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Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.

The United States and Russia are showing no sign either will relent from entrenched positions on Ukraine that have raised fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe.

President Joe Biden is holding a rare news conference at the one-year mark in his presidency to try to talk anxious Americans through the challenges of delivering on his lengthy to-do list.

The federal website for free coronavirus tests quietly went live a day early. The rollout saw snags, with some Americans living in multiunit buildings unable to place orders.

As support grows for a ban on stock trades by members, the White House says Biden's position is that the question should be left to Congress to decide.

As of today, you should be able to order free Covid at-home test kits through a new federal government website and have them mailed to your door.

Every household is limited to four tests based on residential address. The White House said last week it capped the number of tests people can order to ensure broad access to the program.

The U.S. Postal Service is already collecting orders for free test deliveries – a day ahead of schedule.

The federal website providing free at-home COVID-19 tests is open for orders. Here is how to order the tests, and what you need to know.

The highly-transmissible omicron variant has made at-home Covid tests hard to find.

The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris is capping off a controversial first year in office, creating history as the first woman and first Black and Indian American person in her position while fending off criticism and complaints over her focus and agenda.

The White House press secretary's child studies in the county at the centre of a fight between Gov. Youngkin and Arlington Public Schools.

The Biden administration misleadingly blames the former president for Tehran’s conduct in order to score political points as nuclear talks in Vienna wear on.

President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday.

U.S. officials believe Russia is laying the groundwork to invade Ukraine. The National Security Council says Russia has positioned a group of operatives to conduct a so-called "false-flag operation" in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, a cyberattack knocked out several government websites in Ukraine on Friday. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has the latest, and UCLA political science professor Daniel Treisman talks to CBSN's Lana Zak about why these moves are significant.

The White House is pushing ahead with efforts to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers.

The new U.S. intelligence was unveiled after a series of talks between Russia and the U.S. and its Western allies this week.

The new U.S. intelligence was unveiled after a series of talks between Russia and the U.S. and its Western allies this week.

The new timeframe is a sign of how imminent the White House believes a Russian attack against Ukraine could be, and how urgent peace talks have become.

Data show the unvaccinated are 20 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people

The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki deployed a colorful bit of sarcasm Thursday to deflect from a question regarding the setbacks that continue to pile up for the Biden administration.

Rochelle Gibbons is the widow of former Theranos chief scientist Ian Gibbons, who committed suicide in 2013. Gibbons is now speaking out in her first broadcast TV interview, following the conviction of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes on fraud and conspiracy charges. Anna Werner reports.

The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge.

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More than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next two months if infections continue at current rates, the head of the WHO's Europe region tells a press confrence.

A medical helicopter crashed Tuesday in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, with four people on board including an infant all expected to survive, authorities said. (Jan. 11)

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Learn the difference between bulbs and tubers. Plus, we're sharing the most common flower bulbs and tubers to plant, and how to plant them.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says "failure is not an option" when it comes to passing voting legislation. (Jan. 11)

The family of Lauren Smith-Fields remains devastated a month after the 23-year-old college student was mysteriously found dead in her Bridgeport, Conn., apartment. The family claims an uncooperative and hostile police department has made their quest for accountability only more traumatizing.

There was a prominent Atlanta resident missing Tuesday when President Joe Biden swung through the city to press for voting rights protections: Stacey Abrams.

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Countries in Eastern Europe faced major surges in new infections after the holiday season during which people were allowed almost unrestricted access to ski slopes, religious ceremonies and open-air concerts. Over the past week, new daily infections skyrocketed in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, prompting the authorities there to announce that they were limiting gatherings and widening the mandatory use of face masks.

Fireworks exploded between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Senator Rand Paul during a Senate hearing Tuesday, with the nation's top infectious disease expert telling the GOP Senator he's responsible for stoking "the crazies" who threaten his life. (Jan. 11)

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Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Tuesday that high inflation has emerged as a serious threat to the Federal Reserve's goal of helping put more Americans back to work and that the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed. (Jan. 11)

ABC News' James Longman speaks to Nse Ufot, a voting rights activist and CEO of the New Georgia Project, about what’s at stake in Georgia and why she boycotted President Joe Biden's speech.

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The rise of omicron has fed the longstanding efforts to pretend vaccines don't reduce the spread. Here's what the data show.

U.S. News & World Report's senior editor for consumer advice, Antonio Barbera, joins "CBS Mornings" to exclusively reveal the publication's list of best jobs for 2022. He shares the criteria used to rank these occupations and explains why tech and healthcare jobs hold the top spots.

Army Sergeant, Brandon Lofties floored his mom, Leesha, with a Mother's day return from 3-years stationed overseas in Germany.

