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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.

The All-American Canal is seen here in Imperial County, Calif. Jan. 24, 2022. Customs and Border Protection agents say this is a "high traffic" area for migrants. The border fence is just 26 yards south of the canal and the Interstate-8 highway is a short walk away. Migrants climb the fence, swim across the canal and meet a driver along the highway.

Officials doing little as more migrants drown in Imperial County canal

Nearly 50 people have drowned over the past six years in the All-American Canal, which runs along the southern border in Imperial County.

Former <em>New York Times</em> editorial page editor James Bennet, shown here in a photo from 2017, said Tuesday he accepted blame for an editorial that falsely linked a graphic from former Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee with a mass shooting in Arizona. He testified during Palin's defamation suit.

Former 'New York Times' editor testifies on Sarah Palin editorial: 'This is my fault'

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified Tuesday he was to blame for an incorrect passage about former Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial on heated political rhetoric.

A sign reads "face mask required" in front of the McGill School of Success in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Oct. 13, 2021.

County reports 1,313 COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths as mask mandate gets end date

San Diego County on Monday reported 1,313 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional virus-related deaths.

Nursing assistant Michelle Bryan dons a protective face shield before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient on the acute care floor.

Inside an Oregon hospital, here's what it takes to provide care through the chaos

Salem Health in Oregon is a major hospital, but the omicron onslaught has strained the staff like never before. Still, they show up. For the patients, and for each other. And some see signs of hope.

Why remdesivir, a highly effective COVID treatment, is a last resort for providers

The antiviral infusion was just revived as an early treatment for COVID patients. But the drug is relatively expensive and hard to administer, relegating it to what some are calling "stopgap" status.

American evacuees arriving at MCAS Miramar from Wuhan, China on Feb. 7, 2020.

It's been two years since COVID-19 came to San Diego

Two years ago, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was drafted for a unique mission involving more than 200 Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China.

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