Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delivered an impassioned plea on Monday for Americans to recommit to following coronavirus guidelines as infections increase across the country.

President Biden called on state and local governments to reinstate mask orders amid a spike in coronavirus cases in parts of the nation, with only weeks to go until all adults are eligible for a vaccine.

Jena Scurry, the first witness in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, recalled on Monday watching live surveillance footage of officers pinning George Floyd to the ground.

The civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, and Ben Crump, a lawyer for George Floyd's family, held a news conference in Minneapolis on the first day of the trial for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing Mr. Floyd.

The container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has been fully dislodged and is currently floating, after six days of blocking the vital trade route.

After blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, the Ever Given container ship has been partially dislodged.

George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, and a family lawyer, Ben Crump, spoke in Minneapolis on Sunday night ahead of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in George Floyd's death.

A concert for 5,000 people was held at a Barcelona arena on Saturday, one of several planned in Europe to test how crowds can gather safely during the pandemic. Attendees were screened for the coronavirus before the show.

On Friday, law enforcement officials gave an update on the mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo. Officials said they still do not know why a gunman shot and killed 10 people.

Powerful tornadoes tore through Georgia and Alabama on Thursday night, leaving residents to clear through the wreckage on Friday. Newnan, Ga., was one of the hardest hit areas.