Global National: Dec. 26

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90. People around the world pay their respects to the man whose tireless work helped dismantle the brutal apartheid regime. Plus, a surge in reported COVID-19 infections across the country dampens holiday plans, including Boxing Day shopping. Omicron’s impact on holiday travel in the U.S. and wrapping up a year in politics as we say goodbye to 2021 and welcome the year ahead. Finally, China quietly removes public monuments in Hong Kong commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre.