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In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.

Ai Weiwei, the world-renowned Chinese artist and dissident, has created a deeply autobiographical work for the Venice Biennale exhibit. It is a series of dioramas about his life as a political prisoner, when he was jailed for criticizing the corruption and shoddy construction that caused the deaths of 5,000 children when schools collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

A new session of Congress opens, with Nancy Pelosi looking to get reelected speaker with her slimmer majority.

The convicted coal executive said he's running with the Constitution Party after coming in third in the GOP primary. But the decision to run after losing the primary is not legal under state law.

Last week, dozens of plastic bags were pulled from the stomach of a whale that researchers found washed ashore in Thailand.

Ultimately, minor delays in a handful of counties fully certifying their results shouldn't affect the overall certification process statewide.

More than 3 million people went through TSA airport security checkpoints this weekend. That's the most air travelers in one weekend since March when the pandemic began.

In North Carolina and California, field hospitals have opened to help with patient overflow as a surge of COVID-19 cases continues to stress hospitals.

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

The Justice Department has opened more than 275 investigations into the Capitol riot. Authorities say they are turning to the most serious crimes including assaults on law enforcement.