Cruise ship headed to Florida has reported more sick people on board after 4 die

A cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Florida this week has reported at least 189 people…

Plastic-eating bacteria may be step toward tackling world’s pollution crisis

Plastic products made with polyurethane, a synthetic chemical compound, typically end up buried in a landfill.

Stabbing victim dies 3 months after attack at Hanukkah celebration in New York

A New York man severely injured in a stabbing during Hanukkah last year has died.

Convicted serial killer known as the ‘Grim Sleeper’ found dead in prison cell

A convicted serial killer, who murdered and preyed on women in California over a span of…

Fresh out of medical school, young Italian doctors are being fast-tracked to the coronavirus frontline

Medical student Chiara Bonini, 26, had barely finished her final exam, before the young doctor was…

Analysis: Devastating toll leaves Trump with little choice

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The doctor in the viral photo with his son behind glass has lost his home to a tornado

A resident physician, who touched the lives of thousands when a photo of him and his…

Analysis: As coronavirus death toll rises, Trump focuses on a different set of numbers: TV ratings

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Opera legend Plácido Domingo hospitalized with coronavirus

Opera legend Placido Domingo has been hospitalized in Acapulco, Mexico, with complications related to coronavirus, according…

Singer-songwriter John Prine critically ill

Musician John Prine is in a critical condition in hospital after a "sudden onset" of coronavirus…