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January 17, 2022
Amid low COVID vaccine rates, more California children hospitalized in omicron surge
The number of California children diagnosed with COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge has “skyrocketed,” challenging earlier notions that the coronavirus largely bypassed children. Child vaccination rates are relatively low, and children who con
Photos: Sacramento honors Martin Luther King Jr. at Black Lives Matter, NAACP car caravan
The caravan started in North Sacramento at Grant High School and made stops at Sacramento City College, the Oak Park Community Center and finished at Sacramento State University, the only California State University campus where Dr. King spoke.
Interview: Sacramento County Office of Education works on pilot program to bring mental health clinicians to schools
Sacramento County is working on a new program to make schools in the system into “one-stop shops” with mental health for students by hiring social workers and clinicians to address the growing mental health needs of the community.
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January 17, 2022
Ready for an N95? Here's how to find a high-quality one that fits you well
The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes. Plus tips on how to fit them and how long to wear them.
New lawsuit claims Sacramento police handle pro-Trump and racial justice protests differently
Community members and organizers are also suing the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Police Department and former Police Chief Daniel Hahn over allegations of brutality and violation of free speech.
January 16, 2022
EDD wants its jobless money back. But some people can’t pay.
California is asking some 1.4 million unemployment recipients to prove their eligibility months after receiving aid as part of a fraud recovery campaign.
January 16, 2022
Here’s what’s changed as California’s new COVID workplace rules go into effect
Updated COVID workplace rules go into effect today. Several of the changes increase protections for vaccinated workers.
January 15, 2022
Free tests? As COVID surges, rapid results cost up to $300
Although state and federal rules require COVID tests to be free or covered by health insurance, people often have to pay hundreds of dollars upfront.
January 15, 2022
You'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on Wednesday
The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.
January 15, 2022
A massive volcano erupts near Tonga, triggering a tsunami advisory for the West Coast
An undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore. Tsunami advisories were in effect from Australia to Japan to the U.S. West Coast.
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Politics
Senate Democrats march forward on their all-but-doomed voting rights bills
January 19, 2022
Democrats in the Senate will proceed to a vote on two voting rights bills Wednesday, despite lacking the votes needed to pass either measure.
Arts & Life
Fashion journalist and icon André Leon Talley has died at 73
January 19, 2022
For decades, Talley was the larger-than-life creative director and editor-at-large of Vogue. His influence was felt on fashion runways, where he pushed to include more Black designers and models.
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22 tips for 2022: To listen better, try — you guessed it — not talking
January 19, 2022
If you want to be a better listener, the first step is to stop talking.
National
The Q100 bus to Rikers can be a lifeline for families with loved ones inside the jail
January 19, 2022
The city bus is one of the only ways in or out of New York's Rikers Island jail. Conditions there have been declared a crisis. Detainees say the only way to check on their loved ones is in person.
Europe
The U.S. will provide $200 million in military aid to Ukraine amid crisis
January 19, 2022
"We are committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and will continue to provide Ukraine the support it needs," a senior State Department official said.
Politics
A year after mobilizing for Biden, young supporters feel let down on immigration
January 19, 2022
Young people helped mobilize voters for President Biden. Many now feel Biden hasn't pushed hard enough to deliver on the immigration goals he set.
Politics
A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum
January 19, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks. The top House Republican backs a new ban amid a bipartisan push for reform.
National
White House says Texas synagogue gunman raised no red flags
January 19, 2022
Akram was not believed to be included in the Terrorist Screening Database, a listing of known or suspected terrorists maintained by the FBI.
Law
New York's attorney general says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials
January 18, 2022
Letitia James' office gave its most detailed accounting yet of its probe into allegations that Trump's company repeatedly misstated the value of assets to get favorable loans or slash its tax burden.
Obituaries
Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73
January 18, 2022
André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe.
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Today on Insight, we're looking at capacity at Reno and Chico hospitals, a profile on the nearly 200 deaths of unhoused Sacramento residents and an immersive "forest fire exhibition" in Truckee.
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