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The German government is imposing tighter restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and is planning legislation to make vaccination mandatory in early 2022.

Scientists are scouring coronavirus samples for clues of the omicron variant. The U.S. is in a better position now than it was earlier to find the variant, but some part of the country may struggle.

Federico Klein, who served as a midlevel aide in the Trump State Department, was arrested and charged with several counts connected to the Capitol attack, including assaulting an officer.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist Dan Sena about the implications for Democrats after Tuesday's election losses, and the close victory in New Jersey's gubernatorial race.

Fewer volunteers are answering triple the number of calls they did decades ago and those who do show up tend to be older. Some departments were already stretched thin and then along came the pandemic.

A group of African nations requested the urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. The U.S. is no longer a member of the U.N.'s top human rights body.

Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.

Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the June 2015 attack said the FBI's negligence allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used in the attack.

Elizabeth Neumann resigned from the Department of Homeland Security in 2020. She says the Trump administration ignored the threat — and fanned the flames — of violent domestic extremism.

Assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was laid to rest after a military ceremony and funeral Mass in his hometown of Cap Haïtien.