California’s case count has hit the 3 million milestone. According to data gleaned from local public health departments across the state, there were 57,307 new cases and 700 new deaths reported from Tuesday, Jan. 19. And, of the 3.2 million vaccinations distributed throughout the state, 1.39 million have been administered, tracking showed.   California regions and ICU capacity for Jan. 19 As ICU capacity dwindles in Southern California the percentages in this graphic have been adjusted by state public health officials to represent the high levels of COVID-19 patients among all ICU patients. More actual beds may be available. Vaccines administered as of Jan. 17 The California Department of Public Health site shows a total of 3,226,775 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second d...

SUN VALLEY — Crews were battling a major emergency structure fire at a large, vacant and boarded up former restaurant in the Sun Valley area Wednesday night. The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the former site of an Acapulco Mexican Restaurant at 8431 Sunland Blvd., near the Golden State (5) Freeway, and escalated from a greater alarm fire to a major emergency fire, said Brian Humphrey with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters were in a defensive operation for about 50 minutes, “with large hand-held and ladder-elevated high-volume hose streams,” but began to shift to an offensive mode about 9:45 p.m., Humphrey said. Sunland Boulevard between Nettleton street and the freeway was shut down while crews battled the blaze in the 5,736 square-foot building, Humphrey said. Related Ar...

Five people were injured in a crash Jan. 20 in Garfield Ridge on the Southwest Side. | Sun-Times file photoA dark-gray Chevy Impala was driving in the 4900 block of South Cicero Avenue when the driver veered into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle. Five people were hospitalized Wednesday night following a crash in Garfield Ridge on the Southwest Side. A dark-gray Chevy Impala was driving north about 9:35 p.m. in the 4900 block of South Cicero Avenue, when the driver veered into oncoming traffic and struck a gold Cadillac Escalade head-on, Chicago police said. An approaching red Toyota Rav 4 was not able to stop in time and also struck the gold Escalade, police said. Five people sustained serious injuries in the crash, police said. Three people were taken to Christ Medical Ce...

Summary List PlacementThe US Army falsely denied that Michael Flynn's brother was present during a meeting regarding the military response to the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, deputy chief of staff for operations for the US Army and brother of disgraced ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn, confirmed to The Post that he was involved on a call with Capitol Police and Washington, DC, officials discussing the possibility of dispatching the National Guard. "I entered the room after the call began and departed prior to the call ending, as I believed a decision was imminent from the [then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy] and I needed to be in my office to assist in executing the decision," Flynn told The Post. McCarthy departed from h...

GettyIn the early hours Thursday, Ted Cruz, a deeply-reviled U.S. senator from Texas who recently helped incite a MAGA-zombie coup attempt, thereby endangering his fellow congresspeople and tearing at the fabric of American democracy, got into a Twitter war of words with Seth Rogen, a widely-beloved comedy actor and filmmaker. After Rogen tweeted at Cruz to “fuck off you fascist” (reasonable, all things considered), the fellow Canadian tweeted a screenshot of it accompanied by the pearl-clutching (and confusing) caption: “Charming, civil, educated response. @Sethrogen. If you’re a rich, angry Hollywood celebrity, today’s Dems are the party for you. If you’re blue-collar, if you’re a union member, if you work in energy or manufacturing…not so much. #JobsMatter. (For the record, Cruz, wh...

Ducks center Sam Steel, left, shields Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen as the puck sails wide of the goal during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Ducks left wing Nicolas Deslauriers, right, pokes away the puck with Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala on the attack during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller eyes the puck as Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise (11) and Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler (4) look for a rebound during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Minnesota Wild left wing Ryan Hartman, left, celebrates scoring with left wing Jordan Greenway during the ...

A Bartlett man rear-ended an Illinois State Police vehicle Jan. 20, 2021, in Palatine. | Adobe Stock PhotoThe trooper was responding to a single-vehicle crash on the left shoulder near Rand Road when a gray Kia slammed into his vehicle from behind. A Bartlett man was cited Wednesday after he rear-ended an Illinois State Police vehicle on Route 53 in Palatine, sending him, a state trooper and another person to the hospital. The trooper was responding to a single-vehicle crash about 9:55 a.m. on the left shoulder near Rand Road when a gray Kia slammed into his vehicle from behind, Illinois State Police said. The squad car then veered left into the median, while the Kia continued forward and struck a white Nissan. The trooper and the drivers of both the Kia and the Nissan were all hospital...

Summary List PlacementAs one of President Joe Biden's most critical appointments, new Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has begun to outline the agency's direction amid a raging pandemic. Assuming the reigns from former director Robert Redfield, Walensky said, "Better, healthier days lie ahead. But to get there, COVID-19 testing, surveillance, and vaccination must accelerate rapidly."  In the press release, Walensky expanded on the agency's first actions and focused on transparency. Walensky, previously an infectious-diseases specialist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, said the  "CDC will continue to focus on what is known — and what more can be learned — about the virus to guide America." Addressing the inconsistent and at times co...

Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, right, defends against Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox during the first quarter of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Clippers center Ivica Zubac, right, and Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, left, reach for a rebound during the second quarter of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu (25) defends against Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, right, during the first quarter of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, right, defends against Clippers center Serge Ibaka (9) during the second quarter of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Ashle...

Tomas Hertl scored in the fourth round of the shootout to help give the Sharks a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, splitting the two game series at Enterprise Center. Sharks goalie Martin Jones made 23 saves in regulation time and overtime, and didn’t allow a goal in the shootout as the Sharks evened their record at 2-2-0. The Sharks blew a chance to win the game on special teams as they went 0-for-7 on the power play Wednesday, which included two tries with the man-advantage in the third period. The Blues made some adjustments with their penalty kill after they gave up two power pay goals to the Sharks on Monday, but San Jose still had 11 shots on goal while on the man advantage. The Sharks outshot the Blues 14-4 in the third peroid. The Sharks went 4 for 4 on the penalty kil

SEATTLE — Marcus Tsohonis scored a career-high 27 off the bench, Erik Stevenson added 17 points before fouling out, and Washington picked up its first conference win of the season beating Colorado 84-80 on Wednesday night. Tsohonis was brilliant providing the Huskies (2-11, 1-7 Pac-12) a needed punch of scoring off the bench. He topped his career-high of 24 points set just a couple of weeks ago in a loss to Stanford. Tsohonis also hit four of Washington’s 12 3-pointers, needing every bit of the outside shooting to counter being dominated on the interior by the Buffaloes. Jamal Bey scored 14 points and Quade Green added 11 for the Huskies. Jeriah Horne scored a season-high 24 for Colorado, but missed an open 3-pointer with seven seconds left that could have tied the game. Colorado (11-4, 5...