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Daunte Wright's mother said Friday the guilty verdict against former police officer Kim Potter for fatally shooting Wright isn't quite justice, but it is accountability, and she's thankful for it.

A 14-year-old was found dead in the dressing room of a California department store Thursday after a police officer fired at a man suspected in an attack, authorities said.

Former President Donald Trump has recently been vocal about the benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 -- a position that's in line with the overwhelming majority of Americans who've chosen to get vaccinated, including the bulk of his own party.

Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a questioner's skepticism about the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in a new interview, saying that the "vaccine works" and "people aren't dying when they take the vaccine."

• Trump's endorsement of vaccines aligns with most Republicans' views -- but it may be an uphill battle to convince the holdouts • Trump touts effectiveness of Covid vaccine

The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa, two administration officials told CNN.

As she knocked on doors across New Jersey talking about Covid-19, Nayeli Salazar de Noguera couldn't forget about how the virus nearly killed her grandmother last year. She knew firsthand the toll the virus took on Latinos before the Omicron variant hit the state.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, the White House said, provoking an angry Chinese condemnation.