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The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

Patients queue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in Aristotelous Square, in the center of the Greek city of Thessaloniki on November 26, 2021.

Greece will mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for anyone over 60, or make them pay fines

Anyone who refuses to get vaccinated will face monthly fines of 100 euros, or roughly $114. The monthly fine is substantial for retirees — the average pension is 730 euros a month.

Lucky Bronson is the store manager at Comickaze Comics on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Comickaze bookstore struggles to survive in pandemic and amid industry changes

Comic-Con Special Edition is this week so here's how one store is trying to keep customers well stocked with the latest comics

A box and container of ivermectin arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against taking ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, as treatment or prevention against Covid-19.

As constituents clamor for ivermectin, Republican politicians embrace their cause

Hospitals and doctors are facing more demands for ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, despite no proof it works. In some Republican-dominated states, lawmakers and attorney generals are weighing in.

A woman walks past a vending machine that offers washable face masks in a Berlin subway station on Monday. German officials have said they will endorse a decentralized approach to coronavirus contact tracing.

Germany Backs Away From Compiling Coronavirus Contacts In A Central Database

Privacy advocates had warned against Germany's plan to store cellphone-tracking information in a central database rather than on users' phones.

Romin Iqbal (center) of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) attends a press conference at CAIR-Columbus headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, in 2018. Iqbal was terminated for sharing information about the organization to "a known anti-Muslim hate group."

A leader of an Ohio Muslim organization was fired for spying for a hate group

The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations fired its Executive and Legal Director Romin Iqbal after it discovered he was passing information to a "known anti-Muslim hate group."

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions

The Trump-era Pentagon head says he wants to publish an "unvarnished" account of his turbulent time in the post. But the Biden administration wants him to delete parts of 60 pages of the text.

Todd Haynes' new film takes us deep into The Velvet Underground

In his first documentary, filmmaker Todd Haynes uses the language of experimental cinema to spotlight the Velvet Underground, a legendary band that flowered within New York's avant-garde art world.

Karine Elharrar, Orna Barbivai and Meir Cohen from the Yesh Atid party arrive for consultations on the formation of a coalition government in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021.

Israel's energy minister couldn't enter COP26 because of wheelchair inaccessibility

Energy minister Karine Elharrar says she was taken to several entrances on Monday, the first full day of the conference, but was unable to get inside from any of them.

A marijuana plant is shown in this undated photo.

County Supervisors Want More Input Before Cannabis Ordinance Vote

County supervisors Wednesday voted 4-1 to seek more public feedback before approving any policies that would promote economic access and social equity in the cannabis industry in unincorporated communities.

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