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For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic

By Justin Stabley

Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States.

WATCH: Biden, Harris give remarks on $1.9 trillion relief package

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Friday the COVID relief bill he signed into law Thursday changes "the paradigm" and builds an economy that "puts working people first."…

Biden sets May 1 target for all adults to be vaccine-eligible

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.

Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Christie's said it also marks the first time a major auction house has offered a digital-only artwork with a non-fungible token as a guarantee of its authenticity. Known as NFTs, they have swept the online collecting world recently.

WATCH: Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.

U.S. jobless claims fall to 712,000 as pace of layoffs eases

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy.

How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care Act

A key part of the COVID aid bill creates the most significant changes to the Affordable Care Act since it was passed more than 10 years ago, including larger subsidies to buy insurance, reducing deductibles and more money for Medicaid…

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What’s inside the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill passed by Congress

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The $1.9 trillion bill provides direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extends emergency unemployment benefits and boosts spending for COVID-19 vaccines and testing.

Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill in win for Biden, Democrats

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The 628-page measure represents Democrats' effort to bridle the catastrophic pandemic and revive the enfeebled economy. Republicans say the measure is bloated, crammed with liberal policies and heedless of signs the dual crises are easing.

Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as housing secretary

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

This places the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress is poised to pass new benefits for renters and homeowners who have suffered economic losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.