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December 2021
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- December 31st
- Legendary actress Betty White dies at 99
- Prince Andrew accuser wants proof of his 'alleged medical inability to sweat'
- New York City's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square going forward
- South Africa 'may have passed the peak' of Omicron wave
- Thousands evacuate as Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes
- It wasn’t all bad: eight good things that happened in Britain this year
- December 30th
- CDC recommends avoiding cruise travel, warns the chance of getting COVID-19 is 'very high'
- FDA to reportedly expand booster eligibility to those between 12 and 15 next week
- Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving says he wasn't 'prepared' for the consequences of not being vaccinated
- Tesla is recalling nearly 500,000 cars
- Champagne in short supply ahead of New Year's Eve
- BBC admits it shouldn't have interviewed Alan Dershowitz as an 'impartial analyst' on the Ghislaine Maxwell verdict
- Dwayne Johnson rips Vin Diesel for 'his manipulation'
- FDA authorizes at-home COVID test by Siemens Healthineers
- CDC investigating dozens of cruise ships with COVID-19 outbreaks
- 6th grader hailed as a hero after saving 2 lives in 1 day
- Jet stream causing more issues for airlines
- Habitat for Humanity builds 1st 3D-printed house in the United States
- December 29th
- Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in sex-trafficking case
- Joe Rogan reportedly cancels show over Canada's COVID-19 vaccine requirements
- Denver gunman was 'targeting specific people,' police say
- LeBron James says he's just 'trying to figure this pandemic out' after comparing COVID-19 to flu and common cold
- Facebook reportedly told Republicans whistleblower was 'trying to help Democrats'
- CDC director addresses criticism over new COVID-19 isolation recommendations
- Hong Kong pro-democracy website closes after police raid on its office
- The Book of Boba Fett has arrived. Here's what to know before watching the premiere.
- The best podcasts of 2021
- In a 'major win,' 2 Sumatran tiger cubs are born at the Dallas Zoo
- Prosecutor declines to seek criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo
- U.S. breaks daily record for COVID-19 cases
- Barack Obama says without Harry Reid's support, 'I wouldn't have been president'
- Legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden dies at 85
- 2nd time capsule discovered at Robert E. Lee statue site contains Bible, coins
- December 28th
- CDC makes 'significant' slash to estimate of Omicron's prevalence nationwide
- Why some lawmakers don't support Supreme Court term limits, even if their voters do
- U.S.-Russia talks scheduled for January amid Ukraine, security issues
- New forecast predicts spring surge in gas prices, followed by sharp drop
- Gunman kills 4 and injures at least 3 in Denver area 'killing spree,' police say
- Virginia workers find 2nd time capsule at Lee statue site
- New York vaccine mandate on businesses takes effect
- CDC reduces isolation time for asymptomatic coronavirus infections
- December 27th
- Why 2022 could be an even bigger year for space exploration
- Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallée found dead at his cabin in Quebec
- 3 more colleges drop from bowl games as COVID surges
- Fauci recommends Americans 'stay away' from larger New Year's parties: 'There will be other years to do that, but not this year'
- British tabloid quietly publishes court-ordered apology to Meghan Markle, promises 'financial remedies'
- Judge orders soccer star to pay promised $30,000 reward for returned dog
- U.S. holiday spending rose at fastest pace in 17 years, despite Delta and Omicron
- Sarah Weddington, lawyer who helped convince the Supreme Court to legalize abortion in Roe, is dead at 76
- December 26th
- In Christmas message, Pope Francis warns against becoming desensitized to suffering and strife
- Suicide bomber kills 6 in Congolese region beset by Islamist violence
- Airlines cancel thousands of Christmas flights due to staff shortages
- Queen's Christmas: Elizabeth pays tribute to Philip, police arrest armed intruder
- Desmond Tutu, Anglican archbishop who helped end apartheid, dead at 90
- Ringing in the new
- December 25th
- December 24th
- LAPD officer kills 14-year-old girl while opening fire on suspect in clothing store
- This extraordinary telescope might change everything we know about the universe
- Vaccine mandate protesters slam Trump as a 'fraud' after being turned away from Trump Grill
- How the North American Aerospace Defense Command got the job of tracking Santa
- Airlines cancel thousands of holiday weekend flights, blaming Omicron
- Roughly 1 in 60 Manhattanites reportedly infected with COVID-19 in the past 7 days
- Putin says the West is the one threatening Ukraine war
- Trump asks Supreme Court to block Jan. 6 committee access to his records
- What Omicron means for schools this winter
- December 23rd
- Writer Joan Didion has died at 87
- Britney Spears is apparently working on a new song after the end of her conservatorship
- FDA authorizes a 2nd pill to treat COVID-19
- Harry and Meghan share the 1st photo of their daughter Lilibet
- China locks down city of 13 million people with Olympics weeks away
- Former FBI informant who thwarted KKK-law enforcement murder plots goes public for his own safety
- Virginia opens 19th century time capsule found under Robert E. Lee statue. It's not what historians expected.
