Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said reaching maximum employment after the pandemic would require 'a societywide commitment' in a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Wednesday.

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is discussed the U.S. labor market at the Economic Club of New York.

After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, fans celebrated throughout the city while ignoring social distancing guidelines and mask protocols.

Fans gathered at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, for the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Experts are concerned the event could spread coronavirus.

A winter storm barreled into the New York metro area on Sunday, bringing heavy snowfall just days after another storm had left about two feet of snow.

The glacier break swept away two dam projects and caused sudden, intense flooding in Uttarakhand, India, on Sunday. On Monday, rescue efforts continued.

Thousands of people marched in the city of Yangon on Saturday. It was the largest demonstration since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, and detained the country's elected civilian leaders.

President Biden called on Congress to act quickly on his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, in a speech following a weak jobs report.

On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the Senate, and cast a tiebreaking vote to pass a Covid relief budget measure.

President Biden visited the State Department on Thursday, turning his focus to foreign policy.