US stocks end higher after huge comeback from steep drop Racism spurs campus calls for studies Fauci optimistic Omicron cases in US to peak in February US judge blocks Biden federal employee COVID vaccine mandate Wall Street pays $142b in bonuses Argentina reports first case of flurona Families of US diplomats to leave Kiev Thousands of Americans march in Washington for vaccine mandate protest Envoy hails COSCO, US cooperation as 'win-win' example New NYC mayor, an ex-cop, unveils plan to stem gun violence COVID-19 surge keeps US hospitals, small towns in chaos Peru declares emergency after oil spill Netflix sinks as Wall Street flees 'stay-at-home' stocks Trash piles up as virus hits workers Mistakes, constraints mark Biden's first year US sees no quick end to Omicron wave US puts troops on high alert over tensions on Ukraine border US nursing homes hit by virus, staff quitting US gun violence in 2021