Novel coronavirus

Canada approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.

WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing

By Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

The White House says two new mass vaccination sites will soon be open, in Atlanta and Cleveland, each with the ability to provide 6,000 daily coronavirus shots.

WATCH: Senate leaders, Manchin strike deal on COVID-19 relief bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

U.S. adds a strong 379,000 jobs in hopeful sign for economy

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers spend more and states and cities ease business restrictions.

The Longest Year: Fighting ‘the invisible enemy’

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongside the virus, we focus on the people on the front lines.

Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with Japan amid pandemic

By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," has struck a chord with pandemic-era Japan and possibly with the world.

Older adults left behind in desperate dash for vaccine shots

By Gillian Flaccus, Heather Hollingsworth, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Nonprofits, churches and health care outreach workers are scrambling to to reach older people who are falling through the cracks before the nation's focus moves on and the competition for vaccines stiffens.

California Legislature approves plan to push in-person learning

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The legislation approved Thursday would give school districts $2 billion if they offer in-person instruction by the end of the month. Another $4.6 billion would be available to all school districts to help student catch up.

WATCH: Senate debates latest COVID-19 relief in American Rescue Plan Act

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The Senate is beginning debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.

Democrats tighten eligibility limits for COVID-19 relief benefits

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats have agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks. This is a concession to party moderates, and it comes as leaders prepare to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill through the Senate.