Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing  —  Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …

Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes  —  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Omicron appears to cause less severe illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus but is more resistant to the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine widely used …

Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say  —  MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.

Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran  —  President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal might have been the most disastrous foreign policy miscalculation since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID  —  In November, my wife asked me whether I had seen an article with the remarkable headline “Is It Safe to Go to Thanksgiving Dinner?”  —  “Is that from last year?”  I asked.  —  “No, it's a few days old,” she said, her voice sinking to a growling murmur.

Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers  —  Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Max Linn, colorful candidate, dead at 62  —  Linn privately speculated in 2020 that he may have caught COVID-19 during a trip to Wuhan in late 2019.

Kelly Tshibaka statement on Mitch McConnell  —  Kelly Tshibaka says she will not support McConnell as leader in the Senate, on Bannon's War Room  —  Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka today issued the following statement:  —  “Mitch McConnell has repeatedly bailed out Joe Biden …

Exclusive: Herschel Walker confronts his mental health, domestic violence allegations  —  Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker told Axios on Monday that he's “accountable” for past violent behavior toward his ex-wife and people shouldn't feel “ashamed” about confronting mental health issues.

Covid: PM faces big rebellion as MPs vote on new restrictions  —  MPs will vote on new Covid rules for England later with around 70 Conservatives expected to rebel against Boris Johnson.  —  The prime minister has defended his plans as a “proportionate” response to rising cases of the Omicron variant.

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator  —  Saule Omarova blamed the banking industry for helping to sink her nomination to become one of the country's top banking regulators, saying they distorted her research, which led to an environment in which attacks against her became unfair and personal.

CNN's hiring of serial liar and Trump propagandist Alyssa Farah is a huge mistake  —  Farah's only relevant professional experience is promoting right-wing lies  —  CNN's decision to add former Trump administration spokesperson Alyssa Farah to its roster of on-air talent demonstrates …

Sentenced to 241 Years as a Teen, Bobby Bostic Wins Parole  — Bobby Bostic poses with a certificate from Missouri State University.  —  A Missouri man sentenced to 241 years in prison for crimes committed when he was just sixteen will be released next year after a quarter-century behind bars.

A Champion of Liberal Causes in New York to Retire After 52 Years  —  Assemblyman Dick Gottfried, the longest-serving state lawmaker in New York's history, pushed progressive proposals decades before they won momentum in Albany.  —  In 1970, as the nation was embroiled in protests …

What I've Learned Rescuing My Daughter From Her Transgender Fantasy  —  My daughter's story is no longer novel.  Stories like it are occurring in your state, your town, and perhaps even on your street.  Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike.

‘Not fitting their narrative’: Waukesha feels abandoned after tragic parade attack  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — For her whole life, 67-year-old Sharon Millard was so shy she used to ask her identical twin sister to go on dates in her place in high school.  —  But ever since Nov. 21 …

Democracy in the balance: Revise Senate filibuster to protect elections and voting rights  —  Our View: America is facing a take-no-prisoners assault on fair elections that can be defeated by elements of the Freedom to Vote Act pending before Congress.  —  USA TODAY's Editorial Board …

Fear of Iran, Shrinking U.S. Role in Middle East Push Rivals Together  —  Leaders of Israel and the United Arab Emirates meet amid flurry of diplomacy in region … The first-ever official meeting Monday between Israel's prime minister and the United Arab Emirates' de facto leader is the latest …

Ron DeSantis is paving his path to the White House on the backs of vulnerable immigrant children  —  In a crowded 2024 presidential field, Republican politicians are seeking any path available to the nomination.  Lately, they've decided the most promising one is paved on the backs of vulnerable immigrant children.

Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold  —  It is still unclear how much of a threat the fast-spreading Omicron variant poses, but fear and a sudden revival of restrictions have added to an epidemic of loneliness.  —  PARIS — A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured …

Bitterly Clinging to Russiagate … In November, U.S. attorney John Durham indicted the primary source for the so-called Steele dossier—a document that supposedly offered proof of a conspiracy between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Kremlin.

Republicans warn Biden: The next debt limit increase won't be so easy  —  It was, in the end, the showdown that wasn't: After months of saber-rattling and stern ultimatums, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Senate Republicans paved the way for President Biden and congressional Democrats …