Pandemic

When the pandemic hit, Smith deferred her enrollment at Stanford, stayed home with parents in Minnesota, and kept herself entertained with TikTok. Now, she’s a contender for the gold medal in the 100m backstroke.

December 2020 marked one year since Wuhan, China, reported the world’s first cases of COVID-19. Now, life in the city is largely back to normal.

Restrictions on non-essential travel at the U.S.-Mexico border will be yet again extended by another month, just as they were set to expire Wednesday night, according to a document set to be published in the Federal Register.

Asthma attacks and emergency-room visits for asthma fell sharply during the pandemic

Students who failed classes during the height of the pandemic will now have a second chance at them after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law drafted by local leader Lorena Gonzalez.

America’s most iconic youth organizations — the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA — have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership, due partly to the pandemic, and partly to social trends that have been shrinking their ranks for decades.

A Southern California man was sentenced to 18 months behind bars this week for prying his way into at least 94 mailboxes at the height of the coronavirus pandemic and stealing stimulus checks.

Here’s what you need to know about the spread of the coronavirus in San Diego County, including how many cases have been reported and the latest updates from local health officials.

The pandemic has boosted housing prices around the country, and experts don’t see any sign of things changing.

California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.

The Delta variant of the coronavirus accounts for 10% of new U.S. cases and is known to spread more easily and cause more severe disease.

Low COVID spread and high vaccination rates mean California’s June 15 reopening is finally here. Patrick Healy reports on what to expect on that day for NBC4, on June 14, 2021.

Adventure City doesn’t have global brand recognition to help it recover from the pandemic, the way some other theme parks do. But with June 15 comes a reopening for California, and for the family owned and operated park in Anaheim. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 on June 14, 2021.

A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials

A New Year’s Eve style countdown celebration to reopening took place at The Abbey in West Hollywood Monday night. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 14, 2021.

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States would purchase 500 million douses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and donate them to other countries to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The resource hub comes with national data that found the rate of serious financial problems was higher during the pandemic for LGBTQ+ households.

Dr. Candace Croney, professor of animal behavior and well-being at Purdue University, shares the steps you should take to support your dog or cat as you spend less time at home.

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track

This past year, life has not been easy for anyone. Lockdowns, social distancing, and mask mandates have taken their toll on us all. Now imagine for a moment you were someone who was deaf. Imagine you were someone who counted on seeing a person’s lips move to understand what they were saying. And then imagine all of a sudden...