COVID-19 toll in US projected to drop this summer, but variants could set back progress

Teams of experts are projecting that COVID-19′s toll on the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end of July, but warn variants are a “wild card” that could set back progress.

Italy jury deliberates fate of two Bay Area men charged with police slaying

Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, were indicted on charges of homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause. Both contend they acted in self-defense.

WHO: More COVID-19 cases reported globally in past 2 weeks than in 1st 6 months of pandemic

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally in the past two weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic.

Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 24

An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 24 people and dozens of others, city officials said.

North Texas couple stuck in Cancun, Mexico with COVID-19

A couple from Carrollton is stuck in Mexico right now after both tested positive for COVID-19. Their three-day getaway has turned into a weeks-long medical ordeal.

Moderna to supply 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries through WHO initiative

The World Health Organization has repeatedly decried a lack of equity in access to COVID-19 vaccines and is working to ship doses to low- and middle-income countries through its COVAX program.

Blackfeet Nation in Montana sets up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Canadian border to share surplus doses

A U.S.-based tribal nation recently shared its COVID-19 vaccine surplus with related tribes and other residents across the border in Canada in an effort to get more people vaccinated against the virus.

US begins reuniting families at Mexican border in ‘beginning’ of broader effort

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced that four families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration will be reunited this week in the U.S.

7 killed, 14 injured by tanker fire in Afghan capital

Officials say a searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed seven people and injured 14.

Hospital fire kills 18 coronavirus patients in India

A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India has killed 18 patients, as the country grapples with an unprecedented surge that has filled hospitals and crematoriums.

India COVID-19 outbreak: All adults now eligible for vaccine amid deadly surge in cases

Amid the devastating surge, only a fraction of India’s population will be able to afford the prices charged by private hospitals - leaving the government to immunize 900 million adults.

US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses shipping to Canada, Mexico

Canada will start getting Pfizer doses from the U.S. next week. Pfizer also began shipping doses made at its Kalamazoo, Michigan plant to Mexico, according to Reuters.

More than 40 people killed in stampede at religious festival in Israel

A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters.

US to restrict travel from India starting May 4 over COVID-19 surge

The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of dangerous variants.

India's COVID-19 crisis: How to help

COVID-19 is overwhelming India's health care system. Hospitals and clinics desperately need oxygen concentrators. Several nonprofits are on the ground to help. Here is how you can help them do their jobs.