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Hayley Wickenheiser, who won four Olympic gold medals as a hockey player, is now a medical student and among the elite athletes using their skills and platforms to fight the coronavirus.

'I remember my father, before the war, hanging a matzo on the wall,' my wife's grandmother murmured, entranced. Suddenly, there sat a young Polish child.

Why does the nation need to be subjected to the president's daily carnival of misinformation, preening and political venom?

A New York City doctor turned to Facebook where she made desperate pleas to local "mom groups" -- and the donations started pouring in. Dr. Reem Sheikh joins CBSN to discuss what made her turn to the public for help.

Tuesday's primary vote in Wisconsin went about as good as expected, considering it happened during a global pandemic. Despite a last-ditch effort from Gov. Tony Evers (D), the state's presidential primary and state Supre...

Bleaching has struck all three regions of the world's largest coral reef system and is more widespread than ever, scientists say

In a country where anti-immigrant sentiment gave rise to the Brexit movement, Britain's health care system depends heavily on foreign doctors, who are now on the front lines fighting the epidemic.

Campaign to end tuberculosis in the country sidelined as healthcare workers fight to contain spread of pandemic.

A man intentionally coughed on a woman at a laundromat in Texas while claiming to be infected with the coronavirus, police said. Jeffrey Smith, 46, was snoozing at a Fort Worth laundromat Monday when a woman confronted h...

The federal government is classifying the deaths of patients infected with the coronavirus as COVID-19 deaths, regardless of any underlying health issues that could have contributed to the loss of someone’s life. Dr. D...

President Donald Trump removed the inspector general who was to oversee the government's $2.3 trillion coronavirus response, a spokeswoman for the official's office said on Tuesday, fueling concerns in Congress about ove...

President Trump reaffirmed his opposition to mail-in voting in a Wednesday morning tweet, saying the process hurts the GOP in terms of election outcomes. “Republicans should fight very hard when it comes to statewide m...

Looking for a return to normal may be misplaced. Instead, the next phase is about learning how to live with the virus, possibly for a long time.

Jared Kushner is reaching out to health technology companies about creating a national surveillance system to track the spread of the coronavirus.

Some 60,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, a university model often cited by U.S. and state policymakers projected on Wednesday, a 26% reduction in its most recent forecast death toll.

Three women were killed and one was injured during a stabbing at a truck stop in Knoxville, Tennessee Tuesday. The suspect was also killed.       

Wednesday: The representative from Orange County talks about how the pandemic hit California early. Also: A remembrance of a "cowboy."

Schools around the world have closed their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving more than 1.5 billion children stuck at home. While it's a great inconvenience for many, it has created a spike in demand for ...

Seattle, WA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled two federal Clean Water Act cases with Coleman Oil Company, LLC, located in Lewiston, Idaho, owner and operator of a former oil bulk terminal in Wenatche...

Possible afternoon thundershowers.

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign for president of the United States. In this emergency installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why he lost, why he...

Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race a day after the Wisconsin primary, saying he can't continue a campaign he "cannot win."