Dozens of police officers in Boulder, Colo., responded to reports of a shooting on Monday at a grocery store, where witnesses reported seeing several people wounded in and around the building.

A rare volcanic eruption occurred near Reykjavik, Iceland, on Friday evening. No injuries were reported and the Icelandic Meteorological Office said the lava fountains were small by volcano standards.

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian-American community leaders in Atlanta on Friday.

On Thursday, Deb Haaland made history when she began her job as secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to lead a cabinet-level agency.

On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency announced that they had found the AstraZeneca vaccine to be 'safe and effective,' noting that rare cases of bleeding had occurred but that the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks.

On Wednesday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced a new initiative to address inequalities in testing, which she argued will be key to halting community transmission of the coronavirus.

On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris offered condolences to the families of the victims of the Atlanta killings, and condemned the surge in attacks against Asian-Americans.

On Wednesday, President Biden said he sympathized with the concern of the Asian community, but said the motivation of the gunman in a string of Atlanta-area massage parlor shootings was still to be determined.

Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers remarks following the Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates.

On Wednesday, the secretary of homeland security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, spoke before the House, warning of the unprecedented situation at the southwestern border.