Covid Likely Originated From Lab Leak, Energy Department Reportedly Finds—But Biden Aide Says There’s No ‘Definitive Answer’

Topline The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a laboratory leak, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, though National Security Advisor Jake ...

Americans’ Optimism About Covid Plunges, Poll Finds—But They’re Still Getting Back To Normal Anyway

Topline Americans’ outlook of the Covid-19 pandemic has become increasingly pessimistic in recent months, a new Gallup poll found, with a growing share believing things are getting worse instead of be...

U.K. Government Lockdown Parties ‘Difficult To Justify,’ Probe Finds—But Boris Johnson Not Implicated

Topline The behavior at Downing Street parties during strict Covid-19 lockdown is “difficult to justify,” according to a limited version of an anticipated probe into alleged rule breaking at Number 10...