COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

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SAN FRANCISCO — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's “now hiring." Elsewhere, principals are filling...

California man charged with perjury in Hollywood execs suit

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NEW YORK — A Los Angeles man has been charged by New York federal prosecutors with perjury for allegedly falsifying emails to support his...

Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer

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NEW YORK — Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in...

Rihanna takes time with album while unveiling lingerie line

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LOS ANGELES — Rihanna might be extremely consumed with rolling out her popular lingerie line, but finishing her forthcoming album is still a priority....

Netflix buys Wonka author Dahl’s catalog

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LONDON — Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children's books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate...

Suspects in Kristin Smart disappearance could face trial

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — When the sheriff of San Luis Obispo County hailed the arrests in April of a father and son in...

Woman found dead in freezer was ex-LA sheriff’s detective

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LOS ANGELES — An 87-year-old woman found dead inside a freezer in the garage of her Southern California home was a retired homicide detective...

California now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate

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LOS ANGELES — California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state following a sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations after a summer...

University to pay $1.6M to students assaulted by employee

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State University has agreed to pay $1.6 million to 13 female student-athletes whose complaints about being sexually assaulted...

Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire

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THREE RIVERS, Calif. — The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been...