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Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

Collage juxtaposing candidates Hilary Franz and Emily Randall. Photos courtesy of Hilary Franz for Congress campaign and Emily Randall for Congress campaign.

A woman could win the 6th Congressional race for the first time. But which one?

In one Washington district that has elected white, male Democrats for 60 years, Democratic primary voters are choosing between two women for the first time this August.

Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker.

Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

An official wearing a protective suit gestures towards migrants as they sit on the deck of the Italian Coast Guard vessel the Ubaldo Diciotti in the Sicilian port of Catania, as they wait to disembark following a rescue operation at sea.

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Investigated After Migrants Kept Aboard Ship For 6 Days

After six days, Matteo Salvini announced Saturday he would allow migrants off a ship docked in Sicily. He is now under investigation for his role in the migrants' detention.

Barry Devonside, whose 18-year-old son, Christopher, died in the Hillsborough soccer disaster, reacts after families of the 96 people killed were told charges are being filed Wednesday.

Hillsborough Soccer Stadium Disaster: After 28 Years, 6 Former Officials Face Charges

Nearly 100 fans were crushed to death and more than 750 others were injured in the worst sports disaster in Britain's history. The ex-officials face charges ranging from manslaughter to obstruction.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to Parliament in Baghdad on Thursday. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as prime minister after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

Iraq's Former Spy Chief Voted Prime Minister After 6 Months Of Caretaker Government

Mustafa al-Kadhimi was the third candidate whom Iraq's president had asked to try to form a government. Parliament approved the majority of Kadhimi's Cabinet early Thursday morning.

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