New York state officials to monitor COVID Omicron variant as world watches South Africa

NEW YORK --- Another new COVID-19 variant has garnered the attention of the whole world, including in the Empire State. No cases have been detected in the United States, but Wall Street had its worst showing of the year as the Dow Jones lost 905 points and the S&P 500 fell 2.5%. Experts say “Travel and energy stocks are [...]