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The Latest: Half eligible Californians have at least 1 shot

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom says nearly half of Californians eligible for vaccination have received at least one shot against the coronavirus. He is urging more residents to sign up for appointments and not let apprehension get in the way of getting protected against the illness. The nation’s most populous state on Thursday began vaccinating anyone age 16 and…

Fatal police shooting at hospital caught on officer bodycams

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press
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Police body camera footage shows a routine police pat-down of a man in a hospital emergency room erupting within minutes into a fatal police shooting after the man apparently fires a gun he had concealed in his possession. Twenty-seven-year-old Miles Jackson, a Black man, died at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in suburban Columbus Monday. The video shows that during an initial struggle and use of a stun gun on Jackson, he apparently fires a gun concealed in his waistband and ends up on the hospital floor. Police officers repeatedly tell Jackson to raise his hands over his head. After police use a stun gun a second time, a shot is heard followed by a barrage of police gunfire.

The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopen

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SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging all schools in the state to reopen, saying there are no health barriers to getting children back into classrooms and ending distance learning. Speaking Wednesday, he said: “Money is not an object now. It’s an excuse.” His wishes remain an expectation rather than a mandate because California’s decentralized education system lets…