Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests
A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong shut down Wednesday after police raided its office and arrested six in a continuing crackdown on dissent.
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Judge refuses to dismiss indictment against alleged Proud Boys leaders
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' arguments that the four men are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
Asia is keeping omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
Much of Asia has managed to keep omicron in check even as the variant rages elsewhere, but the region that is home to most of the globe's population is bracing for what may be an inevitable surge.
The nation's capital has the highest COVID risk level in the country
Washington, D.C., is considered the highest-risk place for COVID infection in the nation. Data shows D.C. had 1,192 new cases per day and 169 cases per 100,000 in the seven-day period ending Monday.
The CDC slashes estimates of omicron's prevalence in the U.S.
New data from the CDC released on Tuesday, shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta – which is the more severe strain – is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge.
New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts
Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement, would have made the policy safer, experts say.
Conservators find books, coins and bullets in Virginia time capsule
Conservators in Richmond found numerous items inside a box that had been buried underneath a statue of Robert E. Lee for 134 years. It was the time capsule historians had long hoped to find.
Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families
Black patients and their families are less likely to sign up for end-of-life comfort care. To reach them, investors are starting hospice agencies run by people who look like the patients they serve.
India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa's charity
The Indian government says it has refused to renew a permit that allows the Missionaries of Charity to use foreign funds to operate orphanages and hospices across the country.
Winter storms are breaking snow and temperature records — and there's more to come
The weather sweeping parts of the Western U.S. and the Pacific Northwest has brought heavy snow and record low temperatures in some areas — and there's more to come.