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Omicron Variant May Be Less Dangerous Than Delta, US Health Officials Say
(AP) — U.S. health officials say that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. President Joe…
Senate Leader, Presidential Candidate Bob Dole Dies At 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died Sunday. He was…
Michigan School Shooting Suspect's Parents Found in Building; Bond Set at $500K Apiece
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A judge has imposed a combined $1 million bond for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a commercial…
CNN Fires Chris Cuomo for Helping Brother Deal with Scandal
NEW YORK (AP) - CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year. The network suspended Chris Cuomo…
Manhunt Underway for School Shooting Suspect Ethan Crumbley’s Parents After Charges Announced
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities say they’re searching for two parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in a high school shooting. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the parents of Ethan Crumbley, who is charged with murder and terrorism in the…
Suspect’s Parents Charged in Michigan School Shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan high school. James and Jennifer Crumbley were charged Friday with…
US Employers Added a Sluggish 210,000 Jobs in November
WASHINGTON (AP) - America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding a still-solid 210,000 jobs, the fewest in nearly a year. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell sharply to 4.2%…
Michigan Teen Charged in Oxford High School Shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan teenager has been charged with murder, terrorism, and other charges for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at Michigan’s…
Us Official: 1st Case of Omicron Variant Identified in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.…
Fourth Student Dies From Michigan High School Shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a 17-year-old boy has become the fourth student to die from a school shooting in Michigan. The Oakland County sheriff’s office identified the…
Abortion Rights at Stake in Divided Supreme Court Arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy.…
Authorities: Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School
UPDATE: OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say eight people were wounded in an attack at a Michigan high school in which three students were killed. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that two of the…
Bill Cosby Prosecutors Ask US Supreme Court To Review Case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. In a petition filed Monday, they wrote that courts should not equate a…
Merriam-Webster Chooses Vaccine as the 2021 Word of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) - It's an omnipresent truth: Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year. Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for the dictionary company, tells The Associated Press that lookups for the word vaccine increased 601% over…
Wary, Weary World Slams Doors Shut, Fearing Omicron Variant
BRUSSELS (AP) - Nations around the world sought to keep the new omicron variant at bay with travel bans and further restrictions, even as it remains unclear what it means for the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan announced Monday it would suspend…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- Gilgamesh tablet stolen 30 years ago returns to Iraq
- Thousands of Afghans a day cross borders, 'even if it means our death'
- Mass starvation looms in Afghanistan as half the country faces hunger under Taliban rule
- Next pandemic may be more lethal, scientist behind AstraZeneca vaccine warns
- Putin sets world on edge amassing Russian troops along Ukraine border
- Nigeria blasts UK's travel ban as 'discriminatory'
- China threatens 'firm countermeasures' if US proceeds with diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
- Italy makes life uncomfortable for unvaccinated people
- Pope Francis warns young people not to be tempted by consumerist sirens
- Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi gets 4 years in prison for incitement, violating COVID-19 restrictions
CNN HEADLINES
- European travel powerhouse and 6 other places at 'very high' risk for Covid-19, CDC says
- Chile's Congress votes to legalize same-sex marriage
- Malaysia court upholds guilty verdict for former PM Najib's 1MDB conviction
- 'Biblical' flooding in South Sudan displaces hundreds of thousands
- American productivity fell by the largest amount since 1960
- Elon Musk doubles down on ending 'subsidies' as competitors now reap more benefits
- Bitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor wins trial over stash worth $54 billion
- 'The future is bleak.' Why more Brits are turning to food banks
- Attacked, rejected and harassed: Asians around the world speak out on workplace discrimination
- US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
