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Actor Jussie Smollett arrives Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for day two of his trial in Chicago. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.

Case against Jussie Smollett focuses on how 'hoax' unraveled

Prosecutors' case against Jussie Smollett has focused on how Chicago police say they determined that what they initially believed was a horrific hate crime was actually a fake assault staged by the ex-"Empire" actor with help from two brothers.
The Christmas tree of the closed Christmas market is reflected in a puddle Monday in Innsbruck, Austria. As countries shut their doors to foreign tourists or reimpose restrictions because of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, tourism that was just finding it’s footing again could face another major pandemic slowdown amid the uncertainty about the new strain.

Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant.
An international arrivals lobby is deserted Monday at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s NHK national television said the country’s transport ministry on Wednesday requested international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December.

Japan suspends new flight reservations as omicron spreads

Japan continued its aggressive stance against a new coronavirus variant on Wednesday, asking international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December in a further tightening of already strict border controls.
Posters stand Tuesday on the south lawn at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis where jury selection begins for former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter, who says she meant to grab her Taser instead of her handgun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright.

4 jurors seated for Kim Potter trial, many more needed

Prosecutors and defense attorneys for the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's death are to resume jury selection Wednesday after seating four the first day.
Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colorado, holds a sign that reads “Hands Off Roe!!!” Tuesday outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy.
Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark speaks as he stands next to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington last year. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection will vote on pursuing contempt charges against Clark Wednesday as the committee aggressively seeks to gain answers about the violent attack by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt against former DOJ official
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection will vote on pursuing contempt charges against a former Justice Department official Wednesday as the committee aggressively seeks to gain answers about the violent attack by former President Donald Trump's supporters.
CNN said Tuesday it was suspending Chris Cuomo indefinitely after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he faced charges of sexual harassment.
Loyalty to family -- instead of CNN -- puts Cuomo at risk
There's family, and your job as a journalist. Chris Cuomo's willingness to put the latter at risk in service to his brother has led to his suspension by CNN.
Afghan girls listen their teacher at Tajrobawai Girls High School, in Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. While most high school girls in Afghanistan are forbidden to attend class by the country's Taliban rulers, one major exception are those in the western province of Herat. For weeks, girls there have been attending high school classes, thanks to a unique effort by teachers and parents to persuade local Taliban administrators to allow schools to reopen. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Unique effort reopens girls' schools in an Afghan province
While most high school girls in Afghanistan are forbidden to attend class by the Taliban rulers, one major exception is in the western province of Herat
FILE - Then-California Gov. Jerry Brown talks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 18, 2018. When former Gov. Brown signed the nation's first law requiring that women sit on corporate boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo a law that has already been credited with giving more women a seat in boardrooms. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Trial to determine if requiring women board members is legal
When California's former Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies three years ago, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges
Nigeria detects first case of omicron variant from October
Nigeria has detected the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample collected in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world about the variant last week
FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The person in charge of weapons on the movie set at the ranch where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night, Nov. 3 that she suspects someone put in a live bullet in the prop gun that Baldwin shot. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting
Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie
People queue for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in the Wizink Center in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Health authorities in the Spanish capital have confirmed a second case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a 61-year-old woman who had returned from a trip to South Africa on Monday. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Vaccine champions Spain, Portugal focus on the reluctant few
Lines have returned for those seeking vaccine shots in Portugal and Spain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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