Hackers disrupt payroll for thousands of employers — including hospitals Hundreds, if not thousands, of workers have missed out on overtime and holiday pay in recent weeks. In Cleveland, city administrators set up a "war room" to deal with the paycheck backlog. Becky Sullivan
Want to get omicron and just get it over with? Here's why that's a bad idea Most of us will eventually get COVID but that's not an invitation to party with omicron. Here's why you might want to hang onto your mask and keep cautious a little longer. Allison Aubrey
Remembering devoted father Arthur Schwartz, who died of COVID Arthur Schwartz of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a longtime employee of General Motors, a baseball fanatic and a loving father. He died in 2020 from COVID-19. Sarah Handel
Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Cortland, senior fellow at Data For Progress, who was present at Friday's meeting between disability rights advocates and CDC director Rochelle Walensky. Sarah Handel
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli is ordered to return $64M, barred from drug industry Martin Shkreli, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence for fraud, must return profits he and his former company reaped from raising the price of a life-saving drug, a federal judge ruled.
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder A look at the data that omicron is less severe. What does that mean for the future of SARS-CoV-2 — and the pandemic? Michaeleen Doucleff
For the 36 countries with the lowest vaccination rates, supply isn't the only issue Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape. Jason Beaubien
10 global crises to pay attention to in 2022, according to 'The New Humanitarian' The New Humanitarian has compiled its list of the conflicts, disasters and threats to watch this year. Editor Josephine Schmidt discusses how they came up with the list. Joanne Lu
Covid updates for today: Don't go to the hospital if you're in Washington state This is the worst we've seen it so far in the pandemic. KUOW Staff
As WA lawmakers consider a safe staffing bill, nurses warn of crisis conditions and risks to patients 'It's really important that we do have this safe staffing standard because adding more patients to the nurse's workload is literally hurting patients every single day. It's not good for them.' Kim Malcolm