Novel coronavirus

Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate

By Jonathan Lemire, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

White House aides privately note that the president doesn't gain much from weighing in on the trial. And they say that staying above the fray allows him to focus on his COVID-19 relief package.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden's silence on the impeachment trial means he is working on his rescue plan for the American people.

NBC will air opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics live

By Joe Reedy, Associated Press

U.S. Olympic viewers who have long clamored to view the opening ceremony live when it hasn’t been in North America will finally get their wish. NBC will air the opening ceremony from the Tokyo Olympics live on Friday, July 23,…

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.