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1h ago

LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to take psych exam

Bryant, 39, sued Los Angeles County last year alleging that photos of the crash that killed her late husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna were “showed off” by county employees.
Vanessa Bryant
Vanessa Bryant

Map: See if the CDC recommends indoor mask use in your county

Nationwide, more than 9 out of 10 counties are included in the indoor mask guidance.

Tracking coronavirus case surges in the United States

New coronavirus cases are rising across the country. Not all upticks are the same.

Covid-19 cases are falling around the country. See where case counts are falling the most.

NBC News is following Covid-19 case numbers in states and territories in the United States. The data will be updated daily.

Some Hooters servers on TikTok are saying new shorts are too short

One employee on TikTok described the new shorts as "like underwear."
Image: A Hooters restaurant in Los Angeles.
Image: A Hooters restaurant in Los Angeles.

No answers in case of missing Arizona man who vanished after party in 2008

The 21-year-old hasn’t been seen or heard from since September 14, 2008.
5h ago

'SNL' tackles Jon Gruden email scandal, racism in NFL

Colin Kaepernick, played by Chris Redd, addressed the NFL's woes: "I wonder if anyone tried to warn people about this before."
Image: James Austin Johnson as Jon Gruden on Saturday Night Live.
Image: James Austin Johnson as Jon Gruden on Saturday Night Live.
6h ago

'Marketing and fear tactics' make their way to school board elections across the U.S.

School board meetings became battlegrounds during the pandemic. Now, the influence of PACs and outside groups has put a spotlight on the November election.
Image: This year's school board race is heating up in Johnson County, Kansas' most populated county — and across the country.
Image: This year's school board race is heating up in Johnson County, Kansas' most populated county — and across the country.

Climate change, housing issue dovetail to create 'existential' crisis in California

Trying to figure out how to house 40 million residents while protecting natural resources and dealing with climate change-fueled wildfires and drought.
Image: Aerial View of Residential Inner City Los Angeles, California, USA
Image: Aerial View of Residential Inner City Los Angeles, California, USA
18h ago

Hollywood workers reach tentative deal, avoid industry's biggest walkout since WWII

IATSE had called for higher pay, larger contributions to health and pension plans, meal breaks and improved rest periods.
A person walks by a banner hung in support of the the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees outside the Costume Designers Guild offices in Burbank, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2021.
A person walks by a banner hung in support of the the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees outside the Costume Designers Guild offices in Burbank, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2021.
19h ago

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh jailed

He was being detained in his home state of South Carolina after being arrested in Florida.
Image: Alex Murdaugh Hampton County
Image: Alex Murdaugh Hampton County