Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, January, 4 2022 (1 Viewer)

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Fox News host Sean Hannity was concerned about former President Donald Trump’s strategy and conduct before, during and after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter sent to him on Tuesday by the House select committee probing the insurrection.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection on Tuesday requested an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in the media, as the committee continues to widen its scope.

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is sounding a skeptical note about the prospects of easing the Senate’s filibuster rules to advance stalled voting legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday he's been having "private" conversations with two holdout Democratic senators on carving out changes to the filibuster and admitted pushing through a rule change will be an "uphill climb."

Manchin said last month that he could not vote for the House-passed version of President Joe Biden's signature legislation, throwing its prospects into doubt.

Responsible for two-thirds of domestic ‘terror attacks’, far-right groups pose significant threats in 2022, say experts.

The U.S. is seeing a growing connection between disinformation and the ongoing threat posed by domestic extremism, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday.“I think that we are s…

Twitter’s ban on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) personal account is fueling Republican attacks against “Big Tech” and the nation’s dominant social media platforms.Former President Trump, who…

“This was a perfect storm,” Gov. Ralph Northam said. “We were prepared for a few inches of snow but got a foot. I certainly understand the frustration.”

The former president was scheduled to hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on the anniversary of the Capitol riot.

There are now 25 House Democrats not seeking reelection in the midterm elections this year.Rep. Brenda Lawrence, who hails from Michigan, said on Tuesday she will not campaign for another term. "This year marks my 30th year in elected public service, and I've had the good fortune of serving...

A new poll shows that a year after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, only about 4 in 10 Republicans recall the attack by supporters of then-President Donald Trump as very violent or extremely violent.

Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D) on Tuesday said she would not seek another term after serving eight years in Congress, making her the 25th House Democrat this year to announce plans to …

U.S. Democrats' efforts to pass voting rights legislation in Congress appeared in jeopardy on Tuesday, as a centrist Democratic senator said he had little interest in a strategy that would allow the party to bypass Republican opposition.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will make his first public appearance of 2022 next week as lawmakers consider him for a second four-year term, while President Joe Biden weighs his picks for three other Fed Board seats with an eye to diversity.

The changes touch on every aspect of the Capitol Police’s work.

The Fed's new tool shows global supply chain pressures at dizzying levels right now, but suggests issues may have peaked.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is urging Republicans in Congress to leave Twitter after her personal account was permanently suspended.The Georgia Republican issued the call to action against the Big Tech company during a Fox News appearance Tuesday. "Twitter has declared war on our party," Greene...

The Capitol insurrection was based on a lie about the 2020 election. And for a whole year now, the insurrection itself has been lied about.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in an interview on Tuesday that her fellow Republicans in Congress who have stuck by former President Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol attack “will not be judg…

A judge appears mostly dismissive of arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win fast rejection of a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually trafficked to the royal by the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17.

A few liberals appear eager to blame Virginia's Republican governor-elect for a mess he has no power over. Some social media accounts are blaming Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin for the hundreds of drivers stuck on I-95 due to Monday's snowstorm, though Youngkin has not been sworn into office. "Looks...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday refused to say whether President Biden has been in touch with senators who have publicly expressed opposition to his $1.75 trillion spending package, specifically Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott sued President Joe Biden and other members of the administration on Tuesday over the requirement that members of the National Guard be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, discharged in December after appearing in viral videos speaking out against political and military leaders' handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, says the problems he sees within the Department of Defense are “systemic" to the point of being surprised...

"It's helpful that Trump has decided not to use this day for hyperbolic political hits," said one senior GOP aide on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday that it’s likely Democrats will have an easier time coming to an agreement on climate change than on other areas of President Biden’s propose…

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide.

Uighur Muslims in Istanbul accuse Chinese officials of committing genocide, torture, rape and crimes against humanity.

Another aide is leaving Vice President Kamala Harris' office soon after two other advisors departed late last year.

President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's followers with a speech on Thursday warning of the threats to democracy, while Trump abandoned plans for a news conference that day as he reprised his attacks on Democrats...

Scenes of cars stranded on Interstate 95 outside Washington, D.C., stretching for nearly a full day, raised questions Tuesday about how situations like this can happen and how to prevent future sev…

A man charged in connection to the Capitol riot who is an inmate at a Virginia jail is at risk of dying, his attorney says. Christopher Quaglin, who is being held at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw pending a trial, is being denied a special diet and adequate medical care for his celiac...