- 3 new studies, with caveats, add to evidence Omicron is less severe than other COVID-19 variants
- December 22nd
- James Franco speaks out 4 years after sexual misconduct allegations: 'I didn't want to hurt people'
- Tesla faces investigation over feature allowing drivers to play video games while car is moving
- De Blasio 'hopeful' NYC's New Year's Eve celebration will still happen despite Omicron
- U.S. life expectancy saw 'staggering decline' in 2020, CDC says
- South Africa's ferocious Omicron wave already appears to be 'past the peak,' medical experts say
- Colorado governor considering clemency application for truck driver sentenced to 110 years in prison
- Christmas lights spark a new tradition in Maryland neighborhood
- Walter Reed military scientists testing vaccine that could protect against Omicron, future COVID variants
- 81-year-old Army vet sentenced to 3 years probation for role in Capitol riot
- 1st known Omicron death in U.S. reported in Texas
- Kellogg's workers approve contract, ending 11-week strike
- December 21st
- 'A Christmas miracle': DOJ overturns prior memo, allowing prisoners transferred home during COVID to stay there
- NHL reportedly won't participate in the Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns
- Britney Spears' attorney slams father's request for her to keep paying his legal fees
- FDA reportedly could authorize Pfizer, Merck COVID pills this week: 'The biggest thing to happen in the pandemic after vaccines'
- Bette Midler apologizes to West Virginia for calling state 'poor, illiterate, and strung out' in Joe Manchin slam
- How to avoid being 'that superspreader' this holiday season
- Fauci calls for Fox News to fire Jesse Watters over 'kill shot' comments
- Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis voice support for Chris Noth's sexual assault accusers
- Biden's new Omicron plan involves mailing households half a billion at-home COVID tests, White House says
- Biden spent time with 'mid-level staff member' who tested positive for COVID, White House says
- To keep treasured Vermont general store open, dozens of customers become employees
- Rhode Island high schoolers work together to build wheelchair-accessible bus stop for boy
- Last 12 American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti reached U.S. after daring escape, church group says
- Teen working at McDonald's jumps out of drive-thru window to help choking customer
- Biden family welcomes new puppy, Commander, to the White House
- Omicron now dominant coronavirus strain in new U.S. cases
- December 20th
- Alec Baldwin is 'partly responsible' for cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death, her father alleges
- Watch the emotional new trailer for the Harry Potter reunion special
- X-Men director Bryan Singer's former assistant accuses him of abuse
- Jon Stewart thought more people would be aghast at Harry Potter's anti-Semitic banker goblins
- Hong Kong voters shun first post-crackdown election
- Moderna says its booster dose proved effective against Omicron in lab study
- Israel unveils plan to ban travel to and from U.S., Canada, 8 other countries amid Omicron surge
- Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai tells newspaper she never accused anyone of sexual assault. People are skeptical.
