The White House coronavirus task force said on Wednesday that it wants to improve mask equitability by sending more than 25 million masks to vulnerable communities.

In Rochester, N.Y., protests occurred after news broke that no officers were charged with the killing of Daniel Prude. Mr. Prude, a Black man who was having an apparent psychotic episode, died during interactions with the police.

On Tuesday, President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada held a joint news conference in which they emphasized working together against climate change.

On Tuesday, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that federal vaccine distribution would increase. Ms. Psaki also said that President Biden would visit Texas to survey a vaccine site impacted by the recent winter storm.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain outlined a plan to remove lockdown measures as a path toward 'freedom' for the region.

Gov. Greg Abbott said on Sunday that legislators were working to provide relief for residents facing high energy bills after a devastating winter storm.

A United Airlines flight with 241 people on board experienced engine failure over a suburb of Boulder, Colo., on Saturday afternoon, dropping debris across three neighborhoods before landing safely in Denver.

NASA scientists and engineers on Friday showed some of the first images received from the Perseverance rover's first day and night on the surface of Mars.

At a news conference on Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, said it was a mistake to fly to Mexico when most of his state was suffering without power after a winter storm.

After telling the House Financial Services Committee about the suicide of Robinhood user Alex Kearns, who died believing he had lost $730,000 on the brokerage app, Representative Sean Casten called its help line.