Activist Greta Thunberg testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on climate change on Earth Day 2021. Read the transcript of her speech remarks here.

Ontario, Canada Premier Doug Ford held a press conference on April 22, 2021 to address COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. He apologized for lockdown measures that “went too far.” Read the transcript of the briefing here.

President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris spoke at the Leader Summit on Climate on Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Read the transcript of their speech remarks here.

Pope Francis held his Easter Mass at the Vatican on April 4, 2021, where he gave the Urbi et Orbi blessing. Read the English transcript of the prayers here.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and law enforcement officials held a press conference on March 17, 2021, to address the Atlanta-area spa shootings that resulted in the deaths of 8 people. Read the transcript of the full news briefing speech here.