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Yellen says Treasury focus to help nation reeling from virus

by Martin Crutsinger
| January 28, 2021 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen, sworn in Tuesday as the nation's 78th Treasury secretary and the first woman to hold the office, said in a message to the department's 84,000 employees that they would play a major role in addressing the country's biggest economic challenges.

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