December 23: SCOTUS to take up Biden vaccine mandates. 20 years since shoe bomber foiled

Updated: Dec 23, 2021 / 05:08 AM CST

Richard Reid’s shoes courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

☀ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Supreme Court to take up Biden vaccine mandate cases

FILE – This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

2. Case drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed

FILE — Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021. South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts say. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

3. Texas college student remains missing 1 year later

It’s been 318 days since 21-year-old Jason Landry left his college apartment at Texas State University on his way home for Christmas.

4. Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment

This image provided by Pfizer in October 2021 shows the company’s COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. U.S. health regulators on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus. (Pfizer via AP)

📱 [Trending] this morning

20 years ago today: The shoe bomber is foiled

A poorly executed criminal plot changed our lives forever.

Richard Reid’s shoes courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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