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Dec 24, 2021 - World

Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries

people at an airport
Dec 24, 2021 - Economy

Car rental prices soar ahead of holiday travel

Dec 24, 2021 - Science

NASA's next great telescope is set for launch

The mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope deployed on Earth
Dec 24, 2021 - Health

The year in COVID, visualized

Dec 24, 2021 - Health

Santas in short supply across the U.S.

Illustration of a HELP WANTED sign leaning against a Santa hat.
Dec 23, 2021 - Health

CDC shortens COVID isolation period for health care workers

sive Care Unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California on January 11, 2021.
Updated Dec 23, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Texas parole board withdraws George Floyd pardon recommendation

A mural that honors George Floyd at the Scott Food Mart corner store in Houston's Third Ward where Floyd grew up on June 8, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

Daunte Wright's family "relieved" by guilty verdict

Family and friends of Daunte Wright react after the verdict was read in the trial of Kim Potter

Ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in killing of Daunte Wright

Artwork is displayed outside the Hennepin County Government Center on November 30, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Trump asks Supreme Court to shield documents from Jan. 6 committee

President Trump speaks at CPAC
Dec 23, 2021 - Health

FDA authorizes Merck antiviral COVID pill for certain high-risk adults

Signage outside Merck & Co. headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey,

The Omicron wave begins

Social media's next gen is rushing to Wall Street

Illustration of a cell phone at the end of a red carpet.

Axios-Ipsos poll: Lack of trust puts the unvaccinated at risk

Updated Dec 23, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 committee seeks to interview Rep. Jim Jordan

Louisiana firm to pay $475M over longest-running U.S. oil leak

Updated Dec 22, 2021 - Health

Supreme Court schedules Jan. 7 oral arguments on Biden's vaccine mandates

Photo of Joe Biden sitting

GOP Rep. Tom Rice "regrets" voting against certifying presidential election

Updated Dec 22, 2021 - Health

The ongoing U.S. failure on rapid COVID tests

Illustration of a test tube surrounded by metal barriers.
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