The cash-strapped agency is delaying the increase amid pressure from advocates and elected officials who say the change would hurt essential and low-wage workers.
Adoptions set a record in the U.S. early in the pandemic, but now millions of animals could be in danger of being abandoned or returned to shelters.
Even before the pandemic, American culture was embracing numbness as an antidote for the overload of digital capitalism. But is it a real escape — or another trap?
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism, but pent-up demand remains for affordable treatment in foreign lands.
The nation’s schools need thousands of more teachers, full-time and substitute, to keep classrooms open during coronavirus outbreaks.
‘Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: The Postal Service’s on-time performance plummeted in December, after it delivered a record number of mail-in ballots.
OnlyFans, una plataforma de redes sociales que permite que sus usuarios vendan fotos explícitas, ha tenido un gran auge durante la pandemia. Pero la competencia en el sitio significa que no todas las personas ganarán mucho dinero.
The president’s proclamation, which would not take effect until Jan. 26, after Joe Biden assumes office, was part of a flurry of orders that Mr. Biden is likely to reverse.
The president’s proclamation, which would not take effect until Jan. 26, after Joe Biden assumes office, was part of a flurry of orders that Mr. Biden is likely to reverse.
The Paycheck Protection Program’s loose rules allowed organizations that have questioned the safety of vaccines to qualify for aid.
Events on Wednesday, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes the oath of office, will have a more celebratory theme.
The lives of the people who died on a single January day reflect an extraordinary national loss.
President Trump ordered an end to the ban on travelers from Europe and Brazil to the United States, a move that was quickly rejected by aides to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
The country has relatively few doses and is paying a price for its leader’s slow pursuit of vaccines early on. That lapse may hinder Brazil’s ability to fight worrisome variants.
The government is expanding university capacity, but some young people worry that the option will only postpone a crisis stemming from a shortage of well-paying work.
Health officials in Brazil recently began giving the first Covid-19 vaccinations after the country’s health regulator approved two vaccines for emergency use.
The Paycheck Protection Program’s loose rules allowed organizations that have questioned the safety of vaccines to qualify for aid.
An interim report is both a bleak recounting of deadly missteps and an early blueprint for repairs: “We have failed in our collective capacity.”
With several positive tests among people arriving from abroad, and a strict quarantine, the Australian Open is not going the way organizers expected it would.
Six organizations that have challenged the safety of vaccines and made claims that scientists have called false received loans.
Six organizations that have challenged the safety of vaccines and made claims that scientists have called false received loans.
Six organizations that have challenged the safety of vaccines and made claims that scientists have called false received loans.
رأى كثيرٌ من المصريين في مقطع فيديو مشهدا نادرًا وغير مألوف للخسائر الفعلية التي خلّفها فيروس كورونا في ذروة الموجة الثانية من الجائحة في مصر.
Ante la propagación del coronavirus y sus variantes, los expertos en salud redoblan los esfuerzos para frenar los contagios.
A reader says publishers aren’t bound by free-speech protections. Also: Remote work; evictions in the pandemic; landlords in a bind.
For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus’s real toll at the peak of Egypt’s second wave of the pandemic.
La variante del coronavirus descubierta en el Reino Unido se transmite más fácilmente entre los niños, igual que entre los adultos. Las medidas actuales deberían proteger a las escuelas, dijeron los expertos, pero solo si se aplican estrictamente.
What researchers have learned about the U.K. variant.
“I want to know,” one twin said, “why did she have Covid worse than me?”
Minnesota Republicans celebrated election victories with a gala party. A state senator’s death from Covid-19 underlined the consequences of the G.O.P.’s rejection of health experts’ guidance.
For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus’s real toll at the peak of Egypt’s second wave of the pandemic.
It is infuriating that the Trump administration left so many of these things undone.
But after a few terrible weeks, there are reasons for Americans to be cautiously optimistic.
Los organizadores pospusieron los Juegos Olímpicos por un año el pasado mes de marzo. Casi un año después, las perspectivas son cada vez más sombrías.
At least two new variants of the virus — one discovered in Britain and another first detected in Denmark — are now showing up in California.
The Chinese economy grew 2.3 percent last year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday in Beijing.
After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts and a restless public consumed by misinformation.
A historian writes that the notion that Lincoln enjoyed a beer is absurd. Also: Seniors in the pandemic; a union at Google; plight of single mothers.
Police officers in riot gear used water cannons to disperse demonstrators in the center of Amsterdam opposed to government measures to contain the coronavirus.
He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.
Known for creating the ‘Wall of Sound,’ he scored hits with the Crystals, the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers and was one of the most influential figures in popular music.
The stockpile of doses was nearly empty.
The stockpile of doses was nearly empty.
The company has boomed in popularity during the pandemic but getting its exercise bikes delivered has proved a struggle, one that is angering new customers.