- Goldman Sachs cuts U.S. growth forecast on Joe Manchin's Build Back Better opposition
- December 19th
- YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeats former UFC champ by knockout
- Death toll from Philippines typhoon reaches 169
- Spider-Man: No Way Home scores the 3rd-biggest opening weekend of all time
- Pinochet's legacy looms large as Chileans vote in presidential election
- Vatican announces new restrictions on Latin Mass
- Paul Rudd hosts SNL with no crowd, minimal cast, and no musical guest due to COVID outbreak
- The failure to vaccinate Africa
- December 18th
- Cruz and Schumer strike deal on ambassadors, Russian sanctions bill
- Dutch announce Christmas lockdown to slow the spread of Omicron
- Report: High-ranking D.C. cops, including current chief, helped criminal officers keep their jobs
- TikTok-driven 'National Shoot up Your School Day' panic leads to several closures but no shootings
- Appeals court reinstates Biden's employer vaccine mandate
- At least 31 dead after typhoon strikes Philippines
- Russian diplomat: NATO is 'balancing on the edge of war'
- Can the Golden Globes make a comeback?
- December 17th
- Pfizer says pandemic could continue until 2024
- Lizzo, Jon Batiste, and more react after making it on Obama's list of 2021 favorites: 'Just beyond'
- Spider-Man: No Way Home is off to a 'monumental' start at the box office
- South African officials report 'much lower rate' of hospital admissions during Omicron wave
- Chris Noth accused of being a 'sexual predator' by actress Zoe Lister-Jones after assault allegations
- California lawmakers prepare legislation to end out-of-pocket abortion costs
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blames holiday party's vaccine-or-testing request on wife Cheryl Hines
- At least 24 dead in suspected arson attack on Japanese medical clinic
- Declining births: is civilisation going to crumble?
- The Daily Show made a short, Hallmark-style Christmas special featuring school boards, CRT, and love
- Anderson Cooper reacts to Chris Cuomo's firing from CNN: 'There are repercussions'
- The newest 'TikTok challenge' apparently involves posting threats of school shootings and bombings
- Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers wrap up 2021 with closing thoughts on Trump's coup attempt, Melania's NFT
- Federal judge overturns Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal over Sackler family liability shield
- Colbert's Late Show turns the Jan. 6 Capitol siege into a merry little Christmas special
- December 16th
- NFL revises COVID restrictions and return-to-play protocols as cases spread through league
- Sex and the City star Chris Noth accused of sexual assault
- 'I foolishly thought we had gotten past this': Several NYC restaurants close amid COVID surge
- Is America's Omicron playbook strong enough?
- Kim Kardashian chats with Bari Weiss about 'ridiculous' cancel culture
- Afghanistan withdrawal: did the Foreign Office fail in its response?
- Devastating December storm system wreaks havoc 'from New Mexico to Michigan'
- Late night hosts also hold Mark Meadows in contempt
- Expanded child tax credits, about to lapse, kept 3.8 million kids out of poverty last month, study finds
- The Fed predicted inflation-fighting 2022 rate hikes, and stocks surged. Should consumers cheer, too?
