LL Cool J brought out some musical heavyweight friends to help usher him into rock immortality Original Article
LL Cool J, Carole King, Tina Tuner inducted into Rock Hall
Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author, sees his country’s many problems — misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits — yet he does not despair Original Article
Kansas vaccine mandate foes rally; Holocaust comment decried
Hundreds of people opposed to vaccine mandates rallied at the Kansas Statehouse. Original Article
Russia hits new high daily coronavirus cases
Russia has recorded a new daily high number of coronavirus cases as much of the country’s businesses remain closed in an effort to counter a weekslong surge in infections Original Article
Paid leave's demise tough on backers in Manchin's home state
Supporters of a proposal to provide paid family medical leave are dealing with another disappointment in Sen. Joe Manchin’s home state of West Virginia Original Article
Bollywood superstar’s son walks out from jail in drugs case
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son has walked out of jail and was greeted with dancing and firecrackers, over three weeks after his arrest during a drug raid on a cruise ship party in Mumbai Original Article
COVID-19 memorial creators reflect as world nears 5M deaths
Memorials large and small have cropped up across the U.S. Original Article
A World Remembers: Memorials honor COVID-19's 5 million dead
The Italian city that suffered the brunt of COVID-19’s first deadly wave is dedicating a vivid memorial to the pandemic dead: A grove of trees, creating oxygen in a park opposite the hospital where so many died, unable to breathe Original Article
As COVID cases rise, some activists fearful of climate talks
Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the U.K. ahead of the U Original Article
Climate, COVID and corporate tax on the G-20 agenda in Rome
It’s the first in-person meeting for the leaders since the pandemic began. Original Article