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Brazil has the world's second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections, behind only the United States, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins University.

In parts of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, cicadas will climb out of the ground for their once-in-17-year mating cycle.

Memorial Day is meant to pay tribute to veterans who have perished. This year will be even more poignant because of the number of veterans who have died from coronavirus.

There are legitimate concerns about how gyms can safely reopen without furthering the spread. But infectious disease experts say risk can be reduced by following simple rules.

Dr. Anthony Fauci offered surprise graduation addresses to Johns Hopkins University and his alma mater, the College of the Holy Cross.

Many Muslims in America are navigating balancing religious and social rituals with concerns over the virus as they look for ways to capture the Eid spirit this weekend.

Rain dampened the start of the weekend in the northeastern U.S., where beaches were expected to attract throngs of people and test the effectiveness of social distancing.

A new model released by the CDC forecasts millions fewer hospitalizations and roughly 100,000 fewer deaths than it predicted a month ago.

While the Census Bureau is restarting that work, leaders in rural America worry it will be difficult to catch up in communities that are already among the toughest to count.

A judge ordered the U.S. government to better explain why it hasn’t released some of the approximate 350 parents and children in three family detention centers.

President Trump on Friday said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential" and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the virus.

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. Critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

As antibody testing increases, infectious disease specialists worry that those tested — and their employers — may not understand the limits of the results.

As government officials and individuals design their own “Is it worth it?” calculus, Americans are subjectively measuring the stakes, helping frame a referendum on risk.

If measures that began on March 15 had actually started on March 8, thousands of COVID-18 deaths could have been avoided, according to an analysis from Columbia University.