Health

Biden to reopen 'Obamacare' markets for COVID-19 relief

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity, as he promised during his campaign.

Advocates hope higher ed shift from standardized tests will aid diversity, but it's no cure-all

By Alina Tugend, The Hechinger Report

When Worcester Polytechnic Institute wanted to attract more Black, Hispanic and female students, it became the first nationally ranked science university to make the ACT and SAT standardized tests optional for admission.

States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new coronavirus variant

By David Eggert, Don Babwin, Associated Press

While the easing could cause case rates to rise, health experts say it can work if done in a measured way.

WATCH: Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume

By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. to purchase 200 million more doses of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccinations

By Jonathan Drew, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden was set to announce the surge in deliveries to states Tuesday afternoon, along with the news that the federal government is purchasing an additional 100 million doses each of the two approved coronavirus vaccines.

WATCH: Biden unveils national strategy on COVID-19, announces vaccine supply purchases

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s White House has operated with sparse staffing to prevent the spread of the virus, mandating social distancing and the wearing of N95 masks.

Schumer says Democrats must pass COVID-19 aid with or without GOP

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Associated Press

He said Tuesday that Democrats are united in "bold action" even if it means using procedural tools to pass the legislation without Republicans.

Court upholds order for Dakota Access pipeline environmental review

By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last year that a more extensive review was necessary than the one already conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Vaccine ramp-up squeezes COVID testing and tracing

By Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News

Balancing vaccinations with testing and other COVID-related tasks is a significant challenge for public health officials across California and the nation, because those functions draw on many of the same resources.

U.N. chief says world faces 'existential threats,' fragilities

By Edith Lederer, Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning global leaders that the world not only faces a COVID-19 emergency and the worst economic crisis in nearly a century.