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Vials of the newly reformulated COVID-19 vaccine booster are being readied by Pfizer for distribution now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the shots for people 12 and older.

FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in New York City on July 8, 2022. Economists and the Federal Reserve are looking for signs that job growth cooled in September, which could help with uncomfortably high inflation.

Stocks sink despite Friday's report that hiring cooled in September

A new jobs report showed a modest slowdown in hiring last month that was not enough to soothe Wall Street's worries about inflation and the Fed. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5%

A Georgia election official examines a ballot during that state's hand-count audit in 2020.

Hand-counting ballots may sound nice. It's actually less accurate and more expensive

Republicans in some states are pushing to count ballots the old-fashioned way — which experts say would bring a level of chaos to elections not seen in decades.

New Zealand police investigators work at a scene in Auckland on Aug. 11, 2022, after bodies were discovered in suitcases.

A woman is arrested in South Korea after bodies are found in New Zealand suitcases

Authorities didn't immediately say whether a woman detained in South Korea on two murder charges from New Zealand was the mother of two dead children found last month in abandoned suitcases.

Police and firefighters inspect the scene where a man is reported to set himself on fire, near the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.

A man sets himself on fire in an apparent protest of Japanese leader Abe's funeral

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.

Mom in Mexico City, a year prior to her Alzheimer's diagnosis. She was already showing symptoms — misplacing things, withdrawing from social activities, changes in her mood and increased memory loss.

These images are how one woman tried to cope with her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis

When Alicia Vera's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the diagnosis left her devastated, anxious and hopeless. "Va a Llover Toda la Noche" is her attempt to cope.

'A Large Group of Small Artworks at 7722 Girard Ave'

Note: Extended through Jan. 15, 2022. From San Diego Weekend Arts Events (KPBS segment): Quint Gallery meant it when they said they were transforming the "single, monumental work of art" model of the Quint ONE space on Girard. In this new show at that location, it's definitely now "many, small." This quick show to close out the year features works by 21 contemporary artists, including Kim MacConnel, Griselda Rosas, Kelsey Brookes, Sasha Koozel Reibstein, Gary Lang, Adrien Couvrat and Thomas DeMello. There'll be sculpture as well as flat works, and all of it will be on the wee side. Details: On view through Dec. 31. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery will be closed on Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1. 7722 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. —Julia Dixon Evans From the gallery: To close out our 40th year, Quint Gallery is using the 7722 Girard Avenue gallery to show a large grouping of small works, including painting, photography, drawing, and sculpture. Artworks by: Michael James Armstrong / Stephanie Bachiero / Adam Belt / Nancy Blum / Kelsey Brookes / Adrien Couvrat / Mara De Luca / Thomas DeMello / Manny Farber / Judy Fiskin / Thomas Glassford / David Ireland / Sasha Koozel Reibstein / Gary Lang / Kim MacConnel / Lee Materazzi / John Millei / Sean Miller / Richard Allen Morris / Patricia Patterson / Griselda Rosas Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1. Related links: Quint Gallery on Instagram Visiting information

TikTokers Marcus Macal, Pasha Grozdov, and Katie Webster.

Economists say inflation is easier on Gen Z, TikTok disagrees

With fewer assets to erode, and flexibility to change jobs, Gen Z is positioned well for inflation, but that's not how they're seeing it.

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 21, 2022.

Putin is mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Russian reservists to fight in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday what he called a "partial mobilization" in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield.

Runners near the finish line during the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022.

Runners can identify as nonbinary in the Boston and London marathons

In an effort to make the races more inclusive, organizers for the 2023 Boston Marathon and the 2023 TCS London Marathon say qualifying runners can enter as male, female or nonbinary.

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