Three firefighters were killed and another was critically injured after part of a row house collapsed, trapping them inside as they battled a blaze, the authorities said. The fire is under investigation.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain ordered an inquiry into an allegation of Islamophobia made by Nusrat Ghani, a former transport minister who said she lost her job in part because of her 'Muslimness.'

The World Health Organization's director general said it was dangerous to assume the end of the pandemic was nearing and warned that current global conditions were 'ideal for more variants to emerge.'

The restrictions were put in place after several cases of the Omicron variant were reported in a single family that had attended a large wedding and other events in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said that Officer Wilbert Mora was still in critical condition after Friday's shooting in Harlem. The mayor also called on Congress to pass a bill that would fund anti-violence initiatives.

Two New York City officers were shot inside a Harlem apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call. One officer was killed, and the other was critically wounded.

The $20 billion investment would bring the new plant to Ohio, with operations expected to begin in 2025.

As both sides raised military stakes, U.S. and Russian diplomats pledged to keep discussions open.

After Republicans blocked a voting rights bill aimed at curbing a wave of new restrictions across the country, Democrats failed in an effort to change Senate filibuster rules that would have allowed the bill to pass with 51 votes instead of 60.

President Biden said he expected President Vladimir Putin of Russia to invade Ukraine after more than 100,000 Russian troops amassed at the border over the past several months.