Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers have promised to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money and precious vaccine doses to a U.N.-backed vaccine distribution effort.
Katherine Lee
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Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead
In a video speech to European leaders, the president declares, ‘This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail.’
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Pelosi says bipartisan panel should investigate Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a commission to study the deadly attack at the Capitol must be ‘strongly bipartisan.’
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U.S. reverts to targeted immigration enforcement
The agency drew fierce criticism under former President Trump for arresting and removing anyone in the country illegally regardless of criminal history or community ties.
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Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan moves toward House vote next week
The plan includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans, enhanced unemployment benefits and billions for state governments.
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Some power restored in Texas but water crisis persists
The extreme weather is blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.
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Bob Dole says he’s been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
The former longtime senator and presidential candidate said he was diagnosed recently and would begin treatment on Monday.
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‘Obviously a mistake’: Cruz returns to Texas from Cancun after uproar
Sen. Ted Cruz cuts short a vacation after media outlets reported that he had traveled out of the country with his family as hundreds of thousands of Texans were still grappling with the fallout of a winter storm that crippled the state’s power grid.
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Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms
The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship to states that are unaccustomed to such frigid weather — parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
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Thousands of U.S. service members saying no to COVID-19 vaccine
Military leaders searching for answers believe they have identified one potential convincer: an imminent deployment.