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An older adult receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site on Dec. 7 in Chongqing, China. Concerns about effectiveness and safety have led to uncertainty about the COVID vaccine, notably among older citizens, whose vaccination rate is relatively low.

China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?

As case counts surge in China, rumors circulate about the effectiveness and safety of the made-in-China vaccines in use there. Here's what we know about CoronaVac and Sinopharm.

A person walks by homes covered in ice at the waterfront community of Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, following a massive snowstorm that knocked out power in the area to thousands of residents.

PHOTOS: Beachfront houses along Lake Erie are draped in ice after the winter storm

The frigid weather and powerful wind gusts of last week's storm blew spray from Lake Erie onto the lakefront homes of Fort Erie, Ontario. Local officials urged residents to stay off the ice.

Transmission towers in Houston as the storm carrying frigid temperatures approached. The storm tested the reliability of the grid in Texas and across the country, but did not trigger a widespread power crisis.

Intense cold strained, but didn't break, the U.S. electric grid. That was lucky

An intense cold snap caused rolling blackouts in some regions. But a more profound catastrophe didn't unfold, thanks partly to good fortune.

A flyer seeking information about the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead is displayed Nov. 30 on a table along with buttons and bracelets during a vigil in memory of the victims in Moscow, Idaho.

What we know about the University of Idaho stabbings

Authorities arrested a suspect, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, on Friday.

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House Democrats release Trump's tax returns

The Democratic-controlled Ways and Means Committee has released former President Trump's tax returns from his time in office, ending a multi-year legal battle for the information.

The dome of the California state Capitol is silhouetted by the setting sun in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.

The top 5 stories in California politics in 2022

From an election to hundreds of new laws debated and passed, 2022 was full of big political stories in California.

Portland General Electric's Beaver Power Plant has been in operation since 1974.

Pacific Power, PGE electricity rates increase Jan. 1

Oregon’s utility regulator on Thursday announced approved rate increases for Pacific Power and Portland General Electric customers, citing increased costs to produce and purchase electricity.

New father Yappe Pako gets help with his kangaroo care carrier from a midwife. His newborn son is named Ambo Crisostome. They're in the kangaroo care ward at the University Hospital Medical Center at Treichville in the Ivory Coast. A new program teaches the technique to moms and dads. It's especially beneficial for preterm and low birthweight babies.

Editors' picks: Our best global photos of 2022 range from heart-rending to hopeful

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.

<em>The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin</em>, from Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530, Simon Bening. Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment.

'Visualizing the Virgin' shows Mary in the Middle Ages

An exhibition of illuminated manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum explores how Jesus' mother was portrayed before Renaissance artists painted her with golden curls, perfect skin and blue eyes.

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