Storm may make Sierra Nevada travel difficult for days
Authorities near Reno said three people were injured in a 20-car pileup on Interstate 395, where drivers described limited visibility on Sunday Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/storm-may-make-sierra-nevada-travel-difficult-for-days-2502458/
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. Original...
No late Christmas gift: Powerball rolls over to $416M
The next Powerball drawing will be worth an estimated $416 million after nobody matched the winning numbers drawn Christmas night. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/no-late-christmas-gift-powerball-rolls-over-to-416m-2502273/
Those we lost: Notable Nevada figures who died in 2021
Silver State figures who died this year include Sheldon Adelson, Siegfried Fischbacher and Leon Spinks, among others. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/those-we-lost-notable-nevada-figures-who-died-in-2021-2502172/
Parts of California see a White Christmas after storms
Other areas of California, however, saw a wet and rainy Christmas as storms continue to drench the state, causing flash flooding and evacuations in some areas over...
Flight cancellations continue for short-staffed US airlines
FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted 921 flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. canceled Saturday, up from 690 Friday. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/flight-cancellations-continue-for-short-staffed-us-airlines-2502093/
COVID again puts damper on Christmas Eve around the world
Drummers and bagpipers marched through Bethlehem to smaller than usual crowds after new travel restrictions meant to slow the highly contagious omicron variant kept international tourists away...
Airlines cancel hundreds of flights because of COVID issues
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season. Original article:...
Santa Claus is on his way. And COVID-19 won’t stop him.
Rest assured, kids of all ages: Santa’s coming this Christmas Eve, and a second holiday with COVID-19 won’t stop him. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/santa-claus-is-on-his-way-and-covid-19-wont-stop-him-2501790/
US to lift travel ban on 8 African countries
The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/us-to-lift-travel-ban-on-8-african-countries-2501646/