The first lady, Jill Biden, and the surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, visited an elementary school in McLean, Va., that is running a coronavirus vaccine clinic for its students.

Vaccinated visitors from Mexico lined up to enter the U.S. after the pandemic travel ban was lifted. For the past 18 months, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents have been able to cross the border.

Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, the president of the Bishops' Conference of France, announced that the Roman Catholic Church in the country would sell some of its assets to compensate victims who were sexually abused by clergy members.

Former President Barack Obama addressed young people directly at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, urging them to engage in political action and activism to push world leaders into action on the climate crisis.

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic celebrated the re-opening of the United States border for fully vaccinated international travelers, by taking off simultaneously from Heathrow Airport in London.

Four astronauts from the NASA Crew-2 mission are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and head back to Earth after about half a year in space.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand said nonessential stores and public facilities like libraries, museums and zoos would be allowed to reopen in the country's largest city.

President Biden celebrated the House passage of a $1 trillion bill to repair and modernize the nation's aging infrastructure, a key legislative goal.

House Democrats passed a $1 trillion bill to address the nation's aging infrastructure, improve climate resilience and expand high-speed internet access, but put a larger social policy and climate bill on hold.

In his opening statement, the lawyer for Travis McMichael said his client 'lawfully' shot the 25-year-old Black man, portraying the fatal shooting as an act of self-defense.