From Jenna Orkin

Today, we are grappling with several coronavirus variants that are more transmissible—and possibly more deadly—than the original strain of sars-CoV-2. 

Indonesian man with COVID-19 busted for dressing up as wife to get on flight

US life expectancy drops by year and a half due to COVID-19, CDC says

Life expectancy in the US fell by a year and a half in 2020 to 77.3 years — the lowest level since 2003,

Vaccine Requirement For City Hospital Workers Could Be First Step Toward Broader Mandate

China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.

Man Found Dead in NYC Hallway With ‘I Touch Little Girls' Written on Chest: Sources

Central China: 25 dead in flooded Zhengzhou metro, landslides

President Xi Jinping says situation “extremely severe” after city of Zhengzhou saw a year’s worth of rain in just three days.

Pentagon carries out first air strike in Somalia under Biden

Neighbours fume about ‘hellish noise’ at Vatican-owned London flat

Fires on the West Coast Produce Smoke and Bad Air on the East Coast

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine produced fewer antibodies against Delta compared with other shots in an experiment. Experts say we shouldn't worry about the results.

Biden tapped a prominent Google foe to head up the Justice Department's antitrust division