As the world burns, how climate-change talks fell apart

Negotiations over climate action are falling apart in Congress, but it seems unlikely Biden will declare a national climate emergency when he delivers a speech about the crisis today. The Washington Post reports.

Politico reports how the Secret Service is coming under fire after it revealed it lost text messages sent around the days of the January 6 attack at the Capitol.

During the war in Ukraine, there have been multiple reports of women and girls being raped by Russian soldiers. The New Yorker spoke with psychologists who say the victims are suffering unimaginable trauma. 

The Wall Street Journal explains how the new BA.5 Omicron subvariant is forcing doctors and researchers to reevaluate how long immunity lasts after a COVID infection.