First lab results show omicron has ‘much more extensive escape’ from antibodies than previous variants

The study also suggests that booster shots could be key in the battle with the variant.

Wildlife officials move to feed Florida’s starving manatees

Among the first animals to be listed as endangered by the federal government, in 1967, they were shifted to threatened under the Trump administration in 2017.

Publisher scraps plans to release book by Chris Cuomo

A planned book by Chris Cuomo has been canceled as fallout continues for the former CNN host who had privately helped his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual harassment allegations

Refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion, alleging it helped perpetuate genocide in Myanmar

Hawaii governor declares state of emergency

The Kona storm, a subtropical cyclone that occurs during the cool season, brings flash flooding that leaves homes inundated or without power and roads closed.

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors

A White House spokeswoman said the Justice Department would continue to defend the mandate.

Laszlo Bito, scientist who gave hope to glaucoma sufferers, dies at 87

He helped develop an eye drop credited with saving the eyesight of millions. Later in life, he returned to his native Hungary and became a noted writer.

Amazon’s cloud-computing unit’s problems take down websites, services

Amazon reported that that programming interfaces at its data centers in the Eastern United States were 'seeing impact.'

Congressional leaders reach deal to avert another debt ceiling crisis

The elaborate measure passes in the House with just one Republican vote.

Billionaires’ wealth surged to record during pandemic, report says

The 2,750 of them accumulated $4.1 trillion during a pandemic that put 100 million people into extreme poverty.