António Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, strongly criticized the international response to the Omicron variant and urged governments to consider other measures instead of closing their borders to people from African nations.

Officials confirmed that the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. was reported in San Francisco, and assured the public that the city was prepared to handle the virus.

Prosecutors charged the 15-year-old suspect with one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said the first case of the coronavirus variant was reported in the United States, after a vaccinated traveler returned to California from South Africa.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that concerns a Mississippi law which bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Demonstrators amassed outside the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments concerning a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case threatens to overturn the decades-old abortion rights established under Roe v. Wade.

The Oakland County sheriff said the semiautomatic gun used by a sophomore at Oxford High School was bought by his father four days before the shooting.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a Mississippi abortion case threatening to overturn the decades-old abortion protections established under Roe v. Wade.

A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Mich., north of Detroit. Credit: WXYZ

Ms. Baker, an American-born dancer and French resistance fighter, became the first Black woman to be honored at the Panthéon, the nation's hallowed tomb of heroes.