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A man waits to cross the street in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles on Aug. 7. California has implemented a new health equity metric to help address the outsize effect of coronavirus on the state's communities of color.

To Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For Reopening

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health secretary, discusses a new health equity metric that requires larger counties to reduce coronavirus rates in minority communities before businesses can reopen.

Capitol One, the country's seventh-largest bank, says information was taken from a hack of credit card applications submitted over a 14-year period.

Woman Charged As Hacker In Capital One Data Breach Exposing Over 100 Million Customers

The country's seventh-largest bank says the information was taken from a hack of credit card applications submitted over a 14-year period.

Home Security And Hacking

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to smart home expert Rachel Cericola of Wirecutter about ways to minimize the risk of home security and smart appliances getting hacked.

Thomas Cook's collapse has left more than 150,000 travelers scrambling for details about how to get home. Here, a worker at a travel agency that partners with Thomas Cook talks on the phone at Larnaca International Airport in the Cypriot coastal city.

Thomas Cook Airline Collapse Triggers Largest Peacetime Repatriation In U.K. History

The Thomas Cook travel agency and airline abruptly collapsed Monday morning, with more than 150,000 travelers currently abroad.

According to the complaint, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.

Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell

Dominion is seeking damages of $1.3 billion. According to the complaint, Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.

Working conditions at Amazon's warehouses, which are mushrooming across the U.S., are attracting increased scrutiny.

Senators Want An Investigation Of How Amazon Treats Its Pregnant Workers

Lawmakers urged the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate in a letter signed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and 3 others.

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media

The attack on Brazil's Congress was organized publicly online. Despite being on high alert, social media companies missed signs that their platforms were being used to plan violence.

Former President Donald Trump speaks after returning from a break during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 18 in New York City.

Trump isn't above the law, Justice Department tells a judge

Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.

Oran Routh was arrested on child porn possession and receipt charges on the same day his father, Ryan Routh, was charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The son of Trump's alleged would-be assassin is charged over child sex abuse images

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of images of child sex abuse.

This picture taken in August 2016 shows the screen of a smartphone displaying the Pokémon Go app in Brussels. Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were fired for playing the game instead of responding to a robbery call in 2017.

A court upheld the firing of 2 LAPD officers who ignored a robbery to play Pokémon Go

A California court denied the appeal of Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, who were fired from the Los Angeles Police Department after the 2017 incident. Their lawyer says they're evaluating next steps.

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