Author: Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY

Some at-home tests can be purchased at local retailers and pharmacies, and results can often be processed within minutes.

This will be the third extension to the federal mask mandate since it was first implemented on Feb. 1.

The CDC is tightening testing requirements for international travelers and ordering airlines to share data to combat the omicron COVID-19 variant.

Poland, Niger, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago were moved to the CDC’s “level 4” COVID-19 advisory list.

While Lyft and Uber expect prices to drop as the pandemic ebbs, industry experts say costs will remain elevated throughout the holiday travel season.

New Zealand is set to reopen to foreign travelers in April, more than two years after the country first imposed COVID-19-related entry restrictions.

“If you must travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel,” the CDC says on its website.

Thanksgiving is a major driving holiday. Here is when drivers should avoid starting their road trips to help sidestep the worst traffic jams.

The accidental gun discharge happened around 1:30 p.m. at the security screening area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.