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WATCH: CDC chief, health officials testify on COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing July 2 on protocols related to a future COVID-19 vaccine.

WATCH: Charges announced against arrested Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

An indictment made public Thursday said Maxwell facilitated Epstein's crimes by "helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse" girls as young as 14.

U.S. adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, as the job market improved for a second straight month.

U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises

By David Rising, Jake Coyle, Associated Press

The United States and South Africa have both reported record new daily coronavirus infections.

‘I’m all for masks,’ Trump says in interview

By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Trump's comments came a day after Republican lawmakers suggested that the president should wear a mask in public to set a good example for Americans.

Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hits an all-time high

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm have been conducted in June. It's just the latest month with record-breaking numbers since the system was created in 1998.

Trump supports new round of direct coronavirus payments

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Trump also said he wants payments larger than the $1,200 the government sent to most individuals earlier this year. He did not say how big he'd like the payments to be.

Businesses struggle to adjust to quickly changing reopening plans

By Amna Nawaz

The U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has shifted to the South and West, where cases have ballooned to record highs. At least 14 states are now pausing their reopening plans or moving back toward lockdown, and the national death…

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U.S. House approves $1.5 trillion plan to fix crumbling infrastructure

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The bill also authorizes more than $100 billion to expand internet access for rural and low-income communities and $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Postal Service.

Trump, top officials defend response to Russia bounty threat

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, James Laporta, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and his top national security officials are stepping up their defense of his response to intelligence assessments that suggested Russia had offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan.