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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves federal court in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.

As the jury deliberates Elizabeth Holmes' fate, experts say 'fraud is complicated'

A jury in Silicon Valley has been weighing the fate of Holmes, the former tech executive whose blood-testing startup Theranos shot her to fame. She now faces criminal fraud charges.

San Diego Fire Department crews put down a fire near Fairmont Avenue and Aldine Drive in San Diego, Calif. October 15, 2019.

New wildfire hazard maps could cost San Diego residents and builders

The San Diego region is required to add housing and wants to make it affordable. At the same time, climate change is increasing the threat of wildfire – and costs.

People get tested for COVID-19 at a free testing site in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 21 as coronavirus cases surge in the city.

These numbers show just how impactful the latest COVID-19 surge is

Most states are at the highest level of COVID risk and hot spots are emerging across the country as the omicron variant takes hold. Here are the latest numbers by state.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on Dec. 25 at 7:20 a.m. from a European spaceport in French Guiana.

NASA just launched the most powerful space telescope ever. Watch it here

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from French Guinea at 7:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 25. The NASA mission was decades in the making and should reveal the earliest galaxies in the universe.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

October 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the October 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

September 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the September 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the very survival of millions of people who have already been driven to the edge by a pandemic that has devastated their economies.

COVID-19 spike worsens Africa's severe poverty, hunger woes

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the survival of millions. The United Nations says about 9 in 10 of the world's extremely poor live in Africa.

Chula Vista resident Kylie Krueger getting test for COVID-19 at the City Heights Recreation Center testing site on Dec. 23, 2021.

Omicron blamed for up to 70% of cases in parts of California

Omicron has become the most common form of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of all cases..

The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.

Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

The "Pillar of Shame" statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, is removed from the University of Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue

A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early Thursday. Workers had erected barricades around the monument late Wednesday.

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