Dec 01 Watch 5:16 Vaccinated Americans reflect on breakthrough infections, 'infuriating' anti-vaccine views By Ryan Connelly Holmes Even as Americans are trying to prepare for omicron, many parts of the country are still reeling from the delta variant. More Americans died of COVID this year than in 2020, despite the wide availability of free vaccines. The pandemic's… Continue watching
Dec 01 CNN suspends Chris Cuomo 'indefinitely' for helping brother in sexual harassment scandal By David Bauder, Associated Press Chris Cuomo says it "hurts to even say" he's been suspended from CNN after revelations that he was more involved in damage control for his politician brother than his bosses had been aware. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Biden and Harris attend a White House menorah lighting in celebration of Hanukkah By Associated Press President Joe Biden’s staff has dispatched invitations to a “Menorah Lighting to be held at the White House” on Dec. 1, the evening when the fourth candle of the eight-day festival of Hanukkah will be lit. Continue reading
Dec 01 Mysteries of omicron variant could take weeks to decipher By Lauren Neergaard and Laura Ungar, Associated Press Up to now, the world has been slow to react to each coronavirus curveball. This time an early warning from South Africa and Botswana might have offered important head start. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting By Corey Williams, Ed White, Associated Press A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other crimes for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school. Continue reading
Dec 01 First U.S. case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking steps to tighten U.S. testing rules for travelers from overseas, including requiring a test for all travelers within a day of boarding a flight to the U.S. regardless of vaccination status. Continue reading
Dec 01 Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting By Ryan Kryska, Mike Householder, Associated Press Authorities say a 17-year-old boy has become the fourth student to die from a school shooting in Michigan. Continue reading
Dec 01 Outside Supreme Court, crowd amplifies abortion arguments By Parker Purifoy, Associated Press Hundreds of abortion debate partisans crowded the plaza in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, intermingling and trading chants as justices heard the highly anticipated arguments inside. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: President Joe Biden delivers remarks to mark World AIDS Day By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci confirms 1st case of omicron variant in U.S. By Zeke Miller, Raf Cassert, Associated Press National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and White House press secretary Jen Psaki hold a news briefing on Wednesday in Washington, DC. Continue reading