Florida's Republican governor recently defended his lack of public appearances during the omicron surge, saying he was with his wife who is undergoing cancer treatment, but a Democratic mayor of one of Florida's largest counties said Tuesday that elected officials should be able to care for both...

Vice President Kamala Harris is losing another aide as departures from the vice president's office in recent months continue to pile up.

Three more officers who responded to the Jan. 6 attack filed a lawsuit against the former president Tuesday, seeking damages for physical and emotional injuries.

Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday recounted his hours-long journey on a Washington-area highway after a winter storm crippled the region and left hundreds, including the Virginia Democrat, stranded for hours on roads.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., kicked off the new year with another effort to blow up the Senate filibuster to pass federal voting reform legislation.

Kaine, D-Va., a former Democratic vice presidential candidate, was one of the unlucky drivers trapped on I-95 for more than an entire day.

Biden's disapproval rating reached a new high in December as more voters signaled their unhappiness with his handling of the economy.

George Floyd's 4-year-old great-niece was shot while at home in Houston, Texas, on Saturday and is recovering in the hospital. Arianna Delane, the granddaughter of Floyd's sister LaTonya Floyd, was shot between the ribs while she slept in her bed, according to ABC 13. Two children and four...

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released a series of text messages from Sean Hannity the panel says suggests the Fox News host was aware of plans to contest Presi…

The four-term Michigan lawmaker had climbed the ranks, but a new congressional map ditched two majority-minority districts and virtually eliminated her current seat.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, wants to hear directly from then-Vice President Mike Pence, who certified the 2020 presidential election despite an extensive pressure campaign led by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to halt...

Police officers are suing the former president for alleged wrongful conduct and inciting a riot.

The service is scheduled for Saturday morning at the Smith Center in downtown Las Vegas.

Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the danger of domestic extremists is "very grave," but there is no specific threat for Jan. 6 anniversary.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that “there’s a chance” Republicans will impeach President Biden if they win the House majority in this year’s midterm elections.”If …

The special House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack seeks voluntary cooperation of Fox News host Sean Hannity in its continuing inquiry.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) announced on Tuesday that his state would be joining two multistate opioid settlements, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars for combating the opioi…

Former first lady Melania Trump announced on Tuesday the launching of an online auction that will include the sale of her artwork and clothing. The auction is dubbed the "Head of State Collection" and includes the sale of "three important one-of-a-kind signed items" related to French President...

Rescue crews in Virginia on Tuesday finished freeing the last of the travelers stranded overnight on a snowed-in highway, ending a crisis that had trapped thousands of people including U.S. Senator Tim Kaine.

Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone the launch of a new slice of 5G wireless service after airlines and aviation groups complained that the networks can interfere with systems on board planes.

A family that was stuck on Interstate 95 and other roads in Virginia by a snowstorm says they went more than 18 hours without eating or sleeping.

During the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, six Congress members from California hid, fled or watched as a pro-Trump mob attacked. They look back and discuss what's changed.

Leaders from the U.S. Capitol Police expressed little concern about planned demonstrations Thursday in the nation's capital while touting security improvements made to the Capitol complex since the Jan. 6 riots last year.

After hours stuck with other drivers on a frozen highway, a long-haul trucker with a two-day supply of food left popped out of his semi Tuesday morning to offer his neighbor a hot meal.

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will not launch a bid for Maryland governor. “I made the decision to stand down this round,” Steele, Maryland's lieutenant governor from 2003-07, told the Baltimore Sun. Steele seriously considered entering the race and had even formed...

Businesswoman Jessica Taylor has dropped out of the Alabama Senate race, throwing her support behind fellow Republican candidate Mike Durant.“After meeting Mike, I quickly realized he is …

The Trump backed Republican Senate candidate primary challenging GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska argues that the longtime senator during her tenure has voted to confirm “radical leftists”

The fire, which started on July 13, burned more than 900,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of buildings.

Accountable.US, a nonpartisan watchdog, named 30 companies and groups to have donated to the 147 Republican members of the so-called Sedition Caucus.

Police say the teacher is not trained to give vaccines and gave the jab to the boy at her home.

