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As many states tighten pandemic public health rules again, what happens if you don't comply? We examine the hesitancy to enforce orders, esp...

The Élysée Palace said President Emmanuel Macron will quarantine for seven days following his positive test results. (Image credit: Yoan Val...

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most presti...

Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a num...

If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential...

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable (the sixth, or possibly even a s...

The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context in...

Common devices to measure oxygen in the blood don't work as well in people with darker skin, according to a new study. They are useful, but...

More than 1,000 employees at the pork plant in Iowa have been infected by the virus, and at least six have died. The company launched an ind...

Dr. Joseph Varon of Houston's United Memorial Medical Center senses distrust for a vaccine among some hospital staff. "They all think it's m...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Larry Lester, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the MLB decision to recognize Negro...

In Scotland, all 213 snowplows, or "gritters," in the Traffic Scotland fleet have a name. The company even holds contests to name them. NPR...

"This pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling," Scott wrote, in announcing gifts to organizations in...

As new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and especially restaurants, retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared to a month...

An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly...

Former police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre was paid $266,400 by the right-wing Liberty Center for God and Country to investigate an alleged...

Scores of private charitable foundations linked to some of the nation's wealthiest people received money from the federal Paycheck Protectio...

December is usually the time when families sit in crowded stuffy school gymnasiums for the annual elementary school holiday concert. But bec...

As hospitals struggle in Los Angeles County, Intensive Care Unit nurses confront tough choices: remain in the coronavirus trenches for patie...

In the pandemic, a third of Americans struggle to pay usual costs, even some earning over $100,000. But living on the edge financially is no...

Nygard, the former CEO of the Canada-based Nygard International, was arrested in Winnipeg on Monday on a U.S request for extradition.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Joe Biden's victory. FDA OKs first at-home COVID-19 test without needing a presc...

South Korea's government is criticized after it passed a law banning sending leaflets and other materials into North Korea. The law is inten...

In the last weeks of the Trump administration, the U.S. is moving to close a two-decade chapter and withdraw from Afghanistan, causing great...

Myon Burrell's release at age 34 comes after reports uncovered major flaws in the police investigation that led to his life sentence at 17.