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Only identified as "Frankenstein Monster on Vacation" walks through the crowds on day one of Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 19, 2018, in San Diego,.

Top offsite events that don't require a Comic-Con badge

Our picks for pop culture, comics, music, art, food, drink and fandom events to get a taste of Comic-Con without a badge.

Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes speaks to the crowd gathered for the Child Care Providers United rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 15, 2023.

California child care providers demand raises from Gov. Newsom as budget deadline looms

Providers say home day care businesses may need to close if the state continues paying too little in child care subsidies.

A man getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Grossmont Center Mall vaccination "super station" in La Mesa, Feb. 2, 2021.

San Diego's COVID winter surge déjà vu

San Diego County's Deputy Public Health Officer said it's reminiscent of last year's surge, and very few people have gotten the latest booster.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and other Republican senators tell reporters they want the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military to be rescinded under the annual defense bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

To win GOP support for the 4,408-page bill, Democrats agreed to Republican demands to scrap the requirement for service members to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Anna drove 40 minutes from her home to pick up free diapers from Tere Haring at Allied Women's Center in San Antonio. Anna, who is pregnant with her seventh child, says she did consider abortion: "All I could think about — like, I need an abortion because there's no way I can deal with everything going on right now and taking care of all the boys by myself and having another baby."

They tried and failed to get an abortion. Texas family grapples with what it'll mean

Anna and Tony have six kids and are expecting a seventh. They couldn't afford to travel to where abortion is legal. With few places to turn to for help, they're worried about their family's future.

Households can order four free COVID tests on COVIDtests.gov starting on Thursday. They'll begin shipping by mail next week.

You can order free COVID tests again by mail

People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent the spread of the virus.

Travelers at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China on Dec. 12. China's public health officials say up to 800 million people could be infected with the coronavirus over the next few months.

COVID spreading faster than ever in China. 800 million could be infected this winter

Scientists predict China will see the largest COVID surge of the pandemic this winter, with hundreds of millions of people infected. But some experts say that it could have been even worse.

Francisca Sosa sits by her father, one of the many Peruvians who've contracted dengue fever in this unprecedented outbreak.

Peru is reeling from record case counts of dengue fever. What's driving the outbreak?

The number of patients is soaring, the health system is stressed and the government is facing criticism over its response. So far 150,000 Peruvians have caught the virus this year and 248 have died.

U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades

Newly released data from national test scores in reading and math show a worrisome picture of student learning loss since the pandemic.

An undated photo of the inside of an empty surge tent setup outside UC San Diego Health's Jacob Medical Center.

UC San Diego Health rushes to create beds with increases in COVID, flu admissions

UC San Diego Health officials also said delayed care is driving a surge in patients that is forcing them to use non-traditional spaces for patients.

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