Katie Wermus

"If not, I'm telling all American leaders, don't doubt that the hand of revenge will come out of the sleeves of ummah," said Iran President Ebrahim Raisi.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to his colleagues on Monday announcing a vote in the Senate that it will "debate and consider" changes.

Infectious disease expert Stephen Kissler said the endemic of COVID-19 is when dealing with the virus becomes "some sort of acceptable steady state."

"The outcome of that investigation is vital — there is so much at stake. We are going to be professional. We are going to be careful," said Sheriff Joe Pelle

The NHL reviewed its COVID-19 protocols after the CDC said quarantine time could be cut in half from 10 days to five. The NFL and NBA adopted that protocol.

In Brazil, 21 people have died and 358 have been injured from the floods in Bahia. At least five damns are in danger of bursting after the historic rainfall.

A top official of the state's largest health care system advised not going to large gatherings on December 31 even if you're fully vaccinated.

Manny Duarte has a holiday light show in his front yard in Delaware with 24,000 LED lights costing an estimated $20,000 and is open to the public until Sunday.

Chad Issak was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison, one for each of the people he killed in the RJR Maintenance and Management building in 2019.

Phoenix, Tampa and Miami led the U.S. housing market in October.

President Joe Biden told the committee releasing all of the Trump administration documents could breach national security and compromise executive privilege.

Sierra Nevada broke its previous record of snowiest December set in 1970 with 179 inches of snow after they reported 193.7 inches so far with more snow coming.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reiterated that his country is not bound by any accord, leaving it room to maneuver militarily.

Cities and counties in Idaho joined the state for the nationwide opioid settlement and brought the previous state settlement of $65 million up to $119 million.

Florida Doctor Jozef Piri was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Roberto Fonseca-Rivera, who was fatally shot two years ago.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel would provide more protection on flights and increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate.

Alaska Airlines canceled 250 flights over the weekend and expected another 100 canceled flights Monday after a winter storm covered Seattle in 6 inches of snow.

The Pima County jail could lose 36 percent of its staff as employees have until December 31 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or potentially lose their job.

SydPath laboratory in Sydney, Australia, said human error was to blame for over 1,000 people receiving a false negative COVID-19 test.

The two-time Olympic champion from the United States is following protocol and will miss races in Austria this week but plans to compete in the Olympics.

The 13-hour flight was turned back after new cleaning mandates related to COVID-19 require extended ground time.

Two people in a car died after heavy rains flooded an underpass. California firefighters found the car submerged after responding to a different 911 call.

Mayor London Breed released the proclamation declaring a local emergency for drug overdoses in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.

The bodies of 6-year-old Willa and 5-year-olds Colby and Austin were found after not being able to get out of the car before it was swept away by floodwaters.

"I've seen crazy things that animals can do. But it's very unlikely they (the flying squirrels) made it here on their own," said zoologist Shaun Dunn.

For the housing market in November, the Midwest saw a quarter drop in home sales, but the West saw a 53.2% increase in sales and the Northeast saw a 15.6% rise.

The city's health department stopped the test giveaway after it ran out of the majority of its testing supplies and was unable to get more.

South Korea reported 6,919 new COVID-19 cases, but only 12 cases were reported to be from the Omicron variant. Its COVID-19 ICUs are at 80 percent capacity.

Xi'an was put into lockdown over China's "zero tolerance" policy after it reported 62 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Thursday.

The District of Columbia announced proof-of-vaccination needed to enter some indoor facilities starting in mid-January plus wearing masks indoors are required.