Image: Shutterstock.com The month started off with big gains at the opening bell, but the major indexes lost all their momentum after health officials confirmed the U.S. now has a case of the new Omicron variant

Photo: Shutterstock.com Officials are confirming that the first case of the Omicron (Pronunced ahm-ih-crohn- not as Joe Biden pronounced it adding an ‘n’–Omnicron) variant of COVID-19 was detected in California

Photo: LouiesWorld1 Shutterstock.com There’s no inherent constitutional right to “end a human life.”

Photo: G Holland / Shutterstock.com Dr. Mehmet Oz is officially announcing his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania as a Republican.

Photo: Blueee77 / Shutterstock.com The 43-year-old star of ‘West Side Story’ was found floating face-down in the ocean near Catalina Island 40 years ago.

Photo: Steve Heap / Shutterstock.com An FDA health panel is endorsing Merck’s COVID-19 pill for emergency use authorization.

Photo: vasilis asvestas Shutterstock.com The NY Post : In her new book, “Laptop from Hell,” Post columnist Miranda Devine reconstructs the Biden family’s quest for cash by using files left on Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop.

Photo: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com CNN is suspending talking head Chris Cuomo indefinitely. This comes after allegations surfaced of Cuomo trying to help his brother former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he faced sexual harassment accusations that led to his resignation.

Image: Shutterstock.com The head of the Federal Reserve says inflation isn’t ending anytime soon- despite saying it was “transitory” weeks ago.

Photo: Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock.com The move was confirmed by Twitter and it’s effective immediately. Dorsey was widely criticized for Twitter’s obvious political slant.