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Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

By Lolita C. Baldor, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House vaccination campaign.

WATCH: White House seeks ‘urgency’ from Congress in passing COVID-19 relief

By Associated Press

The White House says President Joe Biden has not given Congress a timeline for when they need to pass a rescue plan for Americans, but reiterates that there is "urgency" to get it done soon.

WATCH: Biden wants to go big, fast and alone on COVID relief

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden says the rescue plan he is pushing forward in Congress is the "answer to the crisis we are in."…

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing as U.S. reaches new grim milestone in deaths

By Michelle R. Smith, Amy Taxin, Associated Press

Infectious disease specialists expect deaths to start dropping soon, after new cases hit a peak right around the beginning of the year. New COVID-19 deaths could ebb as early as next week, said the new director of the Centers for…

U.S. employers add just 49,000 jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3 percent

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

U.S employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on the economy nearly a year after it triggered a painful recession.

Senate approves fast-track of COVID-19 aid, Harris casts tie-breaker

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The Senate has approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle through President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.

Desperation grows as Mexico runs out of vaccines

By Eduardo Verdugo, Associated Press

Mexico is scrambling to line up shipments of Russia's Sputnik vaccine, but no new doses are expected to arrive until mid-month.

Johnson & Johnson asks U.S. regulators to approve its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

Preliminary results from a massive study showed J&J's vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19.

Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemic

By Michael Kunzelman, Holly Ramer, Associated Press

The debate is pitting politicians against teachers who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In Chicago, there's so much rancor that teachers are on the brink of striking.

U.S. rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses

By Mike Stobbe, Marion Renault, Associated Press

Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations.