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 Former President Donald Trump's closest circle advisors are being subpoenaed by House investigators. This is what we know so far. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now working with a House committee probing the Capitol insurgency on January 6, perhaps avoiding a contempt citation for refusing to comply with the panel's subpoena for records and testimony. "Through his attorney, Mr. Meadows has been communicating with the Select Committee." "Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, said Tuesday that he is the chairman of the committee. "He has provided the committee with records and will attend for an initial deposition shortly." While Thompson praised Meadows' cooperation, he did not rule out further action. "After the deposition, the committee will continue to analyze his level of compliance with our subpoena," the chairman stated. Meadows was one of a slew of former administration officials and campaign aides who refused to partic

Authorities say a shooting at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit killed three students and injured eight others on Tuesday. The suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore, has been apprehended, according to Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe. According to him, a firearm was also discovered. The shooting murdered Hana St. Juliana, 14, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office stated late Tuesday that Tate Myre, 16, died in a police car while being transported to the hospital. Sheriff Michael Bouchard said eight people were critically injured, including a teacher, and were rushed to hospitals with varying injuries. Three of the injured kids, including a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the head and a 14-year-old girl wounded in the neck and chest and on a ventilator, were in critical condition late Tuesday night, according to Bouchard. Just before 1 p.m., authorities received a 911 call reporting an active shooter at the school, according to McCabe. He tol

Ministers are risking a new backlash over social care by releasing long-awaited proposals that will provide no extra funds to help crisis-hit care providers get through the winter. Gillian Keegan, the care minister, is set to present the white paper to parliament on Wednesday, as part of Boris Johnson's 2019 campaign vow to "address the crisis in social care once and for all." According to reports, the package includes plans to invest some of the £5.4 billion raised by the new health and social care levy. Several hundred million pounds will be spent to support the establishment of "additional care" facilities, commonly known as "assisted living," which allow older people to live independently while also receiving nursing care. It is also projected to spend more than £100 million on enhancing technology in care facilities, which will include anything from digitising resident records to devices that track falls and allow for greater independence. Both ef

 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that international travelers entering the US would soon be required to show a negative result from a coronavirus test done within 24 hours of departure, as the globe struggles to find measures to stop the spread of the new Omicron variety.  That's a considerably shorter turnaround: Current regulations enable fully vaccinated people to have a coronavirus PCR test up to three days (72 hours) before flying to the US. "As we understand more about the Omicron strain, the CDC is working to alter the existing global testing order for travel; a new order would shorten the period for necessary testing for all." "International air travelers should arrive at least one day before their flight to the United States," said agency spokesperson Jason McDonald. According to The New York Times, "this tightens already stringent rules in place for overseas travel, including requirements for foreign tourists to

  Boris Johnson has contradicted top scientists and one of his most senior health professionals, who encouraged people to cut out on excessive socializing in reaction to Omicron, by urging people to keep their Christmas parties and nativity performances going. The best way to combat the threat of the Covid version, according to the prime minister, is to get booster shots, which will be available to all adults by the end of January thanks to a big NHS campaign sponsored by the army. "We don't want people to cancel such events," Johnson replied when asked what he would say to schools cutting back on nativity performances and people skipping Christmas social engagements. Despite Jenny Harries, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, suggesting that people should reduce their social contact as fears grow that existing vaccines will prove ineffective against the Omicron variant, he insisted that the current guidance to wear masks on public transportation and in s