December 21, 2021 Dennis Rodman confronted by police at Florida airport over mask issue on flight: report Legendary NBA player Dennis Rodman was confronted by law enforcement at an airport on Monday after failing to properly comply with the federal mask mandate for travelers while on a flight to Florida, according to one report.
December 21, 2021 Times Square New Year’s 2022 celebration likely to be scaled back because of omicron: report New York City’s plans to ring in 2022 in Times Square are expected to be scaled back due to the sharp increase in coronavirus cases, a report says.
December 21, 2021 US population growth dips to lowest rate during first year of COVID-19 pandemic U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released Tuesday.
December 21, 2021 D.C. Mayor Bowser dodges question on whether lockdowns will come back: ‘We’ll make changes as necessary’ Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser dodged a question about whether the U.S. capital would face more COVID lockdowns during an appearance on MSNBC's 'The ReidOut'
December 21, 2021 NFL scales back COVID testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players The NFL, who recently cut back on coronavirus testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players, may be setting a trend for 2022.
December 21, 2021 Scott Atlas: I was 'shocked' Trump never fired Fauci, Birx Former White House COVID special adviser Dr. Scott Atlas said he was “shocked” that President Trump never fired Dr. Anthony Fauci or Dr. Deborah Birx.
December 21, 2021 Dr. Francis Collins: I 'never imagined' so many people would be skeptical of vaccine Dr. Francis Collins tells PBS he "never imagined" so many Americans to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccine.
December 21, 2021 White House changes tune on free at-home tests, but they'll be too late for Christmas The Biden administration has signaled a shift to a more aggressive approach to in-home testing for COVID-19, but it will not be in time to help most Americans before Christmas or even New Year's Eve.
December 21, 2021 Amid COVID-19 pandemic, families bring elderly home Patients, many frail and unable to communicate their needs, were walled off from the family members who could advocate for them, even as staffing shortages and pandemic restrictions sharply reduced care. COVID has killed more than 140,000 residents of U.S. nursing homes, with deaths from other causes also far surpassing previous years.
December 21, 2021 COVID-19 omicron variant: Booster shots are critical to fighting the virus The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas.
