U.S. health officials have updated their mask guidance, encouraging more Americans to wear N95 or KN95 masks
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/cdc-n95-americans-new-york-joe-biden-b1993621.html

Tu BiShvat, the Jewish new year of the trees, barely registers on most Jewish calendars, except as an occasion to plant trees or eat fruit a..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jewish-pope-francis-jews-baltimore-providence-b1993618.html

Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their teeth and scrubbing their hides in the weeks after a pipeli..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-orleans-birds-diesel-louisiana-gulf-coast-b1993620.html

A word game called Wordle on the Apple App Store has had 500,000 new downloads in recent days.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/app-store-apple-twitter-british-b1993624.html

The Army didn’t hit its recruiting targets in 2021
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-army-new-recruits-50k-reward-b1993591.html

Critics of vaccine requirements are misrepresenting policy changes taken by Make-A-Wish Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities facil..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/makeawish-foundation-facebook-children-vanderbilt-university-facts-b1993626.html

‘She looks cute, she looks appropriate,’ Oliva Culpo’s sister says about her outfit
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/american-airlines-flight-dress-code-b1993521.html

Two witnesses say a man shot by an off-duty North Carolina sheriff's deputy jumped onto the hood of the deputy’s truck
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/witnesses-man-jumped-onto-truck-hood-before-fatal-shooting-b1993625.html

Judge Robert Adrian of Illinois’ Eighth Circuit Court ignited nationwide fury by letting convicted rapist walk free
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/judge-robert-adrian-drew-clinton-rape-verdict-b1993585.html

Guardiola insists City are ‘no exception’ after missing several first team players due to virus
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-news-guardiola-tuchel-b1993353.html

Late on Thursday night, gardai said that the man, who they had been questioning, was now ‘no longer a suspect’.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/irish-leo-varadkar-micheal-martin-people-galway-b1992883.html

Prime minister may still be reprimanded for his behaviour, reports say
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-party-investigation-law-b1992865.html

Move is latest blow to White House facing scrutiny over Covid-19 strategy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-vaccine-mandate-biden-b1992729.html

‘That could be debated,’ presenter responds after her co-host called the pandemic ‘awful’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fox-news-jeanine-pirro-covid-debated-b1992889.html

Downing Street insists prime minister enjoys ‘full support’ of cabinet
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/downing-street-party-johnson-mogg-b1992672.html

‘I ain’t tryna pay $60 for a carry on,’ the traveller says in her TikTok video
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women-travel-hack-airplane-pillow-b1992804.html

The country’s waterways are ‘in a mess’ - and warming temperatures could be making matters worse, Zoe Tidman writes
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/news-analysis/climate-crisis-river-pollution-sewage-b1992349.html

Tens of thousands of people who took out student loans over the past 20 years could see their loans canceled or receive a small check as par..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/harrisburg-sallie-mae-massachusetts-philadelphia-twitter-b1992885.html

Brent North MP denies any knowledge of Christine Lee’s agent status
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/barry-gardiner-china-spy-money-b1992780.html

China denies allegations of political interference, saying it has no need to buy influence in any foreign parliament.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/foreign-office-china-mi5-barry-gardiner-priti-patel-b1992888.html

‘This has happened six times this week,’ she wrote
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/restaurant-host-annoying-customer-tiktok-b1991910.html

Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-norwich-result-premier-league-2022-b1991966.html

The charismatic defender’s contract remains unresolved, but he was right at the heart of Chelsea’s success
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-rudiger-chelsea-tottenham-carabao-cup-b1991946.html

‘I needed this. Thank you,’ one parent writes
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paediatrician-pandemic-parenting-ig-b1991928.html

An internet watchdog says dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophis..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-nso-group-citizen-lab-mexico-city-b1992070.html

A new lawsuit accuses an ammunition supplier of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set where a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin killed a..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rust-santa-fe-alec-baldwin-halyna-hutchins-albuquerque-b1992065.html

Aras Amiri left Tehran this week after overturning a travel ban.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/british-council-iran-aras-amiri-b1991636.html

Tottenham 0-1 (0-3 agg.) Chelsea: Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal quickly put the tie beyond doubt
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-chelsea-result-score-carabao-cup-2022-b1991943.html

‘That sounds great but I’m probably not doing any of those things!’ Ina Garten writes in a comment.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/reese-witherspoon-ina-garten-health-b1991736.html

The 29-year-old has managed just a solitary half-century and averaged 29.83 in seven innings against England.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/usman-khawaja-hobart-australia-pat-cummins-england-b1992074.html

Twitter and Facebook have taken action to remove hate accounts amid calls for greater regulation.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/facebook-twitter-jadon-sancho-steam-england-b1991246.html

GOP senator questions Fauci about availability of financial disclosure
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fauci-hot-mic-roger-marshall-b1991054.html

The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing on all 14 million residents after multiple cases of the ..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/beijing-china-covid-tianjin-xi-an-b1991243.html

Donald Mary Trump latest
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-news-today-jan-6-committee-b1991245.html

Russia and China have blocked the U.N. Security Council from supporting new sanctions on Mali for its military leaders’ decision to delay ne..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mali-ecowas-china-russia-french-b1991227.html

Novak Djokovic has moved to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne as a COVID-1..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/novak-djokovic-australian-covid-melbourne-rod-laver-arena-b1991230.html

The tourists have one last chance to show their pride when the final match-up begins in Hobart on Friday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/hobart-joe-root-england-sydney-jonny-bairstow-b1991235.html

The Full House actress, 45, aid she had felt ‘deeply connected’ to Saget since she met him for the first time at 10 years old.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bob-saget-pain-orlando-florida-los-angeles-b1991238.html

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection poked another hole in the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that federal agents orchestr..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-merrick-garland-ted-cruz-senate-judiciary-committee-arizona-b1991234.html

Indonesia has kicked off a COVID-19 booster campaign for the general public, prioritizing third shots for the elderly and people with compro..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/indonesia-sinovac-astrazeneca-covid-jakarta-b1991231.html

South Korea and Japan say North Korea has fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the North’s eastern sea
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/seoul-kim-jong-un-south-korea-united-states-japan-b1990421.html

Democrats are headed for the exits because being in the minority is no fun, writes Eric Garcia
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gop-blowout-democratic-retirements-2022-b1990329.html

Insurers required to cover costs for over-the-counter rapid tests up front or through reimbursement forms
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/free-rapid-test-joe-biden-b1990411.html

‘Increasing abundance and diversity of Vibrio bacteria creates health risks,’ study says
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/bacteria-uk-sea-rising-temperatures-b1990188.html

The patient had previously been deemed ineligible for a traditional organ transplant
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pig-heart-transplant-first-surgery-b1990366.html

Met Police says it is liaising with Cabinet Office over latest claim of lockdown party
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/boris-johnson-downing-street-party-covid-death-b1990401.html

The 16-year-old boys are due to appear in court on Tuesday over the death of 35-year-old Edward Reeve.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/dorset-police-christchurch-crown-prosecution-service-bournemouth-b1990412.html

The Commons Leader said the current set-up meant MPs were able to speak to ministers on a regular basis.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/parliament-mps-commons-procedure-committee-government-b1990313.html

Liverpool great Steven Gerrard’s first match as a manager at Old Trafford was an entertaining occasion settled by Scott McTominay’s early he
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ralf-rangnick-manchester-united-marcus-rashford-steven-gerrard-liverpool-b1990419.html

‘Swatting’ can have deadly consequences
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tim-pool-swatting-video-b1990333.html