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Moderna is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in young children; its vaccine is currently authorized for people ages 18 and up. Here, third-grade children attend school this month in Berlin, as classes were allowed to meet in person at 50% capacity.

Moderna Gives 1st Vaccine Shots To Young Kids As Part Of COVID-19 Study

Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S. states and Canada.

Nurse manager Lucy Golding draws up doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine March 14 in Stamford, Conn. Moderna has begun enrolling infants and young children into a vaccine trial.

Vaccinating Children Seen As A Key Step Toward COVID-19 Herd Immunity

Moderna has begun testing its vaccine on children as young as 6 months old. A principal investigator in the trial says getting children vaccinated would be "a step getting back to our normal life."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen at the Capitol on Feb. 11, has called for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Nancy Pelosi Announces Plans For 9/11-Style Commission To Study Capitol Attack

The House speaker calls for establishing an independent panel to investigate "the facts and causes" related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. And she says more money is needed to boost security.

Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Capitol Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Rioter Ashli Babbitt Will Not Be Disciplined

The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 has been cleared of wrongdoing, the department announced on Monday.

A new spending deal includes $300 million to upgrade windows and doors at the U.S. Capitol, and to install new cameras.

Senators Strike Bipartisan Funding Deal For Capitol Security And Afghan Refugees

The $2.1 billion bill would boost support for the Capitol complex in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, direct funds to the Capitol Police and provide humanitarian support for Afghan refugees.

Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro listens as former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, on Aug. 14, 2020.

Former Trump aide Navarro indicted, but Justice Dept. won't charge Meadows or Scavino

A federal grand jury has indicted Peter Navarro on two counts of contempt of Congress. He failed to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Two other Trump aides won't face the same charges.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks to members of the media after a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing last month.

House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

The Carillon at Idlewild Presbyterian Church in Midtown has 48 bells.

Idlewild Presbyterian to Light Carillon Tower

The ceremony to light the landmark bell tower on Union is 6 tonight (Dec. 4).

New COVID-19 vaccines received the backing of a panel of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday. The shots will be available across the country later this week.

CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters

A panel of doctors and scientists advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that people 6 months of age and older get new COVID boosters this fall.

Structural engineers say Japan was prepared for this week's earthquakes

Why didn't more buildings fall during the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan this week?

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