total of 6,688,231 had received the first dose of one of the two vaccines, and 22,137,350 doses had been distributed.</p>

Radical anti-vaccine faction that shut down Dodger Stadium says it is not done

February 5, 2021 at 9:54 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – A year ago, before coronavirus changed the world, stand-up comedian Jason Lefkowitz was shopping a script, working three nights a week as a Beverly Hills waiter and...

Morgan Wallen arrives at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on June 5, 2019. Wallen has apologized after a video surfaced showed him shouting a racial slur. The video, which was first published by TMZ on Tuesday night, showed him outside a home in Nashville, Tennessee yelling profanities.

Analysis: Nashville has punished Morgan Wallen. But country music’s reckoning with racism awaits

February 5, 2021 at 8:40 a.m.

"To no consequences!" Morgan Wallen said during an appearance on "Saturday Night Live" back in December, raising a bottle of beer in a skit about taking a warning from his...

‘Tapestry’ at 50: How Carole King ‘bet on herself’ to record a singer-songwriter classic

February 5, 2021 at 6:58 a.m.

In January 1971, Carole King — a native New Yorker recently transplanted to touchy-feely Los Angeles — entered A&M Studios on La Brea Avenue to record her first album of...

'BLACK-ISH' | ABC's "Black-ish" is a 20-time Emmy-nominated comedy that follows the life of Andre "Dre" Johnson, his wife Rainbow, their five children and his traditional parents. With his family by his side, Dre learns important lessons about fatherhood and love, and teaches his children how to navigate the world as Black Americans. "Black-ish" has touched on everything from the presidential election and racial discrimination to postpartum depression. "Black-ish" is available to stream on Hulu.

‘Minari’ deserves better than outdated, otherizing Golden Globes rules

February 4, 2021 at 10:31 a.m.

Lee Isaac Chung's critical darling "Minari" earned a 2021 foreign-language Golden Globe nomination Wednesday morning, yet emerged one of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's most glaring snubs as an acclaimed...

Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died at age 98 on Dec. 5, 2021.

Danny Ray, onstage ‘cape man’ for soul great James Brown, dies at 85

February 4, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

The greatest showmen can't do it alone. They need someone like cape handler Danny Ray, who died Tuesday at age 85, to tend to their mortal needs. Who takes charge...

Golden Globe nominations 2021: TV, film snubs and surprises

February 3, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.

The Golden Globes divides its movie categories between drama and comedy/musical, leading to a surplus of contenders and the ability for horrible movies like "Burlesque" to promote themselves as (god...

Mohammad Shilleh, left, Rayah Shilleh, Ayah Shilleh Velazquez, and Mahmoud Shilleh offer prayers at the grave of their father Hashem Ahmad Alshilleh at Westminster Memorial Park Mortuary on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in Westminster, California.

He made sure the bodies of the Muslim dead faced Mecca. COVID-19 claimed his life

February 3, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.

Mahmoud and Rayah Shilleh walked silently across the Islamic Garden at Westminster Memorial Park toward the six-day-old grave of their father, Hashem Ahmad Alshilleh. They passed row after row of...

How to watch the 2021 Golden Globes nominations announcement Wednesday morning

February 3, 2021 at 6:41 a.m.

The early mornings of awards season are upon us yet again, kicking off with Wednesday's announcement of the 2021 Golden Globe Award nominations. The nominees spanning television, film and music...

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford runs by Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Hercules Mata'afa (51) during the first half at Ford Field, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan.

Bill Plaschke: Rams acquired Matthew Stafford so they can win Super Bowl LVI on home turf

February 2, 2021 at 4:54 p.m.

These debates are as silly as the idea that Jared Goff could lead the Rams to a championship. He can't. Matthew Stafford can. The Rams made a great trade. Period....

How wildfires became ripe areas for right-wing conspiracy theories

February 2, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — When Lilli Heart fled California's deadliest wildfire in 2018, she was stuck in traffic for two hours outside the town of Paradise with her two cats in...

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