Conservative legal analysts argue that New York is violating the Constitution and should be investigated after it said health care providers should consider race as a factor in COVID-19 treatments.

Two students at Arizona State University who were disciplined by the school for harassing two conservative white students are now accusing the university of conducting a “racially biased investigation.” Mastaani Qureshi and Sarra Tekola claimed the university persecuted them for “defending our...

Rob Kim/GettyThe U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot revealed more exasperated texts between Sean Hannity and the Trump White House, and implored the Fox News host to cooperate with the ongoing probe.Hannity enjoyed a close relationship with former President Donald Trump...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voiced skepticism on Tuesday over a Democratic push to change the filibuster along party lines, warning that his “preference” is for any rules changes to be bipartisan.&n…

US authorities accuse an ex-military officer of involvement in the death of President Jovenel Moïse.

Republican Larry Elder announced Tuesday he will bypass a possible rematch with California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom this year but is forming a fundraising committee that will give him a visible platform from which to build national connections and consider a future run for office. The...

As Republicans spread a revisionist history of the insurrection, its perpetrators are celebrated and even elected to public office Most sentences handed down to rioters haven’t exceeded several weeks in prison; many have received just fines or probation. Photograph: Ken...

Senate Democrats are using the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to put a fine point on their efforts to shore up the nation's election system.

The U.S. government says it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse as it unsealed a complaint that revealed federal authorities had interviewed several months ago while he was hiding in Jamaica.

The groundbreaking group of women being honored include a poet, astronaut, movie star, principal chief and school superintendent.

One of the most ironic social media callouts occurred early Tuesday morning when an obese YouTuber famous for vaping and showing off his stomach went on a Twitter rampage against Joe Rogan for his opinions regarding COVID-19 and vaccinations. "Joe Rogan, who lives on elk meat, egg yolk, and...

"You're looking out the window and tapping your fingers on the desk," Sandra Garza recalled telling the South Carolina Republican.

A Michigan redistricting map that was praised by former President Obama is facing a lawsuit from current and former lawmakers who allege that it disenfranchises Black voters.

Rare mass protests break out in Kazakhstan over fuel price rise.

A Philadelphia man has been freed from prison after 37 years in a case tarnished by detectives who allegedly offered a witness sex and drugs at police headquarters in exchange for false testimony.

Human rights tribunal in 2016 said Canada had discriminated against Indigenous people in child and family services.

The lawyer representing a group of unvaccinated Navy SEALs said a recent judicial victory should send a message to the Department of Defense that it doesn’t have “the right to just walk all over somebody else’s constitutional freedoms.”Mike Berry, a lawyer with the First Liberty Institute, is...

Many were surprised with her embrace of digital assets, especially considering husband Donald Trump's anti-crypto stance.

The FBI had joined the search for the child, who was last seen on Dec. 20.

A jury has ended the suspense surrounding the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes by finding her guilty on four of the 11 charges facing her, but some issues in the legal drama remain unresolved.

Thousands of chemicals are banned by EU for safety reasons, but tattooists say it will hit business.

Despite some rumors circulating around social media, CNN has not fired Andy Cohen but released a statement saying Cohen was talked to and that he would be back as a host next year. Alongside Anderson Cooper, Cohen was hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve countdown when he poked fun at ABC’s New Year’s...

A US court hears arguments about a deal the prince's accuser Virginia Giuffre agreed with Jeffrey Epstein.

The waiting is over for the last of the drivers who got stranded overnight on an interstate highway in Virginia.

In a story published December 30, 2021, about policing reforms, The Associated Press erroneously characterized one aspect of a Kentucky law related to no-knock warrants.

One in three election officials feel unsafe because of their job, a poll in April found.

Domestic extremist groups have re-emerged in recent months, frequently trying to effect change at the local level.

The Trumps moved late Monday to quash subpoenas from the New York attorney general’s office to two of former President Donald Trump’s children seeking their testimony as part of its civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization manipulated the values of its properties.

U.S. Capitol Police were ill-prepared for the thousands of protesters who descended on Capitol Hill during last year's insurrection.

A jury has convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud on their seventh day of deliberations.

A group called Make America Dinner Again is getting people with opposing views together to talk about them in a civil way.

