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Japan has undergone periods of similar restrictions over the past two years. This time, the spread of the omicron variant appears to be first hitting prefectures that house the U.S. military.

Dr. Robert Atmar, a member of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, says he's hearing hesitancy among some front line medical workers about being first in line for a vaccine.

A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Mississippi. Officials said dozens were injured, while hundreds were displaced. More bad weather is expected in the Southeast into Monday.

A report in The New York Times Friday says in 2002, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and e-mails of hundreds of people inside the United States. The surveillance went on for years and was conducted without court approval in order to search for evidence of terrorist activity.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall, releasing the public docket of the investigation of the crash of EgyptAir flight 990; President Bill Clinton, before an audience of evangelical church leaders in South Barrington, Illinois; Vice President, and presumptive Democratic candidate for President, Al Gore, announcing his running mate; Gore's running mate, Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman.

Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU is WGLT's concert series that debuted in 2023, continuing a 20+ year tradition of bringing live, local and new music to Bloomington-Normal.

Attempts to remove books from school libraries have increased, spurred by activism from conservative parent groups and resistance to teaching socially progressive ideas in schools.

According to a report released today by Amnesty International, there is a widespread pattern of police brutality against minorities in New York City Police Department. Amnesty recommended that the police set up an independent review board. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the city's police commissioner both called the findings inaccurate. NPR's Melissa Block reports.