The San Rafael waterfall in Ecuador has run dry.  Local officials have traced the cause to a large sinkhole that opened beneath the river that once fed the falls, caused by ground erosion.... Read more »

New Yorkers described the city as a 'battlefield' after an army of medical volunteers were drafted in to help fight the pandemic where the death toll reached 1,374.... Read more »

A nurse strangled his doctor girlfriend before telling police officers that he unleashed the attack because she gave him Covid-19, prosecutors say.... Read more »

Dr Maria Danilychev, from San Diego, California, says coronavirus is the third-leading cause of death in the US, killing about 748 people every day. Only heart disease and cancer kill more every day.... Read more »

SIR MUIR GRAY: When you're stuck indoors, it can be all too easy to let food become your focus. After all, it's one of life's little pleasures.... Read more »

People all around the world are snitching on neighbors and businesses who violate stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic.... Read more »

Instagram experienced the most widespread outage, with users across the US and Europe unable to load news feeds and stories. Facebook said the issue has now been resolved.... Read more »

Two House Democrats are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to revise its restriction that limits gay and bisexual men from donating blood as the nation grapples with a shortage of donations.... Read more »

The Netflix sensation Tiger King explores at-length a conspiracy theory that animal rights activist Carole Baskin murdered her missing husband, multi-millionaire Don Lewis.... Read more »

World coming to end: The original artwork behind the first ever Flash Gordon comic from 1934, which went on to run until 2003, has sold for a world record $480,000, breaking the previous $415,000.... Read more »

The US death toll from coronavirus surged past 5,000 on Wednesday and confirmed cases rose past 216,000 as the nation continues to grapple to bring the pandemic under control.... Read more »

3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday. So far, fewer than 100 of the nearly 5,000 sailors have tested positive for the virus.... Read more »

Boeing is to begin offering early retirement and buyout packages to its workforce as the plane maker comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic's deepening toll.... Read more »

Joanna Lisanti claims that her husband, 'I Love Rock N' Roll' co-writer Alan Merrill, was only admitted to hospital when he was already dying of coronavirus. He died Sunday aged 69.... Read more »

Experts in China deliberately infected the animals with coronavirus to see whether they would contract illness as a result or be able to pass it on to other animals.... Read more »

President Donald Trump is giving the power to close down the country to the governors of individual states as projections show tens of thousands can die during the coronavirus pandemic.... Read more »

Donald Trump said the federal government will rescue passengers and crew from the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship Holland America Zandaam 'no matter where they're from'.... Read more »

Former NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill has been appointed NYC's COVID-19 Senior Advisor and will be tasked with ensuring hospitals have the supplies needed to fight the crisis.... Read more »

Tekashi 6ix9ine will not be serving the rest of his prison sentence behind bars after requesting to be released to home to avoid contracting coronavirus because he is classed as a 'vulnerable' inmate. ... Read more »

The Pentagon is ordering 100,000 body bags as experts predict the coronavirus will claim the lives of more than 200,000 Americans and a report suggested the Trump admin was warned.... Read more »

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, Florida Department of Health; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon/AxiosFlorida's slow response to the coronavirus may have set the stage for a disastrous outcome in one of the country's most... Read more »

Experts are convinced we are on the precipice of a crisis of domestic violence fueled by the anxiety, stay-at-home rules and economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The big picture: There is already early evidence of... Read more »

For years, Crisis Text Line has served as a 21st-century version of the call-in hotline, helping a largely young clientele manage life's challenges via text message. With the coronavirus outbreak, the line is now serving a... Read more »

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/AxiosThe novel coronavirus has now killed more than 5,100 people in the United States, as more state governors issued stay-at-home orders Wednesday to... Read more »

Global: Total confirmed cases as of 5 a.m. ET: 939,436 — Total deaths: 47,287 — Total recoveries: 194,330 — Map.U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 5 a.m. ET: 216,722 — Total deaths: 5,137 — Total recoveries:... Read more »

