Novel coronavirus

Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

House Democrats are muscling past Republicans on major portions of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in school relief and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

COVID-19 vaccines can adapt to new variants. Here’s what it will take

By Laura Santhanam

Drugmakers are exploring how to tailor vaccines more narrowly to these mutants, but modifying existing vaccines is not as easy as flipping a switch.

Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic

By Sara Reardon, Kaiser Health News

Tribes across the U.S. have turned to social media and the internet as leaders worry about COVID-19’s threat to their culture and elders.

Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

By Associated Press

Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East with its death toll nearing 59,000.

WHO team concludes coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press

The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organization team has concluded, an expert said Tuesday as the group wrapped up a…

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service

By Associated Press

The Philharmonic stopped large-scale live concerts last March because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH: Biden and Harris take virtual tour of vaccination site in Glendale, Arizona

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden virtually toured the State Farm Stadium vaccination site in Glendale, Arizona Monday, thanking front line workers distributing the COVID-19 vaccine.

Brazil’s wealthy cause a stir trying to score quick vaccines

By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Amid the government’s stumbling vaccine rollout, many moneyed Brazilians want to find a swift path to vaccination, sparking backlash from some public health experts and igniting debate on social media, editorial pages and talk shows.

Tampa mayor frustrated by maskless fans after Super Bowl

By Tamara Lush, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

Throngs of mostly maskless fans took to the streets and packed sports bars as the clock inside Raymond James Stadium ticked down on a hometown Super Bowl win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Schools plan for potential of remote classes into the fall

By Associated Press

While many parents are demanding that schools fully reopen, others say they won’t feel safe sending children back to classrooms until vaccines are available to even young students.