Because the CDC has been so conservative with its COVID projections and guidance, the change came as a surprise to many. It was just over two weeks ago that the organization affirmed fully vaccinated people could go maskless outside. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing,” said CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, during the Thursday briefing....

Ian Orser, a plumber from Grand Forks in British Columbia, had been with his daughter and their three dogs at a job site when he heard a “dog yowling and a cat screeching,” Global News reported. The two followed the noise to find that a mountain lion had one of the dogs—a Shephard-cross called Red—by the head, and was dragging it across a driveway. Orser ran to the mountain lion and began kicking it in the head....

Jose Mourinho’s men are sixth in the table, but sit just five points behind second-placed Tottenham after 24 games. Tevez loses first game in China Herrera feels the teams above United will be acutely aware of their presence after a 15-match unbeaten league run. “The first six teams in the league, and I add also Everton because they have a very good team, the race will be very tough,” he said on Wednesday....

The former NFL star, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, is facing Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff election. Republican politicians like Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, along with former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, a onetime Democrat from Hawaii who left the party this year, have all shown support for Walker and have actively campaigned for him. However, many have called into question Walker’s viability as a candidate....

Walker’s son shared his spirited reaction to his gas bill on Saturday, which climbed to $98.37 after he filled up his tank with around 20.9 gallons. He posted a series of photos at the gas pump with a collection of his tweets emphasizing the issue. As he shared his serious reaction to the high prices on social media, Walker was also wearing a black Givenchy sweatshirt, which is listed as $1,295 on the company’s site....

The outlet reported Wednesday afternoon that Memphis was eyeing Smith to succeed Josh Pastner, who moved on to fill the vacancy at Georgia Tech last week. MORE: Nine replacements for Josh Pastner Smith has informed officials at Texas Tech he’s engaged in a conversation about the open Memphis job, which Tigers brass is hoping to fill by the end of the week, according to USA Today’s report. Sporting News honored Smith with its 2016 Coach of the Year award for his efforts at Texas Tech this past season....

Defending champions Bayern opened a nine-point lead atop the summit with a hard-earned 1-0 win at home to bottom-placed Cologne midweek. Robert Lewandowski broke Cologne’s stubborn resistance in the second half, scoring for the eighth successive league match at the Allianz Arena. Speaking afterwards, Bayern head coach Heynckes said: “You could tell we struggled a lot against a very defensively-minded Cologne team who were very well-organised. “I missed our quick play from defence, our precision and, especially in the first half, our changes of pace....

Aubameyang’s relationship with the Dortmund hierarchy appears to be at breaking point, with the Gabon international being strongly linked with a move to Arsenal. The striker incurred the wrath of club officials by missing a team meeting before last weekend’s 0-0 Bundesliga draw with Wolfsburg, resulting in head coach Peter Stoger dropping him from the squad. Stoger revealed on Thursday that he had spoken with the striker and things appeared to have been cleared up, but later that day Aubameyang was left off the squad list for Friday’s trip to Hertha Berlin - sporting director Michael Zorc suggesting he was not entirely focused....

Spending a semester abroad is as much a part of college life as Beer Pong. In the last four years overseas study has gone up more than 45 percent, according to the Institute of International Education. But the destinations are changing. Europe, still the most frequented locale, is out; Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East are in. Attendance at programs is up 77 percent in Thailand and 44 percent in South Africa, for example....

However, those plans with the smallest monthly premiums are also the plans that have the highest out-of-pocket costs, too. Depending on your family’s health, they may be a smart choice, or they may be a health and/or financial disaster for you. The name “catastrophic” is supposed to refer to the fact that if you get very sick or injured badly—a catastrophic event—then you will have at least a minimum of health insurance to help you pay the exorbitant amount of money such an event will cost you....

There are more than 100 strains of HPV, and types that do not clear up on their own can eventually lead to cancer. It’s well known that HPV can cause cervical cancer, but research also shows that HPV can cause other types of cancer, which may possibly include breast cancer. Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States. Most breast cancers are invasive, meaning they spread into surrounding healthy tissue....

During the fourth quarter of the Friday night game, Earlham High School Quarterback Darrell Matchem apparently ran out of bounds and was told by a player from the opposing team from Southwest Valley High School to stand down, followed by a racial slur, Des Moines-based television news station KCCI-TV reported. There was no penalty against Southwest Valley for the alleged slur, but when Matchem used profanity while complaining about the slur to the referee, he was thrown out of the game and penalized, according to KCCI....

By the end of the night, the senior forward had not only successfully dunked during a game, but had thrown down an alley-oop and shattered a backboard. He did it all in one play. Spann said he suffered a cut on his neck but was so amped up from the play that he didn't even feel it. From the News & Observer: “I don’t feel anything right now,” Spann said with a smile....

Researchers at Iowa State University believe this could be down to how fat cells affect blood cells involved in the immune system. Previous studies have uncovered links between obesity in middle-aged people and those in early late-life, and worse thinking skills, the team wrote in the Journal ofBrain, Behavior, and Immunity. For their research, the scientists wanted to find out more about how different types of body fat affect what is known as fluid intelligence, or the ability to problem solve in new situations....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/SubstantialHyena6800 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) explained that her boyfriend and his older sister recently embarked on a road trip together, and expressed her dismay with the photos they posted during it. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for getting upset at my boyfriend for posting pictures of himself and his sister when they went on a road trip together,” the viral post has received nearly 7,500 votes and 3,000 comments in the last day....

Jenny who? For anyone who’s joined Jones in a “Girls’ Night Out,” there’s no ID problem. That’s the blond comic’s for-females-only show, which has been packing clubs in a score of cities. Equal parts pajama party, group therapy and male bashathon, the show allows women (guys are banned from the audience) to gripe and guffaw about their most personal concerns: leg stubble, breast implants, stretch marks, obscene callers and PMS....

William Joseph Hale, 35, and Frank Gilliard Allison, 43, were both driving with their families when the chaos broke out on U.S. 1 in Callahan, Florida. Hale drove a Dodge Ram with five occupants and Allison drove a Nissan Murano with three people inside, according to Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper. Aggressive driving is familiar to most Americans on the road—85 percent of drivers have experienced at least one form of road rage, according to a Forbes Advisor survey in September....

State police said they are investigating the incident, but did not name the woman because charges have not been filed. “The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating the incident involving Second Lady Gisele Fetterman on Sunday night,” Ryan Tarkowski, Pennsylvania state police communications director, said in a statement to Newsweek. “No charges have been filed at this time, however investigators have identified the woman depicted in the video shared by Ms....

The “No Child Left Behind” act that President Bush signed last week isn’t going to improve Cheney’s name-recognition numbers any time soon. It won’t immediately get rid of third-rate principals or make sure your first grader knows how to read. But the $26 billion law, the most extensive education reform in more than three decades, is by almost all accounts a major step in the right direction. It’s also a big W on the scoreboard for Dubya, and a win for bipartisanship, too....

Republican Senator Mitt Romney on Monday announced the deal to fund the development of COVID-19 therapeutics and research for new variants of the virus. The deal is expected to pass muster in the evenly divided Senate, but critics say its lack of global funding reneges on U.S. commitments and clears the way for new variants of the unchecked virus. Of the $10 billion, half will be used to develop, produce and administer treatments, according to Romney....