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Dr. Anthony Fauci has hopes that the Omicron variant could mean a quicker end to the pandemic because of its high degree of transmissibility.

Thomas Randele revealed to his family that he was the fugitive Ted Conrad before his death due to cancer in May.

Lyndon James McLeod, who was accused of killing five people in a shooting spree Monday, allegedly published books online that mentioned some of his victims’ real-life names and described events similar to the attacks.

Gov. Brian Kemp said the government “will be deploying approximately 200 troops starting January 3.”

Authorities are seeking the public's help to locate the 14-year-old suspect.

Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, told a sheriff’s deputy that he disapproved of the current administration. Xiong's targets included former President Barack Obama and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

COVID-19 and the common cold share common early signs, such as fever, fatigue, body aches and sore throat.

The CDC calls C. auris a "serious global health threat."

The total number of breakthrough COVID-19 deaths represents 0.030% of the state's fully vaccinated residents.

A jury in Manhattan found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, guilty on nearly all of the charges.

Pending U.S. home sales slumped by 2.2% in a sign that the housing market is cooling.

The next Mega Millions numbers will be drawn on Friday, Dec. 31.

Oklahoma's resistance against the Pentagon's vaccination mandate for National Guard members was dealt a setback on Thursday after a federal judge ruled against the state, arguing its case was "without merit."

The moving seven-day average of new cases was 265,427 as of Tuesday, surpassing the previous peak of 251,989 set in mid-January 2021, a tracker maintained by the university showed.

"I was right there when it happened and we had another good conversation about not trusting anything from the internet or Alexa," the girl's mother said.

Reid, who used his experience in Congress to help former President Barack Obama steer his landmark Affordable Care Act through the Senate, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018.

The state has now reported a total of 134,565 breakthrough infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

The CDC still encourages COVID-19 vaccination, noting that the shots can prevent severe illness, hospitalizations and deaths.

The parents of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta who was killed during a botched LAPD shooting have spoken out regarding their daughter's death.

A group of anti-vaxxers staged a protest inside a New York City Burger King, where they were promptly arrested after failing to show proof of vaccination.

Judge Bruce Jones may shorten the 110-year sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos who killed 4 people in a fiery 28-car pile-up in Colorado in April 2019 when his brakes failed.

New York City’s public schools are bracing themselves ahead of a new semester by stockpiling testing kits and reworking its policies to protect students against COVID-19. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded with Americans to cancel their New Year's Eve plans to stop the spread of the Omicron.

Housing prices in the largest cities across the U.S. rose by 18.4% in October for the year in every major metropolitan area, continuing the market's surge in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

Nearly 25% of the 100 member crew of the Navy's USS Milwaukee combat ship have tested positive for COVID-19.

One house and one vehicle were damaged by the fiery debris. No one in the nearby residence or on the ground were injured.

Multiple searches were conducted to find David Koenig ever since he was reported missing in March, 2020.

A cause of death for Cedric Lofton, 17, was described as "complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle while restrained in the prone position," according to the autopsy report filed in Sedgwick County District Court.

The 86-year-old woman tested positive at the Carolina Rehab Center of Cumberland County and died on Dec. 20.