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Jerome Adams then said he didn't mean to offend and his advice was for "all Americans." He was addressing the disproportionate rate of minority deaths.

The BBC medical drama donated the ventilators to help "the courageous and selfless real-life medics".

China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases, as authorities try to head off a second wave of infections, particularly from imported and asymptomatic cases, as curbs on cities and travel are lifted.

The US is set to surpass Italy for most deaths worldwide, White House expert warns we haven't reached the peak of the pandemic, and more news Saturday       

The coronavirus pandemic forcing the shutdown of nonessential businesses has created a small but growing problem for Americans - with no hair salons or barber shops open, people have to turn to other methods of getting t...

Gov't says it cannot play its part in fighting the pandemic because of 'collective punishment' imposed on it by US.

MOSCOW -- Russian officials said a large fire was blazing Friday at a prison in Siberia where inmates and guards have clashed. There was no official information about casualties or damage at the prison in Angarsk, 2,500 ...

Deciding when to reopen the country will be “the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make,” President Trump said Friday, cautioning he wouldn't do so until it's absolutely safe, despite hopeful signs that the pandemi...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was well enough to watch 11 hours of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy this week, but his father warned his coronavirus-stricken son is “not out of the woods” yet after a bout i...

The head of the World Health Organization on Friday warned of a "deadly resurgence" if restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus are lifted too soon -- as political leaders across the globe begin to consider re-...

The conflict has killed over 100,000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis

Two men are dead, and at least five others were wounded in separate shootings since 6 p.m. Friday on the West, Northwest and South sides, Chicago police said. The latest fatal shooting happened in the West Englewood neig...

After being diagnosed with bowel cancer seven months ago, Hull City defender Angus MacDonald discusses his diagnosis, recovery and return to playing.

Texas can continue temporarily banning abortions due to the coronavirus pandemic, a federal court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned a district court decision tha...

Almost 2,500 nursing homes in 36 states are fighting coronavirus cases, a massive increase of 522% compared with federal data from just 10 days ago, NBC News reported. Those numbers either indicate an explosive jump in t...

While the daily death toll remains staggering in New York, the rate of coronavirus patients being hospitalized has shown early signs of potentially flattening.

South Korea officials said 91 patients who were thought to have recovered from the coronavirus tested positive again.

Explaining why coronavirus death toll predictions are improving

'Limited gains made in the past decades' toward gender equality 'are at risk of being rolled back', UN policy brief said A global economy in freefall, 1.52 billion students stuck at home, dramatic swells in domestic viol...

President Trump can keep his elusive tax returns under wraps -- for now -- with the collapse of House Democrats’ latest attempt to make them public. The Treasury Department’s top watchdog ruled that Treasury Secretar...

A year after al-Bashir was removed from power, country continues to face mounting economic problems.

Spain registered its lowest one-day increase in deaths from coronavirus since March 23 on Saturday, as thousands of businesses prepared to reopen under a loosening of nationwide lockdown restrictions.