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China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure
The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.
An Iranian man has been held in Germany for allegedly planning a chemical attack
Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.
California braces for more storms as thousands are still without power
California braced for more stormy weather as rain began to sweep into the northern part the state and the San Francisco Bay area, raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides.
N.J. woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser
Katelyn McClure helped her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran, garnering more than $400,000 in GoFundMe donations. She is also serving a one-year federal term.
STOMP closes after 29-year New York run
The internationally-renowned show exploring the percussive possibilities of the human body and everyday objects ends Jan. 8.
Opinion: UNESCO, consider the bagel
NPR's Scott Simon praises the humble bagel as an American cultural icon.
McCarthy fails another vote after falling just shy of the speakership
California Republican Kevin McCarthy gained momentum on the fourth day of speaker elections and is inching closer to getting the votes to become the next speaker of the House.
A 6-year-old shot a teacher in a Virginia classroom, police say
No students were injured in the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, police said. The teacher — a woman in her 30s — suffered life-threatening injuries.
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'
RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.