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For young children, the pandemic comes at a crucial time for developing skills important for empathy, safety and more -- a phase that some parents worry will be impaired by mask-wearing.

Stress is an everyday occurrence for most people, but too much of it could be signs of a deeper issue.

Dr. Rick Bright, the former vaccine director ousted by the Trump administration after filing a whistleblower complaint about the HHS promoting hydroxychloriquine, says that "hundreds of thousands" of lives would have been saved is Trump and his administration had told the truth and followed the science about Covid-19.

China will create a "blacklist" of karaoke songs, banning those that contain "harmful content" from entertainment venues.

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Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, has been suspended from YouTube for seven days over a video claiming that masks are ineffective in fighting Covid-19, according to a YouTube spokesperson.

Late night hosts took jabs at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who announced he is resigning after a report found he had sexually harassed 11 women.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will interview Byung "BJay" Pak, the former US attorney in Atlanta who departed abruptly from the role amid then-President Donald Trump's attacks on Georgia's election results.

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the Covid-19 jabs.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pressed the 20 most powerful world leaders and pharmaceutical chiefs to reverse the "disgraceful" inequity in global access to Covid-19 vaccines by the fall, in order to avert yet another deadly wave of cases over the winter.

Students heading back to the classroom for the new school year will be contending with one of the most dangerous times in the pandemic for children. And officials will have to consider many measures to keep them safe from Covid-19, an expert said.

Chet Hanks has posted a rant against coronavirus vaccines and told sufferers of the virus to "get over it," a year after his parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, were hospitalized with severe cases of Covid-19.

Lionel Messi believes Paris Saint-Germain is the best place for him to win the UEFA Champions League once again.

A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage.

Tropical Storm Fred formed Tuesday night off the coast of Puerto Rico, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

Inflight dining was far from its glory days even before Covid ensured everything was plastic-wrapped and pre-ordered. We look back on the golden age when plane snacks meant caviar and truffles, not pretzels

A British embassy employee suspected of spying for Russia has been arrested in the German city of Potsdam, British and German authorities said on Wednesday.

Rock icon Stevie Nicks has canceled a string of upcoming US shows due to concern over the rising number of Covid-19 cases.

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to advance their signature voting and elections overhaul bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The Perseid meteor shower will grace the summer skies in mid-August as one of the biggest showers of the year.

The latest report has just arrived from more than 200 of the world's most influential climate scientists, and it isn't pretty. This new assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear we are on course to blow through the 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming described in its landmark 2018 report.

Forest fires in Algeria killed 42 people on Tuesday, including 25 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze, the government said, as thick clouds of smoke covered much of the mountainous Kabylie region east of the capital.

Two explosive rape allegations have rocked China in recent weeks, turning a spotlight on the country's stifled #MeToo movement and problems of sexual assault.

Driven by blistering temperatures across the West, fire personnel are bracing for more wildfires as they battle dozens that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across the region.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fall from grace -- unthinkable a year ago -- serves as a warning for other governors caught in a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic: The crisis has offered a chance to build their national profiles, but it has also magnified their own flaws and appetites for risk.

Ever since HBO Max released the first promotional image from "Sex and the City" spinoff "And Just Like That..." in early July, fans and fashion obsessives have been dissecting the returning characters' looks, sans Kim Cattrall's Samantha.

Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday.

There was a time when Prince Andrew had it all: A decorated war hero, a playboy prince, an international ambassador for the British brand, living the life of privilege. But those days seem long gone. Instead, the Duke of York -- who is ninth in line to the British throne -- is now being sued for alleged sexual abuse.

A senior North Korean official has denounced South Korea over its joint military exercises with the United States, which are due to begin this week, warning that such actions risked provoking "a serious security crisis."

Billie Eilish habló en el programa "The Tonight Show" sobre cómo es vivir con una condición llamada sinestesia y por qué esto la hace percibir a Jimmy Fallon como un rectángulo café.

Tesla sales dropped sharply in China, according to a trade group report, suggesting it is losing ground in the world's largest market for both traditional and electric vehicles.

Before the pandemic, Hongkongers were among the most well-traveled people on Earth.

Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo for $199. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on his first paid shout-outs.

Miami officials are rushing Tuesday to find temporary housing for residents evacuated from an eight-story residential building that was deemed unsafe, a city spokeswoman said.

Sean Spicer says former President Donald Trump will run for president in 2024. Although the former White House press secretary has a well-earned reputation for spreading misleading information, I agree with him on this point. However, I part company with Spicer when he explains why he's certain Trump is "in." He sees evidence in former President's confabs with key advisers. But me? I see it in the merch.

One of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels has threatened a prominent Mexican news anchor in a video message.

The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the nation's crumbling infrastructure with funding for priorities like roads, bridges, rail, transit and the electric grid -- a major achievement for both parties and President Joe Biden, fulfilling key agenda items, including his promise to work across the aisle.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he will resign, relinquishing under extraordinary pressure his decade-long grip on power and heading off a potential impeachment by New York's Democratic-led legislature a week after the release of a report by the state attorney general that found he had sexually harassed 11 women.

The latest issue of a Batman comic series confirms the Caped Crusader's lovable sidekick, Robin, is queer.

Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to sign for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his long-term association with Barcelona to an end, French media reported on Tuesday.

U.S. Congressman Glenn Grothman from Wisconsin was asked whether or not he has been vaccinated for Covid-19. See his reaction.

There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, as the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan.

Greece is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions," according to Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. People across dozens of villages were forced to evacuate, as firefighters are battling the blazes.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a message to his three daughters in a speech announcing his upcoming resignation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August 2021.