Miscellaneous
It’s Thursday, May 21st. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will host plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and a low tonight of 59. Our top story: California recorded 132 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday. That's the most in a single day in the state since the pandemic began. The rise also pushed the state's death toll past 3,400. But while the death count is rising, other metrics show significant progress.