COVID-19

WATCH: Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine could possibly be made available by end of 2020 or start of 2021

By Lauran Neergaard, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he remains "cautiously optimistic" that some will be ready at the end of the year.

WATCH: Fauci, Redfield, health officials testify on Trump administration's response to COVID-19

By Lauran Neergaard, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.

WATCH: Health officials testify on lessons from COVID-19 and preparing for future pandemics

By Courtney Vinopal

The committee will hear from a number of doctors and health officials, including Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, a former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus

By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press

The player tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia.

German region in new lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak

By Frank Jordans, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

German authorities on Tuesday slapped new lockdown measures on a western region that has had a surge of coronavirus infections linked to a slaughterhouse.

WATCH: WHO urges world leaders to unite to tackle virus

By Associated Press

The greatest threat from the COVID-19 pandemic is not the coronavirus itself but a "lack of global solidarity" in confronting it, the World Health Organization chief warned on Monday.

Existing home sale plunge 9.7 percent in 3rd straight monthly drop

By Associated Press

The National Association of Realtors said Monday that the monthly decline pushed sales down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million, the slowest pace since a home buyers tax credit expired in October 2010.

WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic

By Candice Norwood

The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."…

As virus cases soar, Pakistan says it must keep economy open

By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

New cases in Pakistan leaped from around 2,000-3,000 a day in late May to up to 6,800 a day in mid-June. Deaths are nearing 150 a day.

Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series

By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

The entertainment company on Monday announced “Live from the Drive-In” — a set of nine shows to take place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tennessee; Maryland Heights, Missouri; and Noblesville, Indiana.