Arkansas has passed a law prohibiting transgender students in public schools from using the restroom or locker room that aligns with their gender identity, with fines of at least $1,000 for violators and the possibility of private lawsuits from parents if the law is not enforced.
Billionaire Bill Gates has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up a Global Health Emergency Corps to tackle transnational health threats, in order to prevent another pandemic like COVID-19.
"We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics," Biden said in the statement. "I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing."
Joseph Kennedy, a high school assistant football coach fired eight years ago for praying on the field with students, returned to his old position and will receive a $1.78 million settlement.
A White House press briefing Monday erupted when a reporter confronted press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for "making a mockery of the First Amendment" by not taking his questions for several months.