The town of Peyrehorade, France, was flooded on Jan. 11, after the river Gave d'Oloron overflowed its banks following heavy rain.

MGM boss Louis B. Mayer proposed the formation of the International Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the forerunner of AMPAS. (Jan. 11)

The president has been under increasing pressure to more aggressively combat threats to voting rights. And advocates say speeches are not a substitute for legislative action.

Xi'an, home to 13 million people, is in its third week of lockdown

The operation marks a major step forward in the use of animals as organ donors. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally has the details.

President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes.

Drawn by high gold prices, illegal miners have found more ways to reach remote areas in the Amazon. The latest cat and mouse game with Brazilian environmental regulators include aircraft used to transport miners and equipment. (Jan. 11)

Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols.

Highlights of this day in history: U.S. government warns of smoking risks, Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across Pacific, Major League Baseball introduces designated hitter. (Jan. 11)

The U.S. Mint is shipping out the first of five new U.S. quarters, which includes poet, writer and civil rights icon Maya Angelou.

Pediatric hospitalizations are on the rise, hospitals are facing critical staffing shortages and the IRS warned that taxpayers may have to wait longer for refunds due to pandemic-related delays. Janet Shamlian shares more.

The U.S. and Russia began talks aimed at deescalating tensions over Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops say they are ready for battle. Holly Williams reports.

The Biden administration says Americans should be able to order COVID tests online later this month. Those who are eligible can get eight free over-the-counter at-home tests a month.

Scientists in Stockholm, Sweden, have developed new synthetic blood that they say can target and kill dangerous, disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Officials say they have started to pull debris out of the river, which has been a complicated process because of state and federal regulations. The river is home to trout and it is a watershed too.

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Here’s the latest for Monday, January 10: Dozens of people remain hospitalized after Bronx apartment fire; Russia and US still far apart in Ukraine talks; Man who bought rifle for Kyle Rittenhouse pleads no contest; Police rescue pilot from train crash

Hundreds of residents flee villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state after gunmen reportedly killed at least 200 people and displaced thousands more in multiple raids over the last week, dealing a heavy blow to authorities struggling to restore order.

As President Joe Biden wraps up his first year in the White House, he has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies, and has taken part in fewer media interviews than any of his recent predecessors.

President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home.

President Joe Biden is forcefully accusing Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with his election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

The White House says President Joe Biden will renew his push for federal voting rights legislation in a speech next week in Georgia.

The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel.

President Joe Biden insists that he strongly believes in the rights spelled out in the 1973 Roe v.

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home.

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor.

The White House is downplaying a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is openly recruiting Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after his fractious split with the White House over the president’s social and environmental spending package.

Joe Biden will spend his first Christmas as president at the White House with family and is giving up his New Year’s tradition of sun and St. Croix for the chill of Delaware this year.

The White House says President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19.

The Canadian Pacific Coast province of British Columbia is closing bars, nightclubs and gyms because of the omicron coronavirus variant.

Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill.

President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin.

President Joe Biden is announcing plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.

The White House says President Joe Biden had close contact with a staff member who later tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

The White House's top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world."

President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will have to be pushed into the new year.

President Joe Biden is pledging to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states recover and rebuild after a series of deadly tornadoes that he says left a trail of unimaginable devastation.

Amtrak passengers may be facing service cutbacks in January.

Negotiations between Iran and world powers aimed at salvaging a tattered 2015 nuclear deal have resumed in Vienna, with tensions high after Tehran made demands last week that European countries strongly criticized.

President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of democracy around the globe at a virtual Summit for Democracy.

A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors.

The commission tasked by President Joe Biden with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released its final draft report.

China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns.

Face to face for over two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have squared off in a secure video call focused on Ukraine.

The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses.

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin plan to speak in a video call Tuesday as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border.

For months, President Joe Biden has taken it on the chin from Republicans over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates.

China and the United States are tussling over President Joe Biden's upcoming democracy summit, which the ruling Communist Party sees as a challenge to its authoritarian ways.

President Joe Biden’s latest measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 will increase the hassle factor of entering the United States, even for American citizens returning from overseas.

OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick to their plans to boost the amount of oil they pump to the world.

The federal government could be heading for a temporary shutdown.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday went to Minnesota to pitch his completed infrastructure deal an a giant social spending bill that he’s still trying to get passed, but also found himself reassuring the nation he would fight the evolving COVID-19 threat without resorting to “shutdowns and lockdowns.”.

Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free-fall.

President Joe Biden remains “healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty, but is showing some signs of aging.

Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing back against media reports of White House tensions between her office and the president’s.