Early U.S. Omicron Cases Caused Mild Illness in Vaccinated
By Emma Court The first omicron cases in the U.S. were detected mostly in vaccinated people who experienced mild illnesses, with only one hospitalization and no deaths reported so far,…
Inflation Soars 6.8%; Biggest Spike Since 1982
Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation…
Large Eruption From Nearby Star Is a Warning for Earth
Isaac Schultz A star over 100 light-years away in the constellation Draco is teaching us a few unsettling things about our own Sun. The star, EK Draconis, recently surprised researchers…
Hispanic Voters Now Evenly Split Between Parties, WSJ Poll Finds
By Charlie McCarthy The country’s large group of Hispanic voters appears to be split fairly evenly when it comes to supporting Republicans and Democrats, The Wall Street Journal reported. A…
Debt-Limit Deal Advances in Senate
MANDEL NGAN The U.S. Senate took a step toward raising the federal government’s $28.9 trillion debt limit on Thursday when it voted to limit debate on the first of two…
Migrants rush border ahead of Biden restarting Trump asylum policy
by Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter AUSTIN, Texas — Migrants in Mexico have rushed to get into the United States in recent days hoping to make it across the border…
Senate Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
By Isabel van Brugen The U.S. Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the private sector. In a 52-48 vote, mainly along party…
Vulnerable, Moderate Dems Breaking With Biden More Frequently as Midterms Approach
By Joseph Lord As the 2022 midterms draw nearer, several Democrats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden, whose popularity has dwindled since taking office. At the beginning of Biden’s…
Florida Attorney General Cracking Down on Organized Retail Theft
By Jannis Falkenstern “You’re not going to do it here. You’ll spend Christmas—not with Santa Claus—but with Santa Judd at the county jail. That’s a guarantee,” Polk County Sheriff Grady…
House Passes Bill That Would Enable Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling With Simple Majority Vote
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a procedural bill that would allow Congress to expedite legislation raising the federal debt limit by a simple…
‘It’s just crazy’: 12 major cities hit all-time homicide records
At least 12 major U.S. cities have broken annual homicide records in 2021 — and there’s still three weeks to go in the year. Of the dozen cities that have…
80 Years of Remembering Pearl Harbor: Valor, Sacrifice, and Peace
By Paula Ratliff PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—Thousands of people gathered here on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise assault by the Imperial Japanese…