On this week's episode of #TheEnvelope, @halleberry opens up to @IndieFocus about her childhood experience with domestic violence, and how intergenerational trauma informed the way she approached her directorial debut, "Bruised." latimes.com/entertainment-…
"I know about this community. I grew up in an inner city growing very much like the one I depict in the movie, because that's what I know. That was real for me. I understand it.” link.chtbl.com/TheEnvelopePod…
Berry also reveals how she had to fight for roles even after becoming the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for best actress nearly 20 years ago. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Officials stressed that vaccinations, and especially booster shots, will give Californians who receive them strong protection against serious illness, which could make the coming surge less deadly than last year’s devastating winter. latimes.com/california/sto…
Whether hospitalizations will surpass last year’s numbers depends on several factors: how severe Omicron ends up being and whether residents comply with mask mandates, avoid crowded risky indoor public settings and get vaccinated or boosted.
The Omicron surge has hit California, with new coronavirus cases climbing rapidly and public health officials in some parts of the state warning that hospitals could be hit hard by a surge in patients in the coming weeks.
Officials stressed that vaccinations, and especially booster shots, will give Californians who receive them strong protection against serious illness, which could make the coming surge less deadly than last year’s devastating winter. latimes.com/california/sto…
Data show new coronavirus cases in the state jumping in recent days, with Los Angeles County health officials expecting the Omicron variant to overtake the Delta strain within two weeks. latimes.com/california/sto…
A highly influential COVID-19 forecast is projecting that the Omicron surge may result in as many as 400,000 new coronavirus cases a day across the nation — significantly higher than last winter’s record of 250,000 cases a day.
The nation — and California — are already showing troubling signs of an Omicron-related surge. The U.S. is reporting an average of nearly 150,000 new COVID cases a day, approaching the peak of the summer Delta wave, which reached 164,000 new daily cases.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projects the Omicron surge will continue rising swiftly through December and into January, potentially peaking later next month or in early February.
Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival, rapper Drakeo the Ruler was brazenly ambushed backstage and stabbed in the neck. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The killing of Drakeo, an acclaimed street-oriented lyricist who had recently issued his debut album after a series of searing mixtapes, has prompted questions about security staffing at the festival. latimes.com/entertainment-…
One eyewitness to the fight said that the security response was surprisingly slow. The eyewitness said he saw “no security remotely near there.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
In the season finale of ABC’s #TheBachelorette Michelle Young got engaged to Texas sales executive Nayte Olukoya, marking the first time in its 19-year history that a Black lead has selected a Black contestant as their soulmate. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Young and Olukoya’s love story was a breakthrough for the “Bachelor” franchise, which has been rocked repeatedly by charges of racism and cultural insensitivity. latimes.com/entertainment-…
This season was already a milestone for the “Bachelor” franchise. For the first time, a season featured a Black lead, a Black co-host and a Black executive producer. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that California will mandate boosters for all healthcare workers in hopes of improving immunity and protecting hospitals from an expected surge of patients.
“With Omicron on the rise, we’re taking immediate actions to protect Californians and ensure our hospitals are prepared,” the governor said in a statement on Twitter.
Newsom’s order for health workers to get boosted is aimed at offering California more protection. His office said California is the second state, after New Mexico, to require healthcare workers to get boosted.