Twitter’s suspension of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) personal account has breathed new life into the fraught debate about misinformation, inflammatory rhetoric and free speech.Greene, who …

In a USA TODAY/Suffolk poll, 85% of Democrats call the Jan. 6 rioters "criminals." Two-thirds of Republicans say they went too far but "had a point."

A rural Virginia town, home to two of three active police officers charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, is still reckoning with fallout over race, history and politics.

Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene says Texas' Dan Crenshaw is "hurting our brand" by calling for FEMA's aid in COVID testing. He says she's an "idiot."

Two explosive-laden drones were shot down on Tuesday by Iraq's air defenses as they approached the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, west of Baghdad, an official of the U.S.-led international military coalition said.

And Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) says he won't seek reelection.

Senate Democrats are putting President Biden’s climate and social spending plan on the back burner as they plan to debate voting rights legislation this month and hold a vote on changing the Senate…

Joe Biden voters and Donald Trump voters don’t agree on much, but nearly all of them — 88 percent of the former and 89 percent of the latter — now say they are “worried about the future of U.S. democracy,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in an interview Monday that it is likely that Republicans will win back the House in 2022, and said if they do, they will probably consider impeaching President Biden.

The California Democrat slammed Republicans for choosing "violence over voting."

PHOENIX — State legislatures will begin debating changes to voting rights and election administration laws in the coming days after an unprecedented wave of reforms passed in the wake of the 2020 p…

Some judges have debated whether the charges qualify as “crimes of terrorism,” but prosecutors have repeatedly pulled back by citing unspecified “facts and circumstances.”

House Administration Committee ranking member Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., penned a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., demanding House offices under her control stop obstructing a GOP investigation into the Capitol building's security vulnerabilities.

House Republicans conducting their own investigation into the Capitol riot in the shadow of the heavily reported inquiry led by Chairman Bennie Thompson and Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney shed insight into their secretive work on Monday.Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks, two Republicans who were barred...

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More than 150 people have pleaded guilty for crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021. POLITICO is analyzing and tracking every sentence handed down.

Conservative Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) announced on Monday that she will not run for Congress this year as a result of redistricting. Virginia’s new congressional map, wh…

Almost a year has passed since supporters of Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to overturn his election defeat, the worst assault on the seat of the federal government since the War of 1812.

Michael Zarrilli/GettyWith their backs pressed against the wall by two simultaneous tax-dodging investigations in New York, the Trump dynasty is starting to hit back.On Monday afternoon, copies of subpoenas and details about the investigation were exposed in court documents filed by attorneys...

One year after a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol, experts, historians and politicians warn of a democracy still at risk.

Planned Wednesday rollout is postponed after airlines press concerns that the technology could interfere with systems on planes.

A U.S. judge on Monday formally dismissed the federal government's criminal case against two Manhattan jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night that financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself during their shifts.

Former President Trump blasted Twitter in a statement Monday evening, one day after it permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.…

Conservative firebrand state Sen. Amanda Chase said Monday she is ending her bid for Congress, citing the impact of redistricting on Virginia's legislative maps. Chase had announced in November that she was joining the crowded race for the 7th Congressional District, which is currently...

Hopelessly gridlocked, the commission voted to send a pair of proposals to Albany, but Democratic lawmakers are increasingly likely to take over the process.

Scientists say a meteor that caused an earthshaking boom across suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 30 tons of TNT.

Sir Keir Starmer accused Boris Johnson of thinking "politics is a branch of the entertainment industry" on Tuesday, as he warned that the Government's "incompetence" was becoming clear.

President Biden has a growing list of vacancies to fill at top financial watchdog agencies before he and his party risk losing control of the Senate. Biden has roughly a year to nominate and c…

Rush defeated then-state Sen. Barack Obama in the 2000 Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District.

Teachers have found themselves on the front lines of the culture wars as the anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol arrives.

A pandemic benefit that many progressives hoped to make permanent has lapsed in a congressional standoff. Researchers say it spared many from poverty.

Welcome to 2022.

The military put stricter rules in place after Jan. 6. But will those efforts stick?

3D printing machines can build up to 40 percent of homes during the construction process and save money on labor costs, experts say.

Republicans are in a very strong position to win back the House in November, according to new ratings released recently by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan political handicapping service based in Washington.

