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After months of avoiding the worst of the pandemic, North and South Dakota are now seeing higher rates of infection than any other state.

Initial partnership discussions between Gilead Sciences Inc and biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics Inc have shifted to acquisition, which would mean an expansion of Gilead’s portfolio of cancer treatments.

The pandemic has upended the travel industry and different parts of the ecosystem are feeling the pain.

The former Houston Texans player is projecting $100 million in sales after Covid-19 spikes e-commerce businesses. 

"I think that MMWR are still trying to get the information out there, but certainly now, I will start reading with a degree of skepticism," Dr. Carlos Del Rio, an infectious disease specialist at Emory University.

An unprecedented lineup of American sports, including NFL Week 1, playoff NBA and NHL, and the US Open tennis final will lead to a betting bonanza for online sportsbooks

Lower nighttime temperatures that typically provide critical relief from the hot days are disappearing as the climate changes.

The companies, which are developing the vaccine together, said in a statement that the trial is proceeding as planned and they expect to have enrolled 30,000 participants by next week. 

After skies turn back to blue from smoke-darkened gray and orange, people are obsessively checking air quality maps online to see if it's safe to breathe without a filter.

Fitness companies like Equinox and SoulCycle knew the threat from remote workouts like Peloton bikes were real; they didn't know how fast it would come due to Covid-19.

Small business owners who took a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan are deciding whether to claim covered expenses on their taxes before Sept. 15.

Staffers and other employees at the U.S. House of Representatives won't participate in President Donald Trump's deferral of the 6.2% tax workers pay toward Social Security.

Students and mental health experts say that young people are getting a bad rap.

A picture of the market pullback in recent weeks could sit beside the definition of a correction in the dictionary.

The opening ceremony for talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents began in Qatar's capital Doha on Saturday, marking the start of negotiations aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians.

It's a hard time to try to plan your finances. Unemployment benefits and another round of stimulus checks are up in the air. Evictions are banned, but only temporarily. Here's a breakdown of where relief measures stand.

China has announced new restrictions on the activities of U.S. diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong, in what it called a justified response to similar measures imposed on Chinese diplomats in the U.S. last year.

The coronavirus has infected more than 28.27 million people around the world so far, killing at least 911,376 people.

"I know it's not a huge news week, but this market's badly in need of another stimulus package," the "Mad Money" host said.

Dozens of major wildfires are burning through the U.S. West Coast, destroying hundreds of homes and wiping out entire neighborhoods in two towns in Oregon.