South African president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
Cyril Ramaphosa says travel curbs 'scientifically unjustified' as more countries find cases of highly mutated variant.
What triggered tension between Ukraine and Russia?
As Moscow deploys troops along the border, Kyiv is warning of a possible invasion.
Andrew Yang defends Dave Chappelle as the victim of “hit job” after he mocked teenagers
Gage SkidmoreChappelle was one of Yang's first celebrity endorsements as a presidential candidate. Now Yang's one of the "allies" standing by Chappelle.
Convicted insurrectionist is asking for money so he can “refund the police”
YouTube screen captureBrandon Straka's fundraiser for $100K isn't supporting Capitol Police Officers, who are suing him for helping the insurrection, but several other, unnamed police departments.
Honduran presidential election could end conservatives’ 12-year rule
Hondurans headed to the polls on Sunday to pick a new president, with leftist candidate Xiomara Castro hoping to oust the right-wing National Party,
WHO criticizes travel bans on southern Africa as more countries confirm omicron cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns
Frustrated by vaccine inequity, a South African lab rushes to replicate Moderna’s shot
Scientists are racing to make a vaccine because, despite vaccine donation pledges, supply is short and just 6 percent of Africa’s 1.2 billion people have been fully vaccinated.
Biden administration focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new coronavirus variant
That campaign is likely to involve messages urging people to get boosters and efforts to make sure the shots are available in as many locations as possible.
South Africa, which found the omicron variant first, sequences less than 1 percent of coronavirus samples
Scientists say genetic sequencing is crucial to preventing the spread of new, highly contagious variants. But 20 months into the pandemic, global rates of sequencing remain low as vaccine inequality grows.
Phil Saviano, advocate for survivors of abuse by Catholic priests, dies at 69
Phil Saviano, an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, died at the age of 69 Sunday following a battle with cancer.
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies at 41 after private battle with cancer
Off-White founder and Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh died at the age of 41 on Sunday following a private two-year battle with cancer.
‘Encanto’ tops North American box office with $27M
The animated family adventure, "Encanto," is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $27 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.