The two Republican lawmakers have had an increasingly testy relationship.

Referendums are an effective way to resolve tense social issues. It might work with abortion.

A refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s brutal regime has become the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States.

The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years.

Four Democratic-leaning northeastern states are asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction created by Republicans’ 2017 tax law.New…

American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities.

One year after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, ABC News looks at the numbers behind the investigation.

A 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in eastern Virginia reopened Tuesday night after a severe winter storm left some motorists stranded on the highway for more than 24 hours.

It's a major milestone in the James Webb Space Telescope's initial activation.

Small businesses that rely on the tech giants are signing petitions and joining Zoom calls with lawmakers to warn against legislation aimed at promoting competition.

Official says man who crossed into North Korea last week was a defector who had struggled in his new life in the South.

Once the agreement is finalized, AT&T and Verizon will resume 5G services on Jan. 19.

Credit: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesOn the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, Cobb County, Georgia’s Republican party will gather for a candlelight vigil—not to condemn the attack, but to recognize “J6 Patriots held in DC prison.”The event will feature a speech by the founder of...

CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage made headlines when drunken co-host Andy Cohen stood beside anchor Anderson Cooper and blasted outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a viral moment that some critics feel was unsuitable for a news organization.

Abortion providers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to require a conservative federal appeals court to return their challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a district court judge who previously ruled in their favor.

That's because no tickets had all the numbers needed to win Monday night's $540 jackpot.

Indiana congressman Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch. He was with his brother, Vice President Mike Pence, who was set to preside over a joint session of Congress where the outcome of the 2020 presidential election would be certified.

"I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together," Guilfoyle, flashing a diamond ring, said in an Instagram post featuring a photo of the couple at Mar-a-Lago.

Yemeni rebels have seized an Emirati-flagged vessel in the Red Sea, the insurgents and a Saudi-led coalition said on Monday, giving contrasting explanations for the latest escalation in a seven-year…

The prince says Virginia Giuffre's $500,000 settlement with Jeffrey Epstein means he's exempt.

The document is a 2009 settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre.

Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century.

City officials say new blaze brought under control, teams scour complex to extinguish any remaining hot spots.

First lady Jill Biden will visit Kentucky on Thursday to accompany state and federal officials as they survey the damage from the tornados that tore through the state last month.”Fi…

Could a Theranos scandal happen again or has Silicon Valley learnt its lesson?

The Catholic church has been the dominant religious force in Spain for centuries. It's still the largest denomination by far in terms of numbers.

In a tweet, she revealed that on the way back home from her nephew's wedding, her car was shot at and two men on a motorcycle held the vehicle at gunpoint

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are linked to diverse diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which these mutations affect mitochondrial function and disease development are not fully understood. A joint team led by Dr. Ge...

The boy told deputies he hadn't gone to school in two weeks and had been left with frozen food.

Post on Harry Potter film star’s Instagram account criticised by Israeli officials but ‘liked’ by social media users.

The deal is said to be worth some $250 million and is the latest in a flurry of such sales by big-name artists.

Supplies are low in lockdown, and some have resorted to bartering phones and gadgets for food.

An internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.

The two-week delay requested by transportation and aviation authorities was initially rejected.

Local and state politics are gearing up for the 2022 midterm elections and many issues from 2021 still need to be addressed.

Millennials typically pay about $16 a month in bank fees — eight times what the average baby boomer pays.

JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel's new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem's Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how prayer is conducted there.

Chow Hang Tung is jailed for 15 months for encouraging people to commemorate the Tiananmen protests.

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions.

Infections are spreading fast across the US, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on the recommended Covid-19 isolation period Tuesday, telling people that if they have access to a Covid-19 test and want to take it, the best approach is to use a rapid test toward the end of their five-day isolation period.

Two-thirds of the states have set records for Covid cases or hospitalizations since Dec. 28.

U.S. health officials are explaining why they recently shortened their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations.

At least 19 states offered prizes of up to $5 million.

President Biden announced the increase and acceleration of the order on Tuesday.

This week, 3,361,912 new cases were reported in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added just one new destination – the popular Caribbean winter getaway of Aruba – to its highest-risk category, Level 4, on Tuesday, January 4.

COVID-19 news from January 5: Infections surge around the world amid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant.

