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As Delta continues to drive hospitalizations, health care workers said their situations had been worsened by staff shortages, illnesses and resistance to vaccine mandates.

The longtime senator, who died Sunday at 98, was known for being a deal-maker and became one of the longest-serving Republican leaders. President Biden is among those honoring him.

Jurors were poised to hear from a fourth woman who says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, but the proceedings were abruptly adjourned after a lawyer needed medical attention.

Herbert Diess, who angered workers by mentioning the possibility of job cuts, will hand over some authority to a deputy.

Mr. Smollett was convicted of filing a false police report claiming he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019. The prosecution argued he had staged the attack himself.

The country’s president gave Olaf Scholz his official certificate of office, beginning a new chapter for Europe’s largest democracy. Angela Merkel received a standing ovation in Parliament.

A recording showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff joking about lockdown restrictions last year has rocked his government. An early study shows the Pfizer vaccine gives some protection against Omicron.

The Labor Department said that 4.2 million people quit their jobs last month, a decline of about 205,000 from September but still close to a record high.

Opening statements have begun in the trial of Kimberly Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., who faces manslaughter charges for fatally shooting a Black motorist.

The effort will help countries get vaccines to their citizens quickly amid fears that Covid variants will lead to a new surge of cases.