Reported COVID-19 cases around the world rose by about 33% last month as variants and vaccine shortages in some regions fueled the alarming surge.

An attorney for "Rust" assistant director Dave Halls spoke exclusively to ABC News.

A federal judge said the Texas bill "prohibits virtually all content moderation" and violates the First Amendment rights of social media companies.

The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday appealed for calm over Omicron, the new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant which has prompted many governments to impose new restrictions. The Omicron variant has been reported in four African countries including...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's six conservative justices, hearing the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, have indicated they will uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The conservative majority...