The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends universal COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing, instead saying health departments should direct those efforts to specific high-risk settings.
Former Democratic congressman, Senate candidate, and Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert Francis 'Beto' O'Rourke will face incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's election.
Two biotechnology companies filed a lawsuit against Moderna this week and alleged the vaccine manufacturer infringed on patented technology in the development of its commonly used COVID-19 shot.
The Taliban began going to house-to-house in Kabul and other Afghan cities Friday in search of weapons and criminals after a recent increase in robberies and kidnappings.