On Friday, federal Judge James Hendrix in Texas blocked a mask and vaccine mandate in that state’s Head Start program making this the latest strike from Texas Republicans against the Biden administration. Hendrix was appointed in 2019 by President Trump.
South African police said on Monday they had charged a man with arson over a fire that caused extensive damage to the national parliament building in Cape Town, as firefighters struggled to extinguish the last remains of the blaze.
Nearly 8,000 U.S. Marines face administrative separation, the military branch’s term for firing, because they refused to take a COVID-19 vaccination.
Pop culture star Betty White passed away on Friday just weeks before celebrating her 100th birthday.
Hong Kong independent online news portal Citizen News said on Sunday it will cease operations from Tuesday in the face of what it described as a deteriorating media environment in the Chinese-ruled city and to ensure the safety of its staff.
Iran’s space launch Thursday drew criticism from Western powers amid ongoing negotiations aimed at salvaging a 2015 nuclear deal.
Israel could reach herd immunity amid surging Omicron infections, its top health official said on Sunday, as the country approved the use of Merck & Co’s molnupiravir anti-viral pill for COVID-19 patients.
Saturday, the Biden Administration officially made good on a threat it issued to Ethiopia, Mali, and Guinea two months ago; citing rampant human rights abuses, the United States removed the three nations from a duty-free trade program that granted them access to U.S. markets.
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, causing an explosion off the shore of Tel Aviv and drawing Israeli strikes, Israel’s military said.
A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea’s military said on Sunday.
