U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights on Sunday as COVID-19 thinned out the number of available crews on the third straight day of pain for some Americans traveling over the weekend as the Christmas holidays coincided with the rapid spread of Omicron.
Edward O. Wilson, the naturalist dubbed the “modern-day Darwin” died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts. Alongside British naturalist David Attenborough, Wilson was considered one of the world’s leading authorities on natural history and conservation.
President Biden and his wife Jill were taking calls into the NORAD Santa Tracker, which follows the progress of Santa’s reindeer-guided sleigh for millions of children. At the end of one call, a parent who gave his name as Jared said, “Merry Christmas and Let’s go Brandon.” Biden replied, “Let’s go Brandon, I agree,” before asking Jared if he was in Oregon.
