Experts say Trump's messaging on COVID-19 misguided

President Donald Trump says people shouldn't fear the coronavirus, but public health experts note that 1 million worldwide deaths are among reasons to be concerned.

Nobel physics prize awarded to 3 scientists for cosmology finds

The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for discoveries relating to black holes.

2 Americans, 1 British scientist win Nobel medicine prize

Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio's work helped explain a major source of blood-borne hepatitis that couldn't be explained by the previously discovered hepatitis A and B viruses.

Colombian woman, who was missing for 2 years, found alive at sea

The 46-year-old Colombian woman told local media how an abusive relationship led her from a women’s shelter to the sea.

Man finds monkey selfies after mischievous primate steals phone

A man in Malaysia recovered his stolen phone and was met with a surprise inside his photo gallery which was unexpectedly filled with monkey selfies.

Terror probe opened into Paris knife attack that left at least 2 injured

Paris officials have opened a terror investigation into a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left several people with life-threatening injuries. Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the attack.

Trump 'gives blessing' to proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart

President Donald Trump says he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart to become a U.S. company.

Global COVID-19 cases top 30 million, according to Johns Hopkins

There are now more than 30 million known COVID-19 infections around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.

UK scientists test nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine

British scientists are beginning a small study comparing how two experimental coronavirus vaccines might work when they are inhaled by people instead of being injected.

26-year-old American woman linked to COVID-19 cluster in Germany could face 'high fines'

Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.

Trump presides as Israel and 2 Arab states sign historic diplomatic pacts

The bilateral agreements formalize the normalization of Israel’s already thawing relations with the two Arab nations in line with their common opposition to Iran and its aggression in the region.

A month after explosion, massive fire breaks out at Beirut port

A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after the massive blast.

Zoo beleaguered by COVID-19 says it might feed some animals to others in ‘worst, worst case’

A zoo in Germany struggling keep its animals fed because of the financial burdens caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic has been faced with the horrifying possibility that it may need to feed some of the animals to each other. 

HealthPartners opens enrollment for 1,500 people in COVID-19 vaccine trial

HealthPartners announced Wednesday that it will be enrolling at least 1,500 people in a clinical trial that will determine whether a vaccine developed by Oxford University researchers is effective at preventing COVID-19. HealthPartners is the only health system in Minnesota involved in the Phase 3 clinical trial, which is led by Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.