The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19.
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed auctioning five areas off the coast of California for offshore wind development, a critical milestone in expanding the nascent U.S.
Sen. Ted Cruz was caught in an testy exchange with a reporter from the U.K., who questioned why the U.S. seemed unique for the number of mass shootings it experiences.
Abbott Laboratories said on Thursday it is actively developing a test for monkeypox, as the disease spreads in various countries.
The United States on Thursday said it had identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states, some in individuals who did not have a recent history of international travel.
American actor Ray Liotta, 67, who starred in the 1990 blockbuster crime film "Goodfellas," died in his sleep on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Republic General Directorate of Cinema confirmed to Reuters.
In a survey, 82% of respondents said high gas prices would have at least some impact on their travel plans this summer. That’s bad news for the hotel and leisure industry.
For the first time in two decades, firearms-related deaths have claimed more children's lives than car accidents.
The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh showed that she was shot by an Israeli soldier in a "deliberate murder".
"Aquaman" actor Amber Heard told jurors on Thursday that she faces online harassment and death threats every day over her claims that ex-husband Johnny Depp abused her before and during their brief marriage.
"Aquaman" actor Amber Heard delivered the final testimony in the multimillion-dollar defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Thursday, telling jurors she has faced daily harassment and death threats since she accused the Hollywood star of abuse.
Gun safety advocates are pushing U.S. President Joe Biden to take stronger measures on his own to curb gun violence after the Texas elementary school shooting, but the White House is putting responsibility on Congress to pass laws that would have more impact.
The Wednesday night jackpot was worth an estimated $136.3 million.
The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school was able to enter without any confrontation, authorities said on Thursday, contradicting earlier reports that a police officer engaged him outside the building.
The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school was able to enter without any confrontation, authorities said on Thursday, contradicting earlier reports that a police officer engaged him outside the building.
Desperate parents shouted at police to enter the South Texas elementary school where a massacre was unfolding, with some trying to approach the building themselves before being restrained by officers, according to videos recorded during Tuesday's attack.
The gunman in the Texas elementary school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday.
Two days after a teenage gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers inside a South Texas elementary school classroom, many details surrounding the massacre remained murky, as the small town of Uvalde reeled from the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade.
The gunman in the Texas elementary school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday.
The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team stormed in and killed him, police said on Thursday.
Desperate parents gathered outside Robb Elementary School and implored police to storm the Texas school as Tuesday's massacre was unfolding, with some fathers having to be restrained, videos that surfaced on Thursday showed.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday complained that U.S.
Only one occupation outside of the medical and dental fields made it on the list.
The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.
Juan Alvarez, 62, who has been in a relationship with Salvador Rolando Ramos' mother for about a year spoke out about his understanding of the shooter.
During the trial, the suspect's cellmate testified in court that the novelist had accidentally slipped up and confessed to her how she fatally shot her husband.
Eulalio Diaz Jr. walked into the classroom where 19 children and two teachers were shot to death just a few hours before, looked down on the floor and saw one of his high school classmates.
Eulalio Diaz Jr. walked into the classroom where 19 children and two teachers were shot to death just a few hours before, looked down on the floor and saw one of his high school classmates.
The United States does not seek to sever China from the global economy, but wants Beijing to adhere to international rules, U.S.
The United States will not block China from growing its economy, but wants it to adhere to international rules, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in a long-awaited speech on U.S.
