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Back-to-back hurricanes have taken an unprecedented toll on the Central American nation and its neighbors.

Electors are picked by state parties, and in most states they are bound to follow the popular vote and made to sign pledges or be threatened with fines and even criminal action.

Several victims of former sheriff’s deputy Richard Fischer are upset that no sex charges were included in his plea deal. Plus, in today’s #CoveringClimateNow, climate change and rising oceans are threatening to make storm flooding, a regular occurrence in Imperial Beach, significantly worse. Also, on today’s podcast, President Trump visited San Diego on Wednesday on a fundraising trip where he stopped by Otay Mesa to view and signed the replacement border fence. And, veterans from around the country are in San Diego this week to participate in the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, designed to encourage people with injuries to become active.

Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze as nighttime clashes on Saturday.

The power of family history can lead a person to do lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Within hours, U.S. states are expected have in hand their first shipments of Pfizer's newly FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. It marks a new phase in the pandemic, but what's that mean for you?

Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday.

Medical services in small Northwest towns are stretched to the limit with shortages of qualified workers and PPE, CARES Act funds running out and hospitals at or near capacity.

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.