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A sign outside the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center on the San Diego State University campus reminds visitors that COVID-19 testing is no longer available.

County reports 2,326 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths as hospitalizations decrease

San Diego County reported 2,326 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths Thursday as hospitalizations dropped by 53.

A hamster named "Marshmallow" was dropped off at the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in Hong Kong on Jan. 19 over concerns that the pets were spreading COVID-19 to humans. Thousands of small animals were culled after hamsters tested positive in a pet store.

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale

A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission.

America's lead negotiator says U.S. diplomacy strategy is working with Russia

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on the tense standoff between Russia and the U.S. and its allies over the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine.

Hospital staff at Gritman Medical Center in the northern Idaho city of Moscow were unable to find Katie Ripley an open ICU bed at a larger hospital as her condition deteriorated.

In rural America, patients are waiting for care — sometimes with deadly consequences

When cancer survivor Katie Ripley got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her small town didn't have the specialized care she needed. But with omicron surging, there was no ICU bed to transfer her to.

A sign outside a Vons supermarket in Clairemont reminds customers to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

San Diego County confirms mask mandate will end for vaccinated on Tuesday

Well-fitted masks will continue to be required to be worn indoors by people who are not fully vaccinated.

President Biden showed off a chart comparing strong job creation during his first year to that of previous presidents. But economists say surging inflation is top of mind to voters.

The economy is strong but voters aren't feeling it. That's a problem for Biden

President Biden's first year in the White House has been marked by record GDP growth and job gains, so why do voters keep giving him poor marks on the economy?

An Afghan patient infected with COVID-19 sits on a bed in the intensive care unit of the Afghan Japan Communicable Disease Hospital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

New COVID surge batters Afghanistan's crumbling health care

All but five of the 38 COVID-19 treatment hospitals that once operated in Afghanistan have been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines, even heating.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks alongside several other senators on Wednesday as they announce a bipartisan agreement to update the Violence Against Women Act.

Senators announce a deal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

The bipartisan announcement comes after months of negotiations in the chamber. The legislation offers resources for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Woman wears surgical mask to go shopping at Target in North Park, April 7th, 2020.

San Diego County reports 1,651 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths

San Diego County reported 1,651 new COVID-19 cases and 21 additional virus-related deaths in its latest data.

Darren Cruzan at his retirement ceremony in May 2021. He was a top law enforcement official for the Interior Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for nearly a decade.

Interior Department hires former top cop to review jail deaths on his watch

The Interior Department ordered a review of tribal jail deaths, but the man who got the contract is a former agency official who oversaw the jails when some of the deaths occurred.

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