Study: True US COVID-19 death toll likely much higher than reported

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Yale said there was a 20% increase in U.S. deaths than what was previously expected, but only 65% of those deaths were attributed to the coronavirus.

Hurricane warning issued as Delta moves to strike US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Delta has made landfall near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Investigator: Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah should be fired

A police officer who has shot and killed three people in a Milwaukee suburb should be fired because the risk is too great that he'll shoot a fourth person.

Derek Chauvin released from jail on $1 million bond

Derek Chauvin has been released from the Oak Park Heights, Minnesota prison after posting a non-cash bond.

US charges 2 British ISIS members in deaths of American hostages

The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages in Syria.

NYC mayor warns of bleak days ahead with coronavirus outbreak

The New York City mayor warned that there are dark days ahead as a new outbreak of the coronavirus affects the city.

Nobel physics prize awarded to 3 scientists for cosmology finds

The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for discoveries relating to black holes.

TikTok brings together families of organ donor, recipient

TikTok is more than an app for funny videos. It brought together two Arizona families who now share a bond for life.

Electoral College: How the states stack up in terms of representation

If electoral votes were distributed according to population, one electoral vote would represent about 607,000 people, but this is not the case.