- December 15th
- How the White House is scaling back holiday celebrations this year amid COVID concerns
- U.K. reports highest daily cases since start of COVID as country experiences '2 epidemics on top of one another'
- Fauci says there's currently 'no need for a variant-specific booster'
- Acclaimed writer and feminist bell hooks dead at 69
- Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights
- Ben Affleck says he would 'probably still be drinking' if he and Jennifer Garner didn't get divorced
- Retail sales increased for the fourth consecutive month in November
- Matthew McConaughey won't say 'no forever' to running for office
- North Korea has reportedly publicly executed at least 7 people for watching K-pop
- Late nights hosts mock Donald Trump Jr. and Fox News over Jan. 6 texts to Mark Meadows, real and fake
- A 'mild' COVID-19 case just means you don't end up in the hospital, epidemiologists caution
- Bronx man organizes 'Hope Walks' to help feed his community
- Dad writes book for his son explaining the surprising way he entered his life
- December 14th
- Federal officials predict Omicron infections could peak in 'massive wave' as soon as January
- How the Proud Boys are 'quietly' working to bring their 'menacing politics' to the local level
- Kroger to reportedly end paid emergency leave for unvaccinated workers who contract COVID-19
- How 'age, region, education, and income' shape inflation fears
- Britney Spears rips Diane Sawyer for 'making me cry' with 2003 interview
- South African study adds more evidence Omicron is less severe, only partly vaccine-resistant
- Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers marvel at Team Trump's coup PowerPoint, Chris Wallace's succession
- Late night hosts poke fun at Elon Musk's Person of the Year honor, that big Sex and the City spoiler
- Volunteers in Southern California work together to stay 1 step ahead of fires
- Every Christmas, grandfather puts together spectacular light display to dazzle granddaughter
- Tom Holland, Tom Hanks, Timothée Chalamet, John Cena, other stars read mean tweets about themselves
- Workers at factory destroyed by tornado say they were threatened with firing if they left
- Lawmakers texted Mark Meadows during Jan. 6 Capitol attack: 'We are all helpless'
- December 13th
- Amid rise in COVID-19 cases, California reinstates indoor mask mandate
- No U.S. troops will be punished for botched Afghanistan drone strike, Pentagon rules
- Billie Eilish believes she 'would have died' from COVID-19 if she was unvaccinated
- The Dr. Oz Show to end as host runs for office
- Kim Kardashian passes the baby bar exam after failing it 3 times
- A city in South Korea will test facial recognition technology to track COVID-19 cases
- Golden Globes group unveils 2022 nominations despite getting canceled by NBC
- Elon Musk named Time's 2021 Person of the Year
- South Dakota holds 'dystopian' Dash for Cash game where teachers grab dollars for their classroom
- 5 heady facts about late Monkees singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith
- Kentucky governor says he's 'got towns that are gone' after tornadoes, but death toll may be lower than feared
- Vicente Fernández, Mexican musical icon, is dead at 81
- December 12th
- Bryce Young awarded Heisman Trophy in second consecutive win for Alabama
- Chris Wallace announces he'll leave Fox News, join CNN+
- G7 to Russia: Invading Ukraine would have 'massive consequences'
- Steven Spielberg's West Side Story has a disappointing box office debut
- Anne Rice, vampire novelist, dead at 80
- In SNL cold open, 'Fauci' presents COVID Christmas showcase
- NYT: Secret anti-ISIS strike cell showed reckless disregard for civilian casualties
- The war in orbit
- December 11th
- Jeff Bezos launches Michael Strahan into space
- Palestinians vote in municipal elections as support for Abbas slips
- U.K. foreign secretary threatens 'severe consequences' if Russia invades Ukraine
- Bosnian Serbs vote for greater autonomy, stoking fears of renewed conflict
- Prosecution rests in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
- At least 50 dead after tornadoes strike Kentucky and other states
- The state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and where things go from here
- December 10th
- Will there be enough snowplow drivers this winter?
- HBO is reportedly developing a follow-up to Six Feet Under
- Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer and guitarist, dead at 78
- A Peloton-related death on the Sex and the City reboot rattles the company's stock
- Supreme Court rules Texas abortion clinics can challenge state's abortion law
- Taylor Swift to face trial over claim she ripped off 'Shake It Off' lyrics
- Strong demand and likely the holidays pushed inflation to a 'nearly four-decade high' last month
- Former Denver Broncos star Demaryius Thomas dies at 33: 'One of the greatest players in franchise history'
- U.K. court grants Julian Assange's extradition to the United States
- NASA launches mission to study black holes, violent celestial collisions
- Parents of shooting victim file $100 million lawsuit against Oxford High staff, administrators
- 49 migrants killed, dozens injured in truck crash in Mexico
- Jussie Smollett convicted of lying to police about attack
- December 9th
- Watch workers in Buffalo excitedly celebrate becoming the nation's first unionized Starbucks
- 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar convicted on child pornography charges
- Lina Wertmüller, the 1st woman to earn a Best Director Oscar nomination, dies at 93
- Travis Scott speaks out in 1st interview since Astroworld: 'I have a responsibility to figure out what happened'
- New Zealand announces plan to slowly ban cigarettes
- Shell’s North Sea oil U-turn: ‘a first victory in a longer war’?
