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A young person wears a mask while waiting in line at a COVID-19 testing site on the Martin Luther King Jr. medical campus on Monday in Los Angeles.

California extends its indoor mask mandate until February as omicron surge continues

So far, nearly 80% of California residents have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. The extended statewide mask mandate is set to expire on Feb. 15.

The closed Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing. China lashed out at the United States Thursday over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

China lashes out at U.S. for supporting Lithuania in feud with Beijing over Taiwan

China lashed out at the United States over its support for the Baltic nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

A Civilian Conservation Corps museum stands near Grayling, Mich.

Whitmer creates rural development agency

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is creating a state Office of Rural Development that she says will focus on finding ways to improve economic prospects in less-populated areas of Michigan.

Frosty Sunrise: WVPE photo of the week

Frosty Sunrise is the name of our latest WVPE photo of the week. Doug Weingart of Bridgman, Michigan sent us a view of a field seen through delicately…

Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of a fatal crash Tuesday. Police say Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in a fiery crash that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

Ex-Raiders player was driving 156 mph before a deadly crash, prosecutors say

Henry Ruggs III, a wide receiver with the Las Vegas Raiders, was released by the team hours after details were made public of Tuesday's fatal crash.

Glenn Youngkin, governor-elect of Virginia, holds a broom while greeting attendees after speaking during an election night event in Chantilly, Va. Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's closely watched governor's race.

Why education was a top voter priority this election

This week's election results show education issues foremost in the minds of many voters, and suggest many parents may be seeking a course correction after 18 months of disruptions.

Xinxiang, in China's Henan Province on July 26, was one of many places that suffered extreme flooding this year. A U.N reports finds climate impacts are getting worse faster than countries can adapt.

The U.N. says climate impacts are getting worse faster than the world is adapting

A new report finds some climate impacts are already irreversible and will last for many decades to come. It calls for far more money to help countries prepare for the growing risks they face.

<em>From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance,</em> by John Pomfret

Spies on opposite sides of the Cold War unite in 'From Warsaw With Love'

Reporter John Pomfret interviewed government officials and intelligence operatives and mined declassified files in Poland to write his fascinating story of the Polish-U.S. intelligence relationship.

Sandhill Cranes In Flight-WVPE photo of the week

A pair of Sandhill Cranes in flight are the focus of the The WVPE Photo of the Week from Danny Graber of Elkhart. The picture was taken at Elkhart…

A long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally masks some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the United States. The disease is hitting states in the Mountain West such as Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Northeast have dealt with a worrying surge in cases and hospitalizations.

COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches

The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines ward off a big surge over the holidays?

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