The United States recorded a total of at least 70,674 new Covid-19 infections on Friday after climbing by a record 77,499 a day earlier.
Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger after he shouted "I am God!", forcing the plane to return to Puerto Rico.
A 6-year-old US boy has written a sceptical letter to Santa Claus in which he says he says that Santa had no idea whether he had been naughty or nice.
