Florida registered a record 253 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, setting a grim new high for the third day in a row as the state closes down some COVID-19 test centers due to a looming tropical storm. The state's daily toll has leapt over the last week, bringing the overall deaths to 6,586,...

President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a "delay" to November’s presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of federal elections are set by Congress, and the Constitution makes no provisions for...

Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report on the "massive and previously unknown" health crisis. One out of every three children is estimated to have levels of lead -- a potent...

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 17 million mark on Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus has reached 667,084, with recoveries topping 9.95 million. The US remains the worst-hit country with over 4.4 million...