Among the prominent churches canceling some or all of their in-person Christmas services were Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital; St John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York; and the historic Old South Church in Boston.
Many US churches canceling in-person Christmas services
Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the US, numerous churches have cancelled in-person Christmas services
Japan has approved the Covid-19 pill developed by US pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. for use beginning next week, the Japanese health minister said Friday.
Carnival Freedom is following all protocols and has a small number on board who are in isolation due to a positive Covid test.
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An undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Freedom caught the virus and the ship was denied entry to Bonaire and Aruba, Carnival said in a statement.
Coroner IDs girl killed by police in Los Angeles shooting
The coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl as she was in a clothing store dressing room.
3rd Florida-based ship has outbreak as state cases rise
A Covid-19 outbreak has taken place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week
One person is under arrest after a shooting that killed two men at a busy restaurant in Kentucky on Thursday evening, police said Friday.
Police: 2 killed in restaurant shooting in Kentucky
Police say they have arrested one person after two men were shot and killed at a busy restaurant in Kentucky. Read more
Police search for gunman in Chicago-area mall shootout
Police said Friday that they were searching for a man suspected of taking part in a shootout at a crowded suburban Chicago shopping mall, in which four people were wounded, including another suspected gunman.
United canceled 170 flights, and Delta called off 133, according to FlightAware.
Over 2,000 flights were cancelled on Christmas eve globally, including more than 500 in United States alone, as airlines face staff shortage due to illness amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, triggered by the highly infectious Omicron variant. Read more
Airlines said they have cancelled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of Covid-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season.
According to FlightAware website, there has been 448 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States so far.
US travellers go ahead with travel despite Omicron wave, some flight cancellations
Kremlin expects US answer on security guarantees next month
The Kremlin says it expects the US to respond next month to Moscow’s request for security guarantees precluding Nato’s expansion to Ukraine
US to lift travel curbs on eight African countries: White House
4 people injured after shooting at Chicago area mall
TSA officer saves infant who stopped breathing at airport
Newly released video shows a security officer leaping over conveyor belt rollers and saving a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at a New Jersey airport security checkpoint.
United, Delta cancel hundreds of US Christmas Eve flights amid Covid surge
US equity funds enjoy big inflows on easing Omicron worries
