The pope said that he didn't know how to explain why people don't trust the vaccines, adding that it was ironic that a cardinal who was not vaccinated had been hospitalized with the virus.

President Biden detailed the economic outlook for the country and his administration's pathway toward recovery, with a focus on ensuring success for the middle class.

The four crew members of the Inspiration4 mission, all civilians, reached orbit. The capsule they are riding in, named Resilience, will orbit Earth for three days at an altitude of up to 360 miles.

A Colorado Attorney General's office investigation that began after the death of Elijah McClain showed Aurora police engaged in a pattern of racial bias, excessive force and illegal use of the powerful anesthetic ketamine.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off for this historical mission from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday night.

Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols testified before the Senate on the sexual abuse investigation involving the former U.S.A. gymnastics team doctor Lawrence G. Nassar. The gymnasts also received an apology from the F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, for the handling of the case.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, pledged to donate 200 million extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine to middle- and low-income countries by mid-2022.

Fires ignited last week by lightning in the densely forested areas of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have put sequoia groves, containing some of the world's largest and oldest trees, at risk.

Simone Biles and other gymnasts, along with the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, testified before the Senate about the sexual abuse investigation involving Larry Nassar, the former doctor for the U.S.A. Gymnastics national team.

Larry Elder, the front-runner in the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, conceded late Tuesday night.