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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes a selfie at the first congress of his party called Servant of the People in the city Botanical Garden, Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, June 9, 2019.

Ukraine president's ratings fall as crisis with Russia brews

After 2½ years in office, the former comedian Volodymur Zelenskyy is watching his once enormous support dissolve as Ukraine faces the threat of a possible invasion by Russia.

Pictured, Maple Street Plaza on Grand Avenue in Escondido, Calif., where cones mark construction areas of the Grand Avenue Vision Project. April 12, 2022.

A revitalization of Escondido's historic downtown is underway

Escondido’s historic downtown is undergoing a makeover that could make it the next Little Italy-like scene.

Following the Dixie Fire, scorched cars are seen in a clearing in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., on Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Though Spared From Recent Wildfires, San Diego's Smokey Days Still Tripled

California wildfires are generating pollution that is harming people's health and the situation is getting worse, not better.

A passer-by walks past a sign that calls attention to COVID-19 testing while departing a Walgreens pharmacy, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in New Bedford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

'Test to Treat' gets COVID pills to at-risk patients fast but its reach is limited

The Biden administration's new program enables high-risk patients who test positive to get antiviral pills on the spot in some pharmacies. But many pharmacies won't be able to participate.

A Buddhist monk raises his clenched fist while marching during an anti-military government protest rally on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Mandalay, Myanmar. The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country.

1st anniversary of Myanmar military coup marked by strike and international concern

The anniversary of the Feb. 1, 2021, coup prompted a nationwide "silent strike" by those inside the country who oppose the military's takeover.

Medical personnel test visitors for the coronavirus at Disneyland in Shanghai on Sunday after a single COVID-19 case was detected at the park over the weekend.

Shanghai Disneyland is shut down, and 30,000 people are tested, after one COVID case

On Sunday, people weren't allowed to leave the park due to contact tracing after a woman tested positive for COVID-19 after her visit. It's the latest in China's strict measures to fight the disease.

Newly graduated Afghan National Army personnel march during their graduation ceremony in November 2020. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report obtained by The Associated Press that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country.

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan officials have been slain since the Taliban's takeover

A new U.N. report finds that "more than two-thirds" of those who died were victims of extrajudicial killings by the Taliban or its affiliates.

An empty lobby bench awaits theatergoers in The Old Globe's Viterbi Family Lobby, in an undated photo.

San Diego Arts Organizations Reflect On A Year Of Adapting, Uncertainty

San Diego Museum of Art, The Front Arte & Cultura, The Old Globe and The Casbah weigh in on running an arts organization during the pandemic, and the reality of reopening

Grammy award-winning musician and farmer Jason Mraz stands between his coffee and avocado trees at his Oceanside property, Dec. 22, 2020.

Coffee Is Growing, Thriving In San Diego's North County

There are currently 42 farmers in San Diego County who are growing some of the world’s rarest and most expensive coffee varieties.

Artist and comics creator Keithan Jones, seen here in his home studio, in this file photo from July 10, 2018.

Afro-Con Is Coming This Weekend

Event is an offshoot of Afrofuturism Lounge

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