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People gather to pay their respects at the 1971 independence war martyrs national memorial to celebrate the 50th Victory Day, which marks the end of a nine-month war of independence from Pakistan, in Savar, Bangladesh, on Thursday.

Bangladesh is marking 50 years since the end of the war that created the country

Bangladesh has gone from what U.S. diplomats called a "basket case" to a rising economy in Asia. The IMF says its GDP may soon exceed Denmark's and Singapore's.

Dayton Hall, left, and Jackson Mountjoy use calipers to measure a baby oyster at the school's oyster garden in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The school is among more than 50 locations in Mississippi and more than 1,000 nationwide where people raise oysters to help build reefs off their states' coasts.

Volunteers are growing oyster gardens to help restore reefs

There are more than 1,000 oyster gardens in the coastal waters of Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama as volunteers try to restore a keystone of coastal ecosystems.

President-Elect Joe Biden removes his face mask to speak at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday. When Biden takes office he'll be dealing with a virus that is rampaging through theU.S.×

U.S. Sets Another Single-Day Record For Coronavirus Cases

The total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is approaching 10 million. The virus is spreading unchecked in more than half the country — and the U.S. is far from alone.

The Racist Legacy Of Early Immigration Law Is Still Alive Today

Atlantic writer Caitlin Dickerson talks about Haitian immigrants at the border, and explains how both Trump and Biden immigration policies are based on a racist system created by the Founding Fathers.

Outside the Pechanga Arena San Diego box office, Dec. 5, 2018.

Judge blocks San Diego from repealing 30-foot height limit in Midway District

The ruling throws a wrench into plans for redeveloping the city-owned Sports Arena property.

An undated graphic of the coronavirus from the CDC.

San Diego County reports 610 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths on vaccine anniversary

On the one-year anniversary of San Diego County receiving its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, the county Health and Human Services Agency on Tuesday reported 610 new viral infections and four deaths.

A person wearing a face covering walks past a white flag memorial installation outside Griffith Observatory honoring the nearly 27,000 Los Angeles County residents who have died from COVID-19 on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles, Calif.

800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike

The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.

As Oklahoma Endures Winter Storm, Cherokee Nation Scrambles To Help Elders

"Some of our population lives marginally so many or our people cannot ride out a storm like this," Chief Chuck Hoskin says. "We're looking ... to pull space heaters to get them out to elders."

People wait in line for COVID-19 vaccines at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

Three New Vaccine Sites Opening Next Week As County Reports 422 COVID-19 Cases

Three new COVID-19 vaccination sites will open next week, San Diego County public health officials announced Friday, as they reported 422 new infections and five deaths.

Pharmaceutical company Merck says is shelving its two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, saying that the results of clinical trials fell short of its goals.

Merck Stops Developing Both Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

Merck, which previously made an Ebola vaccine, had been seen as a serious contender in the worldwide race to come up with an answer to the coronavirus.

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