Mar 17 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team provides update By Associated Press The White House's COVID-19 pandemic response team will hold a briefing on Wednesday to provide an update on the pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH LIVE: Senate budget committee holds hearing on income and wealth inequality By Associated Press The hearing is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Mar 16 Child border crossings surging, straining U.S. facilities By Ben Fox, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: National Cathedral clergy receive COVID-19 vaccine By News Desk The clergy of the U.S. National Cathedral in Washington D.C. are expected to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 16 Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together By Collin Binkley, Associated Press New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students three feet apart could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space. Continue reading
Mar 16 E.U. regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk By Raf Casert, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The European Medicines Agency urged governments Tuesday not to halt use of the vaccine at a time when the pandemic is still taking thousands of lives each day. Continue reading
Mar 16 Sweden is latest country to suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine By Associated Press Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators review safety data following reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force gives update on pandemic By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID-19 Task Force will give an update Monday on the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 534,000 Americans. Continue reading
Mar 14 Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly-vaccinated at inoculation clinic By Associated Press Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert over the weekend when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 5:02 One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.: vaccine rollout, hesitancy, and supply By PBS NewsHour One year after the first COVID-19 shutdowns began in the U.S., over 500,000 people have died from the disease, businesses have opened and closed, and several vaccines have emerged. President Biden has set a May 1 deadline for universal vaccine… Continue watching