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Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The State Department is ordering the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country and allowing non-essential staff to leave Ukraine. The move comes amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine despite talks between U.S. and Russian officials.

Russia sees little optimism in US response on Ukraine crisis

The Kremlin says the U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine leaves “little ground for optimism.”

Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo

How choreographer Justin Peck helped reimagine 'West Side Story' for the 21st century

Six decades after the film West Side Story premiered, the legendary musical has been reimagined. Choreographer Justin Peck updated the dances of the original story.

Salomon Abend, second from the left, at Beaune La Rolande.

A discovery of Holocaust-era photos helps a Jewish family connect with its past

A box of photos discovered more than 30 years ago includes pictures of an internment camp and many who died at Auschwitz. The photos were recently reunited with the Jewish family they belong to.

A doctor prepares to administer a vaccine injection at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., in January. The FDA has approved emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for patients age 12-15.

FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group

Pfizer said in late March that clinical trials found "100% efficacy and robust antibody responses" to the coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is reflected in an electronic vehicle as it charges as he speaks during an event to announce a final rule for federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks on Monday.

EPA announces tighter fuel economy standards for cars and trucks

The EPA announced on Monday a plan that it says will yield $190 billion in net benefits by 2050.

The Senate has voted to overturn the Biden administration's rule that large private employers must require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested, or face losing their jobs.

In a largely symbolic move, the Senate votes to block Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate

The White House says the president will veto the bill if it reaches his desk. But GOP lawmakers pushed the measure as the political fight over vaccine mandates deepens.

San Diego's skyline is shown in this undated photo.

Public safety departments have highest numbers of unvaccinated San Diego city workers

Despite the looming deadline, nearly 20% of the city’s staff is confirmed as unvaccinated.

A man places his COVID-19 nasal swab into a test tube held by a public health nurse, Sept. 13, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 5 Deaths, 1,025 New Cases

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,025 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths Monday. Fully vaccinated county residents now number close to 2.09 million, or around 74.4% of the county's eligible population.

Best in show winner Claire the Scottish deerhound stands with her handler Angela Lloyd at the National Dog Show. Lloyd said Claire was "more sure of herself" this year.

Claire, a Scottish deerhound, has won the National Dog Show for the 2nd time

The show reopened to spectators this year in Philadelphia. Claire, a 4-year old Scottish deerhound, won best in show in 2020 too. It's the first time in 20 years that a dog has won twice in a row.

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