National/World News

White House

School, work, travel can wait as snow blankets U.S. capital

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Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Kelsey Wright, Berklee Wright

Comments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative

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Southern storms damage homes, buildings, power lines

Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case

Virus Outbreak Eastern Europe

Low-vaccinated Eastern Europe braces for omicron surge

Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin

Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

Virus Outbreak New York

Times Square show will go on despite virus surge, mayor says

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US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers

Virus Outbreak

New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record

Omicron Variant

WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases

Dan Brown Lawsuit

'Da Vinci Code' author settles lawsuit alleging secret life

Nutcracker Canceled New York

NYC Ballet cancels remainder of 'Nutcracker' performances

Aptopix Virginia Daily Life

Mama bear, 3 cubs climb tree, take nap in urban Virginia

Quarantine

US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt

Lee Statue Time Capsule

Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule

Flu Season

Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off

Ye Deaths

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

Joe Biden

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

Abortion Case

State legislatures in US poised to act on abortion rights

Capitol Attack

White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents

Omicron

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine

Holiday Covid

COVID puts a damper on Christmas Eve again around the world

Airlines Christmas Cancellations

Airlines cancel flights due to COVID staffing shortages