* University of California Will No Longer Require SAT or ACT
The University of California system will continue not to require widely-used tests to decide which students it will accept. The nine University of California schools that accept undergraduates will not use the SAT and ACT standardized tests and has no plans to require them in the future. A standardized test is an examination that is given to a large number of people to compare their abilities.
* Nations Concerned About New COVID-19 Version 'Omicron' from Africa
A new variant of COVID-19 found in Africa has international health organizations and national leaders again concerned about virus restrictions. A group of World Health Organization experts has called the variant “omicron,” a letter in the Greek alphabet like “delta.” Belgium and Israel said travelers who came from Africa recently tested positive for the variant. It is not clear whether the new version of the virus causes more severe health problems. But nations are trying to prevent its spread.
An American teenager on trial for murder in Wisconsin was found not guilty Friday of all charges related to the shooting deaths of two men and the wounding of another. Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse shot the men with a semi-automatic weapon. The shootings took place during street protests and property destruction over police violence against Black people in the summer of 2020. The teenager is white. Those he shot also were white.