- Father and son arrested on suspicion of sparking California's Tahoe-threatening Caldor Fire
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests Lauren Boebert, other gun-family-portrait Republicans are warring on Christmas
- The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper chases down the 'wellness' anti-vaxxers of blue Southern California
- Bride finds creative way to ensure sick groom can still be part of reception
- Dramatic Coast Guard helicopter rescue from car submerged just above Niagara Falls recovers dead driver
- 100-year-old Maurine 'Mighty Mo' Kornfeld keeps breaking swimming records
- Scott Peterson resentenced to life in prison without parole
- December 8th
- A group of far-right Oath Keepers reportedly went to Olive Garden after storming the Capitol
- Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue sharing Jeopardy! hosting duties through summer 2022
- Jennifer Aniston says she's been 'bullied' for being in favor of COVID-19 vaccines
- Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open, citing medical team's advice
- Man arrested after allegedly setting Fox News' Christmas tree on fire
- Pfizer says its vaccine booster provides protection against the Omicron variant
- Late night hosts have fun imagining Biden and Putin's Zoom fails on their high-stakes Ukraine chat
- France says it arrested Jamal Khashoggi murder suspect. Saudi Arabia claims they have the wrong man.
- Forgotten cookbook connects community with favorite recipes from the past
- Stray dog saves Virginia family by alerting them to house fire
- Charlottesville votes to give Robert E. Lee statue to Black heritage museum that will melt it down
- Pearl Harbor survivors return to Hawaii to mark 80th anniversary of attack
- The United Arab Emirates is changing its weekend to Saturday and Sunday
- CDC wants anime fans to help them better understand the Omicron variant
- December 7th
- Rebel Wilson reveals her own team didn't want her to lose weight
- Inside Biden's call with Putin
- Nick Cannon opens up about the death of 'my beautiful son' at 5 months old
- Chilean lawmakers overwhelmingly approve same-sex marriage in landmark vote
- Chris Cuomo won't be paid severance after his firing, CNN says
- Ed Sheeran says he 'almost killed' Elton John shooting a music video
- Why the good news about the Omicron variant's reduced severity may be a mirage
- Instagram rolls out new feature asking users to 'take a break'
- Late night hosts joke darkly about gun-toting Santa, secret superspreader Trump
- Jimmy Fallon debuts his own bona fide Christmas song, featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion
- Washington Post editorial page chief Fred Hiatt is dead at 66
- December 6th
- Drake withdraws his Grammy nominations after suggesting the show 'may no longer matter'
- White House confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, but 'the athletes on Team USA have our full support'
- Medina Spirit, 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, dies after workout
- Dave Chappelle to perform at Netflix comedy festival after trans jokes backlash
- Mayor de Blasio announces 'first-in-the-nation' vaccine mandate for NYC's private employers
- Justin Bieber sings in Saudi Arabia after being urged not to 'perform for dictators'
- Michigan prosecutors, Oxford school district lay out timeline, details of school shooting
- Artist who helped Michigan shooting suspect's parents hide is cooperating with police
- Myanmar court hands Aung San Suu Kyi 4-year prison sentence in 1st of several looming verdicts
- John Oliver has some ideas about how to make snack brands great again
- December 5th
- Mississippi governor says anti-abortion advocates have 'reason for optimism' as SCOTUS debates Roe and Casey
- Gambian president headed for landslide re-election, but opposition candidates dispute results
- Bob Dole, former senator and presidential candidate, dead at 98
- Pope warns politicians not to exploit 'fear of the other' after meeting with migrants in Greece
- CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother handle sexual misconduct allegations
- December 4th
- Elderly Orthodox priest heckles Pope Francis during Greece visit
- Polls close in first Gambian presidential election since former dictator's exile
- 1 dead, dozens injured after volcano erupts in Indonesia
- Le Pen, Orban, and other European populist leaders meet in Warsaw to discuss EU concerns
- Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
- Biden weighs sanctions, military aid as Russian invasion of Ukraine looms
- The game plan to address COVID-19's Omicron variant
- December 3rd
- Michigan suspect's parents 'not fleeing from law enforcement,' attorneys say
- Octavia Spencer says her house is haunted, but 'I love my ghost'
- Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect are 'missing,' sheriff says
- Will a new indoor mask mandate in Oregon actually be permanent?
