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Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap

By Jeff Martin, Leah Willingham, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi's largest city is still struggling with water problems, more than two weeks after winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the system.

Answering viewers’ questions about COVID-19 vaccines

Although the U.S. should have enough vaccines on hand for all adults by the end of May, it may take longer to inoculate enough Americans to provide adequate protection. There are many reasons for that, but key among them, lingering…

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Democrats tighten eligibility limits for COVID-19 relief benefits

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats have agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks. This is a concession to party moderates, and it comes as leaders prepare to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill through the Senate.

Senate COVID-19 relief bill won’t include transportation projects GOP used to voice opposition

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A spokesperson for Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it's “unclear how Republicans will justify their opposition" to the bill now.

States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge

By Mark Pratt, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, 55-and-over Americans and other groups as the U.S. races to beat back the virus and reopen businesses and schools.

Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to honor civil rights icons

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Sunday marks the 56th anniversary of those marches and “Bloody Sunday,” when more than 500 demonstrators gathered on March 7, 1965, to demand the right to vote and cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.

WATCH: Senate discusses $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks Wednesday, bowing to party moderates as leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.

Solid start to enrollment for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden re-opened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

Dolly Parton receives COVID-19 vaccine, rewrites ‘Jolene’ to fit the occasion

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Dolly Parton rewrote the lyrics to "Jolene" as "Vaccine, vaccine," as she got her COVID-19 shot. The Grammy-winning singer, actor and humanitarian posted a video on Tuesday of her singing just before getting her vaccine.

Texas becomes biggest U.S. state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The decision comes as governors across the U.S. have eased coronavirus restrictions, despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over.