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to unveil a new guidance on coronavirus testing that is based on risk factors.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday people seeking to end their COVID-19 isolation at five days can opt for a rapid antigen test, but stopped short of mandating the test despite pressure by health experts.

This week’s remaining episodes of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have been scrapped after the host tested positive for COVID-19.

The controversial duo rose to fame with a science-themed TV show, but the unmistakable twins wouldn't put their trust in the vaccines that might have saved their lives.

Health and science officials in the U.K. said on Tuesday that administering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots every few months is not necessary, though a short-term booster rollout to combat the sprea…

The companies agreed in September to sell the test kits "at cost" for three months.

The president is under immense pressure to keep some semblance of social normalcy amid a pandemic that is absolutely roaring.

The White House on Tuesday touted its largest purchase of "over the counter" COVID tests to date, but it remains unclear when those tests will be accessible to the American public.

The latest Covid shutdowns test the trust of the jabbed and boosted in Canada’s most populous province.

President Biden said the COVID-19 testing situation in the United States is "frustrating," but maintained that his administration is "making improvements" by creating federal testing sites and making more at-home rapid tests available to the public, while warning the unvaccinated that they...

The agency also shortened the minimum timeframe for people who received the primary Pfizer vaccine series to seek a booster to five months from six.

A winter storm caused a traffic nightmare. Motorists spent the night in their vehicles, and a 40-mile stretch of the highway was closed.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and severe illness significantly.

Texas officials indicated Tuesday that thousands of National Guard members are refusing COVID-19 vaccines in the latest challenge against a Biden administration order that requires all members of the military to get one.

The president vows to make life difficult for the unjabbed, but opponents condemn his language.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin continues to show mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is working from home, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Some public health experts had criticized the agency for not requiring testing at the end of a shortened isolation.

It is a "disgrace" that Novak Djokovic can enter the country for the Australian Open, locals say.

President Biden on Tuesday sought to tamp down worries about the omicron coronavirus variant, underscoring that COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe illness from the virus.Speaking before a bri…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says the University of Memphis shouldn't be using taxpayer money to fund a "woke" agenda -- responding to reporting that the school was offering incentives for faculty to overhaul their courses.

President Biden has repeatedly claimed that vaccinated people cannot spread the virus, despite his own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's warnings about breakthrough cases.

Boris Johnson backs keeping England's Plan B, but says parts of NHS will feel "temporarily overwhelmed".

COVID treatments like monoclonal antibodies and antiviral pills that work against omicron are in short supply. GOP governors are blaming President Joe Biden.

A weekend curfew is imposed and doctors' leave cancelled as the chief minister tests positive.

President Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages.

Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant.

A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted some teachers unions to call for a return to remote learning.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the US and the steps his administration is taking to address it, according to the White House.

More than 100,000 people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US for the first time in nearly four months, data shows. Follow here for the latest news updates.

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday announced his advocacy group has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s attempt to require la…

Large school districts in Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Wisconsin are among those whose plans have changed abruptly.

COVID news from January 4: The UK reports 218,724 cases as hospitals come under pressure due to staff shortages.

For now, political leaders across the ideological spectrum are pressuring schools to keep their doors open.

35 special forces service members had declined to be vaccinated against coronavirus on religious grounds, despite order from President Biden.

Monday on Political Rewind, our first show of 2022, we discussed the stories that will likely drive the news in the months ahead—including COVID-19, internal schisms in the Georgia GOP, Stacey Abrams' second shot at governor, and more.

President Biden’s tough criticism of his predecessor’s effort to make COVID-19 tests available has resurfaced while his own administration faces blowback over test shortages.

Jimmy Fallon is opening up about his experience with Covid-19.

People hospitalised as Omicron surges appear to be less sick than those admitted earlier in the pandemic, says minister.

Thousands of games-related staff, volunteers, cleaners, cooks and coach drivers to be cocooned in ‘closed loop’.

A federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled against the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for members of the military in a decision that took aim at how the Navy’s policies handled those who sought religious exemptions from receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

Congress’ top doctor says lawmakers should move to a “maximal telework posture.” The attending physician, Brian P.

Residents of the Chinese city of Xi’an are enduring a strict coronavirus lockdown, with business owners suffering yet more closures and some people complaining of difficulties finding food.