- U.S. retail pharmacies struggling with vaccine administration as demand surges
- U.S. adds only 210,000 jobs in November, below expectations
- Why George Clooney turned down an offer to make $35 million in a day
- Fauci slams Fox over Lara Logan's 'unconscionable' and 'slanderous' comments comparing him to Nazi doctor
- How Afghanistan is hurtling towards famine and ruin
- Stephen Colbert warns about the death of Roe, other late night hosts fret about the rise of Omicron
- Doctor Who: is she driving men to crime?
- The House of Commons: no place for a baby?
- Alec Baldwin says he 'didn't pull the trigger' in Rust shooting, isn't responsible for cinematographer's death
- Father and daughter duo deliver RVs to people who lost their homes in wildfires
- New York governor says not to panic as 5 Omicron cases are reported in state
- NFL suspends 3 players for misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine status
- December 2nd
- Kathy Griffin slams CNN for firing her but not Jeffrey Toobin
- How Illinois abortion clinics are bracing themselves for a world post-Roe v. Wade
- The 'tears of joy' emoji was the most-used of 2021
- Laverne & Shirley star Eddie Mekka dies at 69
- Rust assistant director maintains Alec Baldwin 'did not pull that trigger' in shooting, lawyer says
- German parliament to consider general vaccine mandate, as Merkel announces new restrictions for unvaccinated
- Olympic committee says 2nd call with tennis star Peng Shuai 'reconfirmed' that she 'appeared to be safe'
- The traffic-light coalition: a new start for Germany?
- Meghan Markle handed win in court battle with U.K. tabloid
- Biden's Omicron strategy involves free at-home COVID tests, vaccination boost
- Major League Baseball owners vote to lock out players, forcing 1st work stoppage since 1994-95
- Michigan prosecutor says she may charge Oxford High School shooter's parents, too
- This 20-year friendship was sparked by a wrong phone number
- December 1st
- Suspect in Michigan shooting charged with terrorism and first-degree murder
- First Omicron COVID-19 case confirmed in the U.S.: 'It was just a matter of time'
- Dolly Parton says she doesn't 'want to be worshiped' after being named one of People's People of the Year 2021
- How the fall of Roe v. Wade could change traveling for an abortion
- George Stephanopoulos says his Alec Baldwin interview about Rust was 'the most intense' of his ABC career
- Families of Astroworld victims reject Travis Scott's 'demeaning' offer to pay for funerals
- Late night hosts chase down Omicron conspiracy theories, defend Dr. Fauci from Fox News and friends
- Minnesota woman uses handmade cards to help friends through tough times
- British patient receives world's 1st 3D printed prosthetic eye
- To celebrate his 90th birthday, skydiver makes 9 jumps in 4 hours
- Fox News personality Lara Logan condemned for likening Fauci to Nazi doctor
- U.S. expected to announce tougher COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers
- CNN suspends Chris Cuomo over help he gave brother Andrew Cuomo
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