| Good morning, today is Monday, Dec. 27. If you're traveling for the holidays, we hope it's going smoother than it has for most Americans. Now, let's get you caught up in 3 minutes: |
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| Omicron is driving a record number of coronavirus cases. - The numbers: The U.S. could soon have more than 1 million new cases a day. In some countries, the count has surpassed last winter's devastating peak.
- In other covid news: The U.S. will have more tests available next month, Anthony Fauci said, as shortages create long lines and empty shelves.
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| The pandemic and other crises are pushing Americans to a breaking point. - What's happening? In planes, school board meetings and more, people are lashing out in response to policies or behavior they dislike.
- What's causing it? Living through multiple disasters — the climate crisis, racial unrest and an economic recession, to name a few.
- Concerning findings: 13% of people reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder because of the coronavirus.
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| Police are investigating an armed intruder at the queen's home. - A 19-year-old was arrested this weekend after he broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle.
- The latest: Police said today they're looking at social media video of a masked man holding a crossbow saying he wanted to "assassinate the queen," which tabloids have linked to the intruder.
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| Police will release video footage in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl. - What happened: An officer killed Valentina Orellana-Peralta in a Los Angeles department store while firing at a man suspected of assaulting a woman. Valentina was found in a dressing room.
- What's next: Police plan to release 911 and radio calls, and body-camera and surveillance camera footage, today. The officer who fired the shots was put on paid leave.
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| Republican-led states are offering benefits to workers who refuse coronavirus vaccines. - Workers who quit or are fired for cause are generally ineligible for jobless benefits. But five states — Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee — have created exceptions for those who resist their employer's vaccine requirements.
- Critics say the exemptions punish businesses and incentivize people to skip shots.
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| Home insurance costs are rising faster than inflation. - Why? Rising material costs, supply-chain disruptions and climate change have driven the average annual payment to $1,398. That's a 4% increase.
- What's next: Experts predict the rates will stay high because of increasing climate risks.
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| Men are getting vasectomies as an "act of love." - Why: With the fate of Roe v. Wade up in the air, more men want a role in family planning. One Texas doctor said his practice had a 15% increase in scheduled vasectomies after the state's abortion ban.
- Vasectomies aren't a replacement for the right to obtain an abortion, reproductive rights advocates say. But doctors want men to be comfortable talking about the procedure instead of recoiling in horror.
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow. But before you go … 2021 had a lot of extreme weather. (Remember when Texas froze?) So we put together a visual tour of a very weird year.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Prefer push notifications? Download The Post's app to get one when The 7 publishes. |
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