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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it will prioritize its public health response in a revamp of its structure after months of criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 and monkeypox pandemics.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged a Missouri man for leaving threatening voicemails for an election official in Arizona, marking the sixth federal criminal case brought so far to combat the rising tide of threats against local election officials.

Pharmacy operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Much of the western United States will be gripped by a heat wave this week, with temperatures in some parts of California soaring above 110 Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) on Wednesday.

This man documented his experience with the monkeypox rash for a three-week period. Here's what happened.

The next Mega Millions numbers will be drawn on Friday, Aug. 19.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said reports of faulty Philips ventilators and sleep apnea machines had risen in the past quarter, underlining problems facing the Dutch company, which has just announced plans to replace its CEO.

Californians were urged to ratchet down the use of electricity in their homes and businesses on Wednesday as a wave of extreme heat settles over much of the state, stretching tight power supplies to their breaking point.

Symptoms of the West Nile virus include headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash.

Apple allows anyone who found someone else's AirTag to disable it but in this case, the thief failed to do so, which led to his arrest.

Gas prices are falling across the U.S., but experts warn that it may not last.

A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security "I am here to kill the queen", a British court heard on Wednesday.

National Muslim groups have linked the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico to sectarianism, but Muslims who knew the victims and suspected gunman point to revenge and personal feuds as possible motives.

Mark Smith of Smith & Wesson says politicians and media lobbyists are to blame for the surge in violence in the U.S.

The three-judge panel stated that the teenager could not establish that she was "sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy."

"God made a mistake," the engineer and snake enthusiast wrote in the caption of a now-viral video that documents his innovation.

The boy is part of the first Utah team to ever reach the Little League World Series, according to reports.

The boys who dove into the water were seasonal workers at a restaurant on the Island.

Terrance John "TJ" Cox served in Congress as a representative of the 21st District of California from January 2019 to January 2021.

COVID-19 relief funds helped many business owners keep operations up during the pandemic, but some people took advantage of the claims for fraudulent activities.

The woman "was observed passing drugs to inmate Joshua Brown as the two exchanged a kiss during visitation," the Tennessee Department of Correction said.

How the toddler contracted the virus remains unknown as the child has not attended school or been in a daycare setting.

TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the short-form video app, as part of its preparation for the U.S.

A set of human remains, earlier found in a barrel, was of a person who appeared to have been shot dead.

German utility Uniper, the most high-profile victim of Europe's energy crisis so far, reported a net loss of 12.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion) for the first half and warned it would take until 2024 before it could return to profit.

French healthcare company Sanofi said it would stop further work on amcenestrant, once seen to have large potential against breast cancer, after a second trial failure dealt a major blow to its drug development prospects.

North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the west coast town of Onchon early on Wednesday, a South Korean military source said.

A Hong Kong court on Wednesday lifted a reporting restriction on a landmark national security case involving a now disbanded group that used to organise candlelight vigils on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.