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An aerial view shows a deforested area of Amazonia rainforest in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil, in September.

Amazon deforestation in Brazil hits its worst level in 15 years

Deforestation in the region rose 22% compared to the year prior, according to data released just days after Brazil made new global promises to combat environmental degradation.

Following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant, the United Kingdom imposed new restrictions on arriving travelers from South Africa and other southern African countries. The U.S. is implementing similar restrictions starting Monday.

Fauci says the omicron variant will inevitably appear in the U.S.

The omicron variant has not been detected in the U.S., but Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is certain to be at some point. Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins appealed for people to get vaccinated as a defense.

Eight inches of snow on Friday and early Saturday helped extinguish the wildfires that prompted the evacuation of more than 30,000 people in suburban Colorado.

Snow puts out Colorado wildfires with 3 people missing and nearly 1,000 homes burned

Local officials said three people were still unaccounted for after the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history. Authorities also raised the count of homes destroyed to nearly 1,000.

In this photo provided on Saturday by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang.

North Korea's Kim vows to build up military and maintain anti-virus measures

In a speech at a key political conference, Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy.

A COVID-19 testing site is pictured in Times Square, New York city on December 5, 2021.

New York City orders a '1st-in-the-nation' vaccine mandate for private companies

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Monday, saying the decision was designed to help head off the worsening coronavirus surge.

"The secretary's not approving or calling for additional accountability measures," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on Monday.

No U.S. troops behind a drone strike that killed Afghan civilians will be punished

Defense Secretary Austin approved recommendations aimed at preventing similar future tragedies. But the troops involved in the strike that killed 10 people, including 7 children, are off the hook.

From left, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols are shown after their testimony during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Sept. 15 about the FBI handling of the investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of gymnasts.

Nassar abuse survivors reach $380 million deal with USA Gymnastics, Olympic committee

The two groups and their insurers agreed to a monetary payout and reforms to prevent future abuse in a major settlement with hundreds of gymnasts abused by the former U.S. team doctor

Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow

The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.

The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with the bill now stalled in Congress, cutting U.S. emissions will be tougher.

What losing Build Back Better means for climate change

Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly.

President Joe Biden speaks on Jan. 6, 2022, to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.

President Biden blasts Trump for 'spreading a web of lies' in a Jan. 6 speech

Biden didn't utter Trump's name but referred repeatedly to him with forceful, and at times personal, denunciations of his actions. "He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president."

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