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Omicron may be less severe in South Africa. That may not be the case for the U.S.

Researchers in South Africa have found that people infected with omicron, on average, are less likely to end up in the hospital. But the variant may act differently here in the U.S.

People line up outside of a free COVID-19 vaccination site on December 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Many areas are stepping up vaccination and booster shots as more cases of the omicron variant are detected in the U.S.

Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast

Scientists are projecting the surge will peak in January. Just how massive it could be depends on how quickly Americans get boosted and change behavior to slow the spread.

Kashmir's Jamia Masjid, or the grand mosque is seen through its gate that remains locked on Fridays in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.

In Kashmir, closed mosque raises questions about India's religious freedom

For Kashmiri Muslims the Jamia Masjid is a sacred venue, but it's been closed most Fridays for the past two years. The government has said those who manage it couldn't stop anti-India protests there.

A colorized scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (the round blue objects) emerging from cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.

A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly

A new study from the University of Hong Kong offers preliminary information that could explain why this new coronavirus variant may be more transmissible.

A for sale sign in from of a home in Chula Vista on April 16, 2020.

Fewer people moving to California as more leave, new study finds

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people moving to California from other states has dropped by 38%, according to a new study.

An electronic overhead sign warns motorists headed westbound on Interstate 70 at Ward Road as high winds strafed the Denver metropolitan area Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. A wind storm ripped through communities along Colorado's Front Range Wednesday, leaving a trail of property damage in its wake.

Tornadoes, snow squalls, and high temps hit the Midwest in a wild winter storm

Severe thunderstorms and winds up to 70 mph have caused massive power outages across Kansas and shut down the Kansas City International Airport.

Santa entertainer Randyl Wagner in front of his home in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Santa Claus is coming to town and he's busier than ever

Santa Claus performers are working from dawn to late in the evening as they try to meet the pent-up demand for appearances, while dealing with retirements and deaths among their ranks.

Dayton Hall, left, and Jackson Mountjoy use calipers to measure a baby oyster at the school's oyster garden in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The school is among more than 50 locations in Mississippi and more than 1,000 nationwide where people raise oysters to help build reefs off their states' coasts.

Volunteers are growing oyster gardens to help restore reefs

There are more than 1,000 oyster gardens in the coastal waters of Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama as volunteers try to restore a keystone of coastal ecosystems.

When students at Stanford University return to campus in January, they'll be barred from holding parties or other big gatherings for two weeks.

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.

ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER: Singular Purpose

Premieres Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Poet Terrance Hayes and clarinetist Anthony McGill have been resolute in pursuit of their destinies.

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