Thyroid hormone replacement therapy is commonly prescribed when blood tests show a dip in thyroid hormone levels, but new research suggests it may not always be the best choice for older adults.... Read more »

On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died at his Vatican apartment.... Read more »

Singer Emmylou Harris turns 73 and singer Emmylou Harris turns 72, among the famous birthdays for April 2.... Read more »

Florida's Native American Calusa nation had much more advanced engineering systems than previously realized, allowing members to capture and store fish in large enclosures, according to a new study.... Read more »

With March Madness canceled and restaurants across the country closed, the meat industry is overloaded with chicken wings that it can't sell.... Read more »

A Pakistan appeals court has overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of the man convicted of killing U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reported early Thursday. The big picture: Pearl, who was the... Read more »

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, the CDC, and China's Health Ministry. Note: China numbers are for the mainland only and U.S. numbers include repatriated citizens and confirmed plus presumptive cases... Read more »

Rising prices have grabbed headlines as people struggle to afford their lifesaving insulin, but new research may have found an alternative for people with type 2 diabetes.... Read more »

The Trump administration has decided not to reopen enrollment to uninsured Americans for the Affordable Care Act's Healthcare.gov marketplaces, an official confirmed to Axios Wednesday.Driving the news: President Trump said last week he was considering the... Read more »

Adam Schlesinger, bassist and founding member of the alternative rock band Fountains of Wayne, died Wednesday of coronavirus complications. He was 52.... Read more »

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “as the president fiddles, people are dying.” That's not true and the evidence shows she;s wrong about Trump's coronavirus response..... Read more »

The NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks remain confident the coronavirus pandemic won’t put a permanent halt to the season and that they’ll get to resume chasing their first league title in nearly half a century.... Read more »

The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the trophy again.... Read more »

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he won't leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC President Dana White's determination to hold UFC 249 on April 18 amid the coronavirus pandemic.... Read more »

Major League Soccer plans to cut the pay of some executives and front office personnel while the season is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated... Read more »

Australian scientists reportedly announced Thursday the country's national science agency has started the first stage of testing for two potential coronavirus vaccines, including one made by a U.S. company.... Read more »

The NFL players' union says changes made to the labor agreement players narrowly approved last month “reflects no substantive difference whatsoever,” a claim the lawyers for free-agent safety Eric Reid dispute.... Read more »

If you're stuck at home, you might as well work on your abs.... Read more »

The coronavirus economic crisis could become the worst in American history, dwarfing the Great Depression.... Read more »

The public doesn't need to wear heavy-duty respirators, but it's a smart idea to don a face mask or wrap a clean scarf around your nose and mouth if you're going into a crowded place during... Read more »

Wednesday on MSNBC's "The Last Word," House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), one of the House impeachment managers of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, said those blaming impeachment for Trump's delayed reaction to... Read more »

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) model cited by White House Coronavirus Task Force officials has increased its projections of the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States by August 4 to 93,765.... Read more »

Joe Biden and Democrat leaders are pushing to postpone or cancel the party's nominating convention, a move that could ensure the former vice president becomes the stand bearer with limited opposition. ... Read more »

TEL AVIV - Israel was ranked the safest country to be in during the pandemic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement citing statistics from the Deep Knowledge Group (DKG).... Read more »

President Trump says he has committed to American farmers to continue admitting large numbers of H-2A foreign visa workers to take agricultural jobs even as jobless claims are set to climb above 3.3 million in the... Read more »

Trump sparred with Fox News reporter John Roberts on Wednesday. "That turned out to be a false story ... what are you working for, CNN?" Trump asked Roberts.... Read more »

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for President Trump to put one individual in charge of both the production and distribution of needed supplies and stated that White House... Read more »

"My biggest disappointment is that churches can't meet in this time of need," Trump said. "This is really a great time for churches to be together, for people to be together, on a Sunday or any... Read more »

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a statewide shelter-in-place order Wednesday and ordered K-12 schools to be closed for the remainder of the semester.... Read more »

"If he'd like to call, I'd absolutely take his call," Trump said. "You can tell him."... Read more »