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Frontline workers at a medical center in Aurora, Colo., gather for a COVID-19 memorial on Thursday, July 15, to commemorate the lives lost to the pandemic. New estimates say many thousands more will die in the U.S. this summer and fall.

The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows

New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.

The Washington Football Team during a June practice. The team was one of the last in the league to reach a 50% vaccination threshold among its players.

The NFL Warns Teams Will Forfeit Games And Players Won't Be Paid In COVID Outbreaks

In a memo sent to all 32 teams, the league announced that if games are canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks among unvaccinated players, the season won't be extended for rescheduled games.

Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, in Surfside, Fla, on June 26.

Officials Are Ending The Search For Survivors In The Surfside Condo Collapse

After 14 days of searching, the operation now turns to a "recovery" phase. None of the victims recovered from the wreckage as of Wednesday morning survived the initial collapse, authorities said.

Nearly 49,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, which is reporting its first overall drop in positive cases since February. Here, a woman gets on her bicycle after shopping in Rome.

Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases

Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.

Former Afghan interpreters demonstrate in June outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. They called for the Biden administration to modify the rules and speed up the processing of U.S. visas that have been promised to Afghans who worked for the U.S. military over the past two decades. The visas are known as Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs.

Waiting For U.S. Visas, Afghan Interpreters Fear The Taliban

Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.

Routine physical exams — such as this one in pre-pandemic days — involved fewer gloves, masks and other safety measures. Today, doctors' offices and hospitals are taking many more precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Is It Safe Yet To Get Your Physical Or A Dental Checkup?

Most preventive medical care that can't be handled via telehealth has taken a back seat in recent months, but that's starting to change. Here's what to ask when you schedule an in-person appointment.

Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo.

As Gymnast Sunisa Lee Wins Gold, Her Hometown Hmong Community Has Her Back

Minnesota native Sunisa Lee is the first Hmong American to make a U.S. Olympic team. The gymnast won a gold medal in Tokyo Thursday.

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake in late March. An Egyptian court has lifted a three-month long judicial seizure of the hulking shipping vessel, which blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year.

The Ever Given Has Set Sail From The Suez Canal, Months After It Blocked The Waterway

The skyscraper-sized vessel was on its way to The Netherlands in March when it slammed into the bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal, shutting down the key global trade route for days.

Tinnitus bothers millions of Americans and complaints are on the rise in the pandemic.

Tinnitus Bothers Millions Of Americans. Here's How To Turn Down The Noise

Ringing in the ears has been on the rise during the pandemic. Here's what to know if you suffer from it, and techniques to help quiet the bothersome sound.

The "516 Arouca," the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public early next week.

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

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