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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.

Festival co-founder Peter Gabriel said many artists billed to play this year's festival have pledged to return in 2021 Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellations Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coro...

AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal appeals court sided Tuesday with Texas in allowing it to ban most abortions while the state is under an emergency order that limits non-essential surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic. A pa...

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...

A lorry driver has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated container in Essex.

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.

Ren Zhiqiang went missing last month after writing an essay criticising the Chinese Communist party's handling of the outbreak Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ren Zhiqiang, an influential cr...

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 bridge would normally have been busy but lockdown measures meant there was little traffic.

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...

Judge overturns unexplained wealth orders that led to freezing of London properties Britain's National Crime Agency has lost a high court attempt to force the daughter and grandson of a former president of Kazakhstan to ...

More than 1,736 deaths were recorded on Tuesday with some states yet to share their totals.

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...

The people were residents at a 69-bed care home in Luton.

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.

United Nations rejects US president's critique saying WHO is 'showing the strength' of the international health system.

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