Today's Headlines: As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals

Covid Hospitalizations Plateau in Some Parts of the U.S., While a Crisis Remains in Others
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As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals

As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals

By Apoorva Mandavilli

Extra vaccine doses were expected to lower infection rates. But the shots also seem to be preventing severe illness caused by the new variant, the C.D.C. reported.

Covid Hospitalizations Plateau in Some Parts of the U.S., While a Crisis Remains in Others

Covid Hospitalizations Plateau in Some Parts of the U.S., While a Crisis Remains in Others

By Lauren Leatherby and Albert Sun

Places hit first with Omicron are seeing a welcome decline in hospitalizations, but in much of the country numbers are still rising fast.

U.S. and Russia Take More Measured Stance in Ukraine Talks

U.S. and Russia Take More Measured Stance in Ukraine Talks

By Michael Crowley and Anton Troianovski

The conciliatory tone and absence of ultimatums suggested that both sides were trying to keep tensions in check and give diplomacy time.

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Heard, Felt but Barely Seen: How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World

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Heard, Felt but Barely Seen: How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World

By Damien Cave

The disaster caused by the largest eruption in decades has been defined so far by the nation's near-complete disconnection in an ever-connected age.

The Women Who Had Abortions Before Roe v. Wade

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The Women Who Had Abortions Before Roe v. Wade

By Ilana Panich-Linsman

We must understand what happened before Roe v. Wade to prepare for an America in which Roe is gone.

Today's Videos

Crews Struggle to Clean Up Major Oil Spill Off Coast of Peru

Video Video: Crews Struggle to Clean Up Major Oil Spill Off Coast of Peru

By The Associated Press and Reuters

Repsol, a Spanish oil company, said the spill involving 6,000 barrels of oil happened when a tanker unloading crude at its refinery was rocked by strong waves caused by the volcanic eruption near Tonga.

Dozens Killed After Mining Truck Explodes in Ghana

Video Video: Dozens Killed After Mining Truck Explodes in Ghana

By Chevaz Clarke-Williams and Nailah Morgan

At least 50 people were feared dead after a truck reportedly carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle in southwestern Ghana. The blast left a large crater and appeared to have leveled much of the town.

'The Power of the Dog' | Anatomy of a Scene

Video Video: 'The Power of the Dog' | Anatomy of a Scene

By Mekado Murphy

The screenwriter and director Jane Campion narrates an intimate sequence between Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

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