President Biden will be focused on two objectives: curbing the spread of COVID­-19 and delivering economic assistance to families in need.

The president will invoke the Defense Production Act to boost the supply of testing and vaccination supplies, among a range of other directives.

Joe Biden's administration unveiled a detailed Covid-19 roadmap Thursday to boost vaccinations and testing while centering scientific expertise, after the new US president warned during his inaugural speech the pandemic was entering its "deadliest period."...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction jumped 5.8% in December to 1.67 million units, ending a strong year for home building. The better-than-expected gain followed an increase of 9.8% in November, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Housing...

The world has COVID-19 more than a century after the 1918 flu pandemic.

Lebanon has prolonged a total lockdown by two weeks to stem an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases and protect its collapsing health sector. The strict restrictions include a round-the-clock curfew and limit grocery shopping to home deliveries. "The...