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Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at UCSD estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19.

"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

The city has seen nightly protests for about three months. And police have declared riots or unlawful assemblies about half the time. But some argue the meaning of riot is too vague to be useful.

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency.

Asked if he saw anything on police body camera footage that would justify putting a knee on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, Lt. Richard Zimmerman said, "No, I did not."

As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office.

"Between this wedding and this birthday party, there are 56 positive COVID-19 cases and nearly 300 under quarantine," said Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone.

As expected, a regional stay-at-home order in effect across Southern California due to surging COVID-19 hospitalizations was formally extended Tuesday.

About 2 million Venezuelans have settled in Colombia in recent years amid their country's deep economic crisis. Some of the migrants are shocked by their neighbors' anti-Venezuelan attitudes.

Decades of mining for jade has left the landscape desolate. Local activists want to make a change — but can they stand up to the powerful companies that dominate the industry?