Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries  —  The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.

White House reporters ask for virtual press briefings during the latest covid surge  —  With a fierce new variant of the coronavirus on the loose, White House reporters are urging press secretary Jen Psaki to move her daily briefings online — but it's an idea Psaki has been cool to so far.

Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump's hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is focusing intently on Donald Trump's actions that day as it begins to discuss whether to recommend …

MAGA Cartoonist Ben Garrison Turns on Trump After Pro-Vaccine Comments  —  Controversial cartoonist Ben Garrison's latest offering takes aim at former President Donald Trump - who once invited him to the White House for a social media summit.  —  Garrison's cartoon shows a distraught Trump riding …

Former police officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death  —  Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop-turned-arrest in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.

A 19-year-old has been charged in the carjacking of U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, police say.  Four other teens were also arrested  —  A 19-year-old from Wilmington, Del., was charged in federal court Thursday with participating in Wednesday's gunpoint carjacking of U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon …

How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension  —  On Christmas Day 1991, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sat down at a table deep inside the Kremlin and prepared to deliver a monumental speech.  Associated Press reporter Alan Cooperman was among the few journalists allowed in.

Giuliani associate Bernard Kerik plans to publicly release some documents requested by January 6 committee  —  Reporter: Records would be key to see Trump's activity prior to Jan. 6  —  Washington (CNN)Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik says he is planning to publicly release …

With omicron, you need a mask that means business  —  With another coronavirus variant racing across the U.S., once again, health authorities are urging people to mask up indoors.  Yes, you've heard it all before.  But given how contagious omicron is, experts say, it's seriously time to upgrade …

14-year-old girl in dressing room of Burlington fatally shot by LAPD  —  In an incident the police chief called “devastating and tragic,” an LAPD officer fatally shot a teenage girl at a Burlington clothing store during a chaotic confrontation that also left a suspect dead and another person injured.

Report shows the extent of Republican efforts to sabotage democracy  —  Research identifies at least 262 bills were introduced in 41 states this year with the intent to hijack the election process  —  The Republican assault on free and fair elections instigated by Donald Trump is gathering pace …

Wave of suicides hits Texas National Guard's border mission  —  Four soldiers have taken their own lives in two months  —  Pfc. Joshua R. Cortez was preparing to accept a “lifetime job” with one of the nation's biggest health insurance companies in late October.  But the Texas National Guard had other ideas.

‘Burn it all down’  —  How Myanmar's military razed villages to crush a growing resistance  —  For decades, Thantlang had known peace.  The town's mostly Christian residents cherished their home among mountains in northwest Myanmar, where they hosted an annual soccer tournament.

State legislators, voters sue Maryland over allegedly gerrymandered congressional map helping Democrats  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan previously called on DOJ to sue state over redistricting plan  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 23  —  A group of Republican Maryland legislators …

A year ago, Fox News considered a breakup with Trump.  2021 changed those plans.  —  Going into 2022, the network's alignment with Trump has it grappling with a pair of potentially catastrophic lawsuits.  But its ratings are on top again.  —  In the weeks before the 2020 election …

‘Christmas’ Lights or ‘Holiday’ Lights?  —  The woke's vocabulary is a weapon in their culture war.  —  I never had kids and when I look at Facebook friends' photos of their own I realize that that's probably a good thing.  I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks.  I know how tough life can be.

Two Georgia poll workers sue One America News, Giuliani over debunked fraud claims  —  Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have sued the far-right One America News Network, its top executives, and former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani …

Inside the administration's failure to avert a covid testing shortfall  —  On his first full day in office, President Biden signed an executive order to boost the availability of coronavirus testing.  Five days later, standing in the White House with his health advisory team by his side …