Now Trending - Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Here's your midday update for everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on December 15, 2021.

WINTER IS COMING

·CDC Issues Winter Warning

·J&J Shot Loses ALL Antibody Protection Against Omicron

·Variant may be no worse than flu, says govt adviser

·Fatalities Spike In Pregnant Women

·Arizona hospitals stretched to limit

VACCI-HATIN’

·Nation's Largest Bank Bans Unvaccinated Employees From The Office

·Tech Giant To Fire All Unvaccinated Employees

·L.A. school board delays enforcement of student vaccine mandate to fall 2022

·Biden's vaccine mandate will decimate our military

·​​Antonio Brown's fake vaccine card drama could cost him his job

·German police foil 'anti-vaxxer murder plot' against state premier

OFF THE CHAIN

·Amid drought, conflict, rocketing prices, food crisis could be approaching, top expert warns

·Kraft will pay you $20 not to make cheesecake for Christmas

·Flamin' Hot Cheeto Shortage

·Shopping slump: Holiday retail sales weaker than expected amid inflation concerns

FAIR SHARE

·Warren: Time For Musk To Pay Taxes!

·‘Please Don’t Call The Manager’: Elon Musk Unleashes On Sen. Liz Warren For Calling Him A ‘Freeloader’

·Biden vowed to raise taxes only for the rich but inflation for elderly is the cruelest tax of all

BORDER BATTLE

·Videos Show Migrants Crossing Into America. No Border Patrol In Sight

·Appeals court upholds order requiring revival of "Remain in Mexico" border policy

·18 Russian migrants found in vehicles shot at while barreling through California border crossing, CBP says

CRIME TIME

·San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures

·Smash-and-grab robbery rings organized, use social media to run heists

·Instacart Driver Saw Elderly Couple's Thin Blue Line Flag. So She Ran Over Groceries

·Police officer's puppy shot, beheaded in 'EVIL, HEINOUS' crime

SIDELINED

·NBC changing 'Sunday Night Football' reporter's role after Kaepernick criticism

INSURRECTIONISTS

·House finds Mark Meadows in contempt over defiance of Jan. 6 committee subpoena

·Hannity, Ingraham slam Cheney for releasing Jan. 6 messages

·White House Planning Event To Commemorate Jan. 6 Anniversary, Psaki Says

·Political Polarization In USA Reaching 'Irreversible Tipping Point'

POWER PLAY

·Hillary 2024? Given competition, she may be Dems' best hope?

·Biden Should Not Run Again — and He Should Say He Won’t

·More Voters Want Trump To Run In 2024 Than Biden, Poll Suggests

·Hillary Clinton Thinks Donald Trump Will Run For President Again: 'Could Be the End of Our Democracy'

·CNN Floats 11 Candidates Who Could Replace Biden

·Biden bullish on midterm elections, warns GOP to 'get ready, pal'

LOW BLOW

·Ben Affleck's comments on drinking during Jennifer Garner marriage receive backlash