At a Staten Island facility that was hit hard by the coronavirus, residents and staff members lined up to get a dose of the Covid vaccine. Here’s how the day went.
Paid leave expired in December for illness and caregiving during the pandemic. Biden wants to reinstate and expand it.
A cave complex at a temple in Thailand has long drawn tourists, pilgrims and guano collectors. Now, scientists have arrived, looking for any potential links to the coronavirus.
After some passengers on charter flights tested positive for the coronavirus, 72 players will not be allowed to practice for two weeks.
Alongside the variant discovered in Britain, at least three other troubling variants are spreading less widely: one identified in South Africa and two in Brazil.
In 1958, he was one of the first people to climb the 2,900-foot-tall sheer granite wall that looms over Yosemite National Park.
Using a crisis to reduce child poverty and make America more truly a land of opportunity.
America desperately needs a leader who takes the pandemic seriously.
There are multiple websites, disappearing slots and even attempts to game the system. Here’s our guide to what you have to do to get a dose in your arm.
“There will be a period of epic withdrawal,” warned one addiction specialist, once schools, activities and social life return to normal.
The Trump administration raised hopes of a speedy process for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Patience is wearing thin.
Some analogies can help in assessing the risks: a yo-yo, hungry bears, a sloshing bathtub and a reflating balloon.
For this newspaper, the extraordinary events of the past few months have demanded headlines that take up space.
Back in March, researchers decided to routinely record the genetic sequences of the virus they found, giving them a powerful tool for tracking mutations.
Imagining a better future, whether it includes gigantic house parties or just more hugs, helps humans cope with difficult times.
What’s the transmission risk inside a car? An airflow study offers some insight for passengers and drivers alike.
Despite awful obstacles, the stock market has performed remarkably well. But is it setting itself up for a fall?
It was the 13th and final scheduled federal execution under President Trump. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has said he opposes the death penalty.
The vaccine campaign is unfolding in a country with more than 150,000 coronavirus deaths, the world’s third-highest tally.
Facing looming shortages and rising infections, the president-elect promised mobile vaccination sites, National Guard troops and a federal push to increase vaccine production.
The president-elect’s proposed economic rescue package is larger and more targeted to the country’s needs than the stimulus plan he helped steer into law as vice president in 2009.
El presidente electo está implementando un gran paquete de gastos destinado a ayudar a combatir el virus y aliviar el costo económico que ha tenido.
New Jersey is one of only two states that has included smoking among the high-risk medical conditions that make people eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Punitive efforts to ensure strict adherence to complicated eligibility rules endangers people who could be protected.
China is experiencing its worst surge of the virus since the summer.
The more contagious version, first identified in Britain, is expected to spread widely and lead to further strains on an already overburdened health care system.
Hundreds of thousands of insured businesses will be paid for lost earnings after the coronavirus lockdowns forced them to close, ending a long-running battle with insurance companies.
A reader says the process in New York is unduly complicated. Also: Infected in Congress; Republican heroes; a valentine to New York.
One of the world’s largest inoculation programs is set to begin on Saturday, but experts have questioned the data behind one of the country’s two vaccines — and patients don’t get to pick their shot.
He took memorable photographs of the civil rights movement for The Birmingham News. But behind the scenes he was building dubious relationships with law enforcement.
In her mid-50s, she cashed out some retirement savings to buy an Oklahoma City eatery, revamping the menu with family recipes. She died of complications of Covid-19.
As head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City’s most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs.
Coronavirus restrictions across Canada, including a new curfew in Quebec, are fraying patience and spurring protests in some quarters.
It is expected to become the dominant form of the coronavirus by March in the United States.
It is expected to become the dominant form of the coronavirus by March in the United States.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would run out of doses by next week.
Irving, the star Nets guard, was found to have violated the N.B.A.’s coronavirus health and safety protocols that bar players from attending indoor social gatherings of 15 or more people.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
Officials pushed factories to reopen the same way they forced the country to shut down. In one small town, it led to a chili-sauce-fueled revival.
Consumer spending fell 0.7 percent, the Commerce Department reported, as the economic recovery showed signs of stalling.
A callout on social media for a game of catch in Dallas drew a varied group of strangers who found escape from society’s turbulence in the most banal ritual.
Indispensable to New York City hospitals, health care workers from the Philippines died in shocking numbers last spring. Will things be different this winter?
The pandemic has made life hard for many people, and their pets, but others find themselves with more time and the resources to help.
Friday: The state’s vaccine rollout is not going smoothly. Here’s why.
Friday: The state’s vaccine rollout is not going smoothly. Here’s why.
President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic plan will run up big debts.
The program is ending in part because Disney expects pent-up demand to far outstrip capacity when the resort eventually reopens.
The president-elect signals an aggressive economic agenda: This is your morning tip sheet.
