Health officials keeping "very close eye" on new COVID variant
The World Health Organization has dubbed Mu a "variant of interest," but the U.S. says it is not "an immediate threat" for the time being.
"They said they were vitamins": Jail inmates unknowingly got ivermectin
"They used us as an experiment," one inmate told CBS News. "Just because we wear stripes and we make a few mistakes in life, doesn't make us less of a human."
Remington subpoenas school records of Sandy Hook victims
The attorney representing their families said, "The only relevant part...is that they were at their desks on December 14, 2012."
Transgender Puerto Ricans say they're experiencing a culture of violence
When asked about whether officers have sexually assaulted trans people, Lieutenant Aimée Alvarado said "it could have happened."
Prince Harry: "Where you're born" shouldn't dictate vaccine access
About 40% of the world has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, but only 1.8% of people in low-income countries have received a dose.
Justice Sotomayor pens scathing dissent of Texas abortion ban
"The Act is a breathtaking act of defiance — of the Constitution, of this Court's precedents, and of the rights of women seeking abortions throughout Texas."
COVID-19 outbreak linked to church camp, conference
More than 1,100 people from at least four states were exposed to COVID-19, either by attending the church activities or coming in close contact with someone who had.
Louisiana town "uninhabitable" after Ida's destruction
Officials say that a natural gas odor has been detected on Grand Isle and that conditions remain "very dangerous."
Rage Against The Machine guitarist seeking help for Afghan girls
"I'm writing on behalf of some very special girls in Afghanistan who are in grave danger," Morello said. "... Since the Taliban takeover their school has been destroyed and the girls are in hiding."
Some could be without power for over 3 weeks after hurricane
New Orleans and Baton Rouge are under a heat advisory as thousands go without power.
Marine killed in Kabul attack spent final days with child evacuees
Sergeant Nicole Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan child on Instagram just five days before she was killed.
CDC warns not to use anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID
Ivermectin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration only to treat river blindness, intestinal strongyloidiasis, head lice and rosacea in humans.
Nebraska fraternity suspended for alleged rape of 17-year-old
The chapter of Phi Gamma Delta just finished a three-year suspension for a pattern of inappropriate conduct, including sexual harassment. Now, they're suspended for an alleged rape by a member.
Jail inmates with COVID given drug that "can cause serious harm"
The doctor said he would stop prescribing it to inmates if the sheriff asked him to, but added, "he's told me he's not going to do that."
Scientists hope to find life on Earth-like planets covered in oceans
The super hot planets, up to 2.6 times larger than Earth, could be "a whole new avenue in our search for life."