South Africa has launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the shot developed by Johnson and Johnson, which has not been approved for use anywhere in the world. The move underscores the desperation in the developing world to fight the coronavirus. Debora Patta reports. Source

The Texas winter storm is gaining new urgency, with many people still fighting to survive in their own homes. Janet Shamlian reports. Source

Families in Houston and all over Texas were doing anything to stay warm. Hospitals treated hundreds for exposure to the cold and for carbon monoxide poisoning as Texans fired up generators and stayed in their cars to keep warm. Source

Fewer than 600,000 homes and businesses still have no power but frigid temperatures may have bottomed out. The weather emergency’s death toll remained at 24 across the South. Source

“It’s been a long, cold winter,” one hospital CEO says about fighting the coronavirus while trying to stay in business. Source

“No one owes you [or] your family anything; nor is it the local government’s responsibility to support you during trying times like this!” said the former mayor. Source

According to draft text obtained by CBS News, the plan would allow millions of immigrants living in the country without authorization to obtain legal status. Source

Almost 50 people arrested and dozens injured as police and protesters clash for 2nd night in battle over free speech. Source

A CDC expert says the drop, during the first half of 2020, was “huge.” Blacks and Hispanics were hit hardest as COVID-19 caused its first wave of deaths. Source

Seiko Hashimoto, 56, replaces Yoshiro Mori, 83, after he made sexist remarks. Women are still rare in boardrooms and positions of political power in Japan Source