A Christmas party in Norway becomes a possible Omicron-spreading event, and other international news.

By Thomas Erdbrink, Henrik Pryser Libell, Natasha Frost and John Yoon from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xQeYhs

Money Found by Plumber at Joel Osteen’s Church Is Tied to 2014 Burglary, Police Say

By Michael Levenson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xS9Wky

I Was Adopted. I Know the Trauma It Can Inflict.

By Elizabeth Spiers from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3xPj2Pa

The Supreme Court Gaslights Its Way to the End of Roe

By Linda Greenhouse from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3xOgiBJ

Upstate New York Hospitals Are Overwhelmed as Covid Cases Surge

By Sharon Otterman from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3xPMepn

Columbia University Student Dies in Stabbing Near Campus

By Troy Closson and Lola Fadulu from NYT New York https://ift.tt/31q5j5t

Spelling Bee Forum

By Isaac Aronow and Doug Mennella from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2ZQhpEr

Meet an Ecologist Who Works for God (and Against Lawns)

By Cara Buckley and Karsten Moran from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3DeAduJ

Covid Treatments Are Coming

By David Leonhardt from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3xWVTdF

The Abortion I Didn’t Have

By Merritt Tierce from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/3phzRP2