6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes in ocean west of Mexico

The U.S. Geological Survey says a relatively strong earthquake has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico.

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million

Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 5 million early Thursday, nearly five months after the first infection was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge

Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province could be forced back into lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal.

Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel

Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep the border closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.

Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak

The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found.

Malaysian woman, born without arms, sews PPE with feet

A Malaysian woman born without arms has been sewing personal protective equipment for frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Gym owner leads rooftop workouts in Brazil

Ivan Nascimento is continuing to work out, but now he's sharing his routines with members of his community in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant Huawei

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday that the move aims to prevent Huawei from making a run around existing U.S. sanctions.

CDC says all models forecast increase in COVID-19 deaths in coming weeks, exceeding 100K by June 1

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Twitter that after analyzing 13 different forecasting models of potential COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., all models indicate an increase in coronavirus fatalities in the coming weeks with a cumulative death toll exceeding 100,000 by June 1. 

Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'

The CEO of next year's Tokyo Olympics says the postponed games might not look like what fans are accustomed to.

American FedEx pilot sentenced to 4 weeks in Singapore jail for breaking hotel quarantine

A FedEx pilot from Alaska was sentenced to four weeks in jail in Singapore Wednesday for leaving his hotel room to get medical supplies during a required coronavirus quarantine.

Coronavirus deaths top 300,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins

There are more than 4.3 million confirmed cases across the globe, including nearly 1.4 million in the U.S., Johns Hopkins’ data shows.

Militants attack maternity hospital in Kabul

Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said.

LG chemical plant gas leak makes 1,000 sick in India

HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A gas leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early Thursday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee.