At least five school districts, most in the northeast of the country, have reinstated mask requirements for students amid an uptick in COVID-19 infections, and two requested that students be tested for the virus before returning to school from winter break.
Supreme Court reviews constitutionality of 1986 law criminalizing act of encouraging unauthorized immigrants to come or stay in US, raising First Amendment concerns as everyday statements could become felonies.
The special grand jury investigating President Donald Trump for alleged crimes in overturning the election has completed its work, issuing a final report and recommending actions to be taken; it is now up to the district attorney to decide whether to seek an indictment from a regular grand jury.
President Joe Biden plans to announce plans to run for a second term in the White House during the State of the Union address in February, while a more formal announcement expected in April.
The American Heart Association invalidated fact-checkers and big tech yet again this week when the organization published research suggesting the spike protein in vaccines can hurt some people.