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Research shows Purdue Pharma focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences.

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are voicing their displeasure at the idea of returning to Capitol Hill next week, when lawmakers are scheduled to come back following a nearly monthlong coronavirus-caused r...

NEW YORK -- More than 3,300 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The As...

Slowing death rates provide some hope for future, as number of confirmed cases around the world exceeds 1.8 million.

At least six people were killed in southern Mississippi on Sunday as severe storms swept through the state. As of late Sunday afternoon, at least 13 tornadoes touched down in southern Mississippi and Louisiana, the Clari...

Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday

Thank you, Anthony Hopkins.

Squeezed inside a military fighting vehicle in West Africa with soldiers from around the world recruited to France's legendary force, just days before social distancing became the norm.

Citing economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed an amendment to a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage that would delay its implementation several months

BEIJING — China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a s...

As Spain begins to relax some of its Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and thousands of people are returning to work in Madrid, fears remain about the extent of the threat. CNN's Scott McLean reports from Madrid.

A 97-year-old Brazilian woman apparently didn't get the memo that the coronavirus is especially dangerous among the elderly. Gina Dal Colleto, who was hospitalized with COVID-19 on April 1, made a triumphant exit Sunday ...

Several European countries have been badly hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Greece took action early on and it seems to be working. CNN's Lynda Kinkade reports.

More than 580 sailors from the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam, have been confirmed infected

Global shares fell on Monday as investors braced for more signs of economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic although a landmark deal by OPEC and its allies to slash output helped oil prices climbed in volatile trade...

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The ruling was a victory for abortion rights advocates​ who are fighting efforts in Texas​, Ohio, Alabama and other states to prohibit abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said there was "a lot of pushback" to the idea of enacting federal social distancing guidelines in February, and "you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you sta...

Gov. Ralph Northam also signed measures repealing the state's strict voter ID law and adopting automatic voter registration.

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety net, unable to access state unemployment benefits, economists say.

Iraq's oil minister said late on Sunday that the big oil cut deal reached at an OPEC+ meeting would help stabilize the market.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced confidence on Monday that the United States would continue funding his U.N. agency, despite President Donald Trump's criticism of WHO's handling of the COVID-19 pand...