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Three generations, (from left to right) grandmother Genoveva Calloway, daughter Petra Gonzales, and granddaughter Vanesa Quintero sit together in their shared backyard in San Pablo on Nov. 3, 2021.

COVID hit 13 members of their family the first time. A year later it struck again

The second time Vanessa Quintero's family caught the virus, probably from her 8-year-old daughter, fewer people got sick. They and their doctors credit the protection of vaccination.

TEGUCIGALPA, FRANCISCO MORAZAN, HONDURAS - 2021/11/26: A sticker on a wall in Tegucigalpa invites people to vote in the Presidential Elections. The Republic of Honduras will hold general elections to choose a new set of president, congress, and municipal governments on 28th November. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Honduran voters want to protest the president. Their options are a cast of characters

Hondurans go to the polls Sunday, and many voters say they're undecided who they'll vote for. But one thing they do know is that they'll be casting a vote to punish the current National Party.

Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: A covid testing centre sign at Heathrow Terminal 5 on November 28, 2021 in London, England. Following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant, whose mutations suggest greater transmissibility than previous virus strains, the United Kingdom imposed new restrictions on arriving travelers. From 04:00 today, people arriving from South Africa, Botswana, Lesostho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibi, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Angola will face mandatory hotel quarantine. From Tuesday, all international travelers must isolate until they return a negative PCR test, which must be taken by Day 2. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

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.

Omicron variant spreads to North America, Australia and more of Europe

President Biden received a briefing from his medical task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said that "inevitably" the omicron variant will turn up in the U.S.

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 04: Virgil Abloh (pictured), Samir Bantal, Director of AMO, the research and design branch of OMA, and Rosanne Somerson, President Emerita of Rhode Island School of Design and Principal of Somerson Studio, participate in a public talk during #QatarCreates on November 4, 2021 at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha. #QatarCreates is a cultural celebration connecting the fields of art, fashion, and design through a diverse program of exhibitions, awards, public talks, and special events, all taking place in the heart of Doha. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Qatar Museums )

Renowned fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies at 41 after a private battle with cancer

Abloh was the artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear, but the 41-year-old designer had already made a name for himself prior to joining the luxury label.

FILE - People queue to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 26, 2021. As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its lightning spread across the country. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

As omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good

Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.

Superintendent Keith Stadler, left, speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, during a tour of Suresnes American Cemetery in Suresnes, France on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

COVID-19 killed at least 40 military veterans at VA nursing homes in Pa.

Newly-public data shows outbreaks among staff and residents throughout the pandemic.

Smoke rises from a brick kiln on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. The White House is hoping that the surprise deal with China late last year setting ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions will influence India and others. Heavy reliance on fossil fuels has transformed New Delhi into the planet's most polluted capital and made India the third biggest national emitter of greenhouse gases. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)

Climate Action Council co-chair optimistic about New York's emission reduction goals

“You can’t leave it to the last minute. This is not like a term paper in college that you can just pull an all-nighter and make it happen.”

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548 on September 20, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

Opening statements are set to begin in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

Prosecutors have sought to portray the once prominent socialite as the chief coordinator of a trafficking ring that victimized teenage girls to the benefit of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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