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US Economy Defies Omicron and Adds 467,000 Jobs in January

The strong hiring growth for January demonstrated the eagerness of many employers to hire even as the pandemic raged

Olympics a Sweet, Complex Homecoming for Chinese Diaspora

The many athletes of Chinese descent at the Beijing Games represent the many variations of the diaspora

China's Olympics Kick Off with Pomp, Circumstance, Lockdowns and Boycotts

Some countries stage diplomatic boycott of Games

Strained US Hospitals Seek Foreign Nurses Amid Visa Windfall

There's an unusually high number of green cards available this year for foreign professionals, including nurses, who want to move to the United States

Mexican Journalist Escapes Attack in Cancun

Cordero García said he had been receiving threats by phone and message since last month.

Police Likely Can't Stop Canada Vaccine Protests, Ottawa Chief Says

Demonstrations have snarled traffic around Parliament

Fired Coach Sues NFL, Alleging Racist Hiring

Lawsuit alleges that the league has discriminated against Black coaches, denying them positions as head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators and quarterbacks coaches, as well as general managers

Media Asks Court to Ensure Access to Trial Over Floyd Death

CNN's Zucker Resigns After Relationship with Co-worker

Zucker failed to disclose a personal relationship in the wake of the company's investigation into Chris Cuomo

Hunger Crisis Looms in Nigeria’s 'Food Basket' Amid Conflict

More than 1 million farmers have been displaced because of intercommunal violence between herders and farmers competing for water and land

Pregnant New Zealand Journalist in Afghanistan Can Go Home

Charlotte Bellis' case was becoming an embarrassment to New Zealand, which has thousands of citizens waiting abroad for space to open in the military-run border quarantine hotels

Measuring Climate Change: It's Not Just Heat, It's Humidity 

Scientists say moisture releases more energy into weather systems and using that as a factor means warming since 1980 is almost twice as great as relying just on the thermometer

US Asks UN to Meet on North Korea Missile That Can Reach Guam

Police Arrest Man in Colorado Over Alleged Threats to UCLA 

Anti-vaccine Protest in Canada Prompts Outrage, Not Sympathy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Ottawa protesters a "fringe minority" and said they reflected the proliferation of "disinformation and misinformation online"

Pfizer Asks FDA to Allow COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 5

In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply earlier than the companies had planned

Tom Brady Has Retired After 22 seasons, 7 Super Bowl Titles

The 44-year-old Brady goes out after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title last season and NFC South championship this season

Journalist Slain at Interview -- Mexico's 4th this Month

Roberto Toledo had just arrived at the law offices of the deputy director of the outlet, Monitor Michoacan, when three armed men shot him, said Monitor director Armando Linares, who had also planned to be there

Cyberattacks Increasingly Hobble Pandemic-Weary US Schools

Well over 1,200 cyber security incidents have been tracked since 2016 at public school districts across the United States, many of them during COVID-19

Bomb Threats Made to Historically Black Schools Across US