Saturday's Headlines: Omicron variant feared at Amsterdam airport as the Netherlands enters night-time lockdown

Countries race to cut travel links with southern Africa, amid fears of omicron's potential to spread

The just-discovered omicron variant has raised fears about the global trajectory of the pandemic, in part because the world is still struggling to contend with delta.

By Chico Harlan ●  Read more »

Omicron variant feared at Amsterdam airport as the Netherlands enters night-time lockdown

By Amy Cheng ●  Read more »

WHO deems new coronavirus strain a 'variant of concern'

By Perry Stein, William Booth and Frances Stead Sellers ●  Read more »

Biden sees gains in supply chain battle, but fight isn't over

By David J. Lynch ●  Read more »

Oh, Christmas tree, not you, too: Supply chain problems come to the fir trade

By Laura Reiley ●  Read more »

Stephen Sondheim | 1930–2021: Central figure in American musical theater dies at 91

By Tim Page ●  Read more »

The U.S. must defend itself from the omicron variant — without resorting to lockdowns

Opinion ●  Opinion by Megan McArdle ●  Read more »

Take all books off the shelves. They're just too dangerous.

Opinion ●  Opinion by Alexandra Petri ●  Read more »

D.C.'s homicide crisis isn't just about guns. It's about why people are willing to kill.

Opinion ●  Opinion by Colbert I. King ●  Read more »

Embattled federal prisons need to prioritize employee disciplinary procedures

Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »

On environmental justice, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is an old story

Opinion ●  Opinion by Karen Campblin and Samantha Ahdoot ●  Read more »

Surgeons sometimes operate on the wrong body part. There's an easy fix.

Perspective ●  Opinion by David L. Perlow ●  Read more »

Iranian banks notch a win in dispute over sanctions enforcement

By Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet ●  Read more »

Fire danger eases in Southern California after winds calm down from 80 mph peaks

By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »