Today’s Paper

Highlights

1. Photo

   

   

   As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant

   To some who are steadfastly opposed to the shot, the evasiveness of the coronavirus has only reaffirmed their stance.

    By Jack Healy, Noah Weiland and Richard Fausset

2. Photo

   

   

   As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers

   A wide-ranging presidential order helped block a railroad merger and tackle supply-chain problems, and it is planting the seeds for bigger actions.

    By Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport

3. 1. Photo

      

      First They Fought About Masks. Then Over the Soul of the City.

      

      In Enid, Okla., pandemic politics prompted a fundamental question: What does it mean to be an American? Whose version of the country will prevail?

       By Sabrina Tavernise

   2. Photo

      

      James Webb Space Telescope Launches on Journey to See the Dawn of Starlight

      

      Astronomers were jubilant as the spacecraft made it off the launchpad following decades of delays and cost overruns. The Webb is set to offer a new keyhole into the earliest moments of our universe.

       By Dennis Overbye and Joey Roulette