Author: Maureen Groppe and Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY

With gas prices already rising, President Joe Biden is expected to announce the U.S. will no longer import Russian oil.

Biden’s remarks on coronavirus come as the US faces the new omicron variant, a surge in infections, long lines for testing and overwhelmed hospitals.

Merck will help produce Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to boost supplies of the one-shot immunization.

Some of the Biden administration’s timelines and goals for confronting the pandemic have shifted or can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know.