At least 28 states have begun vaccinating older people. Amid a shifting rollout, here is a look at what every state is doing.
Devastated by the pandemic, many travel companies have become part of an ad hoc relief effort.
After clients and church duties, Dr. David Collymore might sneak in a game of Ms. Pac-Man.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Four new books look at life after the virus and reach startlingly different conclusions.
Making an inoculation appointment has been a challenge, with crashing websites, confusing sign-up systems and a shortage of openings.
Think of body changes as something to be curious about, not a problem to be solved.
The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in England has risen sharply in the last three weeks and now dwarfs the spring peak by 70 percent.
Organizers postponed the Olympic Games for one year last March. Nearly a year later, prospects are getting bleaker.
Organizers postponed the Olympic Games for one year last March. Nearly a year later, prospects are getting bleaker.
We needed to marry for our relationship to survive. But “le confinement” was too much.
Australians are facing a messy patchwork of border restrictions that lock out both the coronavirus and fellow citizens. A new ad offers a biting, if humorous, commentary on the state of affairs.
Weekly filings for jobless benefits hit the highest level since July as the pandemic’s resurgence batters the service industry.
Una lección importante de 2020 es que dejar documentos y decisiones anticipadas durante una crisis de salud es un regalo para las personas que amas. El desafío Well de hoy te muestra cómo hacerlo.
The next director of the health service will inherit an agency that has drawn intense criticism for its failures to provide adequate care both before and during the coronavirus pandemic.
The president-elect is rolling out a large spending package aimed at helping battle the virus and alleviate the economic toll it has taken.
Vast racial health disparities are not accidental and can be fixed, says Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, head of Biden’s Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force.
Readers discuss social isolation as a serious public health issue.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping across the country last year, deaths have been nearly 20 percent above normal. See the breakdown by state.
Hospitals and nursing homes are using both carrots and sticks to get employees inoculated.
At least 16 states and territories are using the National Guard to give shots, drawing on doctors, nurses, medics and other troops who are skilled in administering injections.
The coronavirus variant discovered in Britain is more easily spread among children, as it is among adults. Current safeguards should protect schools, experts said, but only if strictly enforced.
Los propietarios más afectados serán elegibles para otro préstamo del Programa de Protección de Salarios de Estados Unidos. Esto es lo que tienes que saber.
In World War II, he was among a barrier-shattering group of Black pilots and support personnel. He died of complications of Covid-19.
A reader says that for security reasons, the swearing-in should take place at the White House. Also: Maskless legislators; the nuclear arsenal; books for presidents coming and going; tax avoidance.
Biden can help.
The value of office buildings and hotel properties, which have all but emptied out since the pandemic began, is expected to take a nosedive.
Arizona has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases per capita in the country. A medical official said the hospital systems are under “immense pressure” to keep up with the amount of Covid-19 patients.
An existential philosopher reflects on the mortality of motherhood.
Los científicos predicen que, cuando la inmunidad en adultos sea extendida, el mortífero virus llegará a ser parecido al resfriado común.
Across states and schools, medical students’ access to the coronavirus vaccine has varied widely, creating some confusion and stress.
The hardest-hit owners will be eligible for another loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Murray reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus just before he was to leave for Melbourne, where strict quarantine rules await all players.
Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.
A million city residents who are over 65 are now eligible to be vaccinated. But try making an appointment.
Thursday: The state makes everyone 65 and older eligible for vaccines. Also: Why the only California Republican to vote to impeach President Trump did it.
Stock market sentiment and valuations are high, and with bonds expensive, too, there may be few safe places to turn.
Two books provide financial advice for the immediate issues and for retirement. But for deep problems you are likely to need additional help.
No gizmos, it seems, are too out-there when it comes to staying warm (and sane) during a cold, self-isolating winter.
A high-end boutique that influenced Brooklyn style.
Right-wing influencers embraced extremist views, and Facebook rewarded them.
Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.
The president-elect detailed plans for an initial effort to fight the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.
Many retirement communities have declined to name names during the pandemic. So she started a newsletter to do just that.
A million city residents who are over 65 are now eligible to be vaccinated. But try making an appointment.
No, your wedding won’t be an extravaganza during this time. But it will be more personal and meaningful if you give it a chance — and take precautions.
Holding a funeral or memorial on a videoconferencing platform like Zoom offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it.
Rather than let finished productions go to waste in the locked-down city, exasperated artists are continuing with closed performances for others in the industry. If everyone’s “working,” it’s technically still allowed.
The president-elect has long tried to keep from being sucked into President Trump’s dramas. He may find that posture hard to maintain when he takes office and the Senate puts Mr. Trump on trial.
Beijing has repeatedly impeded the global inquiry into the emergence of the coronavirus. Two scientists on the team remained in Singapore after testing positive for antibodies.