EXPLAINER: Are we going to need COVID-19 booster shots?
Just because Pfizer wants to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters doesn’t mean people will be lining up anytime soon -- U.S. and international health authorities...
Bach meets Suga as Tokyo virus cases approach 6-month high
TOKYO — Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months on Wednesday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said with the...
Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast
SANTA FE, N.M. — An open-air theater surrounded by high desert vistas, the Santa Fe Opera is known as the place to watch the...
Reshma Saujani’s book ‘Pay Up’ urges support for mothers
NEW YORK — The founder of the non-profit organization Girls Who Code has a book coming out about helping women who raise children, with...
Election depicts two Californias: Rising star or catastrophe
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom and two leading Republican rivals in the California recall election painted disparate pictures of the nation’s most populous...
Harris to host Merkel before chancellor’s talks with Biden
WASHINGTON — In a meeting intended to reflect the importance of U.S.-German ties, Kamala Harris will hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the...
Virus case delays refugee Olympic team’s Tokyo arrival
DOHA, Qatar — Almost all of the athletes from the refugee Olympic team have had their arrival at the Tokyo Games delayed after a...
As COVID rises, a vexing hunt for nursing home vaccine stats
WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data...
Spain’s top court rules pandemic lockdown unconstitutional
MADRID — Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that last year’s stay-at-home lockdown order by the government under a state of emergency was unconstitutional.
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California pension fund agrees to $2.7 billion lawsuit deal
LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest public pension fund has agreed to pay up to $2.7 billion to refund policyholders hit with huge hikes...