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The 2021 news cycle was, just like in 2020, dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. But there were other major events around the world that hit headlines, from the US Capitol insurrection to the civil war in Ethiopia and the Taliban’s

Weeks after reaching top rank in NCAA’s Division III, the Maccabees fall to Illinois Wesleyan University in first loss since November 2019

The Omicron variant’s decline in South Africa is a promising sign for other countries facing their own bursts of infections caused by the highly transmissible strain.

China warned of a consumer boycott following reports that the world’s largest retailer had stopped stocking products from Xinjiang, a region where the U.S. has human-rights concerns.

Colorado wildfires: Tens of thousands evacuated as blazes spread  BBC News Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires  CNN Mountain counties face rolling blackouts Thursday night to shore up fire-damaged natural

In many places, New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. (Image credit: Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

Minimum wage increases, animal protections, police accountability, cutting and increasing taxes are all part of a series of new laws taking effect across the country on Saturday, the first day of 2022.

Jeffrey Epstein confidante found guilty on five of six charges, the most serious of which carries up to 40 years in prison

US prosecutors sign deal to not indict the two jailers, who falsified records on night the financier killed himself while awaiting sex crimes trial

Nearly one person killed on roads each day in Israel in 2021; Transportation Ministry says Fridays saw the most vehicular fatalities