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Childhood mental health issues rise globally amid pandemic

By John Leicester, Associated Press

For doctors who treat them, the pandemic's impact on the mental health of children is increasingly alarming.

The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives

By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Jaywon Choe, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,…

Biden sets May 1 target for all adults to be vaccine-eligible

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July.

Politics still drives how Americans feel about COVID response, one year in

By Laura Santhanam

How people think the country should approach the pandemic, and what it should prioritize, continues to fall along deep political lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Brazil hospitals buckle in absence of national virus plan

By David Biller, Débora Álvares, Associated Press

Brazil's hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country.

WATCH: Biden addresses the nation on COVID-19 anniversary

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

He is voicing optimism that the United States will edge toward a semblance of normalcy in the coming months, noting “there is hope and light of better days ahead if we all do our part.”…

4 ways our understanding of the coronavirus has changed a year into the pandemic

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

A year into this pandemic, we have the opportunity to reflect on the crucial breakthroughs that have shaped our response to the coronavirus, as well as how we've in some ways failed our most vulnerable.

WATCH: Schumer says COVID-19 relief bill delivers on promises

By Associated Press

The milestone political victory would provide $1,400 checks for most Americans and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governments, and businesses.

WATCH: Biden meets with CEOs of Johnson & Johnson about COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the U.S. could see significant steps toward a return to the pre-pandemic normal, even before the country reaches coronavirus herd immunity.

What’s inside the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill passed by Congress

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The $1.9 trillion bill provides direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extends emergency unemployment benefits and boosts spending for COVID-19 vaccines and testing.