The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.

The Hill reports, Senators Tim Kaine, Jon Tester and Angus King have met with key holdout Senator Joe Manchin, looking to get him on board with voting rights and election legislation along with the president’s Build Back Better spending plan.

Members signaled the rate could be hiked at least three times in the next year. The Fed also plans to reign in pandemic stimulus efforts.

Paul lashed out at his critics in an interview and said they were distorting his record

Residents on the Spanish island of La Palma dared to hope Wednesday that their volcanic eruption is over after almost three months of unnerving daily explosions, earthquakes, rivers of molten rock and a huge ash plume containing toxic gases.

The Commerce Department says U.S. retail sales rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.3%, compared to October’s 1.8% increase.

Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories continue from the West Coast through the Rockies with forecasts calling for heavy snowfall over the western U.S. and Rockies through Thursday.

All of the passengers on board were Indonesian.

Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising.

Two separate analyses by Popular Information and the Washington Post show more than 40 thousand dollars went to anti-vaccination groups known for spreading disinformation.