In one of his first executive orders, Joe Biden reversed Donald Trump's ban restricting diversity training by the federal government and contractors.

China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp that can house more than 4,000 people, after an outbreak of Covid-19 this month that has left tens of millions of people under strict lockdown.

A single ticket in Maryland matched all the numbers to win the big prize, which has been growing since September.

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A new daily record was set for global fatalities. Germany’s virus deaths passed 50,000, while the U.K. suffered its deadliest day, prompting one official to compare some hospitals there to “a war zone.”

Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama reflected on the inauguration of President Biden on Wednesday, highlighting the imperativeness of a peaceful transition of power in a video message broadcast on the evening Biden was sworn...