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A health officer in a protective suit collects a swab sample to be tested for the coronavirus on Thursday in Dharmsala, India. India's confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday.

India Surpasses 8 Million Coronavirus Cases; 2nd Only To U.S.

New confirmed cases in India have been dropping recently. But the Hindu festival season, local elections and seasonal air pollution are raising concerns that the virus could surge again.

Research Medical Center, in Kansas City, Missouri, is not publicly disclosing information about COVID-19 patients or capacity.

Rural Coronavirus Patients Are Straining Kansas City Hospitals Beyond What State Data Suggest

Hospital workers say that capacity is already reaching tipping points.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is expected to visit Fort Worth, Houston and McAllen on Friday, the last day of early voting before Tuesday's election.

Kamala Harris To Visit Rio Grande Valley, Fort Worth And Houston During Texas Campaign Swing Friday

The vice presidential nominee and U.S. senator from California will swing through the state on the final day of early voting before Tuesday's election.

Growing on the High Plains: Assassin Bugs

Today's Growing on the High Plains might feel ready for Halloween as we discuss the ominous "assassin bug." Despite their moniker, rest assured that you'd…

Learning to ride a bike can lead to memorable tumbles. It's the brain's "time cells," scientists now say, that help organize and seal those experiences in our minds.

Why Some Memories Seem Like Movies: 'Time Cells' Discovered In Human Brains

Scientists have identified special cells in the human brain that organize movie-like memories, helping us to relive important experiences and events.

An employee adjusts desks in an empty classroom in New Delhi after schools there were closed in March. A new report finds 1 in 4 countries have either missed their planned school reopening date, or not yet set one.

COVID-19 Has Robbed The World's Poorest Children Of Nearly 4 Months Of Schooling

A new report finds the return to education has been much slower in the world's poorer countries.

Honduran migrants walking in a group stop before Guatemalan police in January near Agua Caliente, Guatemala. The Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says U.S. immigration agents in Guatemala helped officials deport Hondurans traveling in a migrant caravan earlier this year.

Democratic Lawmakers Denounce DHS 'Ad Hoc' Migrant Deportations In Guatemala

Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants and send them to the Guatemala-Honduras border.

A nurse conducts a coronavirus test at a mega drive-through site in July at El Paso Community College's Valle Verde campus in El Paso, Texas.

Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange'

Dr. Ogechika Alozie, chief medical officer of the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, talks about how the Texas city is handling the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Online Miniature Puppet Parade Will Replace New York City's Annual Halloween Parade

New Yorkers look forward to the Greenwich Village Halloween parade every year. This year, some of the city's best out-of-work artists will create a miniature virtual parade, which will stream online.

Students chat on a lawn this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It's unclear how disruptions to campus life during the pandemic might affect student voter turnout on Election Day.

With Many Campuses Closed, Will College Students Turn Out To Vote?

People ages 18 to 29 are turning out in record-breaking numbers for early voting. But will pandemic-related disruptions to campus life affect student voter turnout on Election Day?

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