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Is It Finally A Good Time To Kill The Penny? Some Say It Is

The United States is experiencing a shortage of coins. And people who have been trying to get the U.S. Mint to ditch the penny for years say it is the perfect time to try again.

Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla.

Pro Sports Are Returning. Their COVID-19 Testing Is Top Notch, But Is It Ethical?

The NBA and Major League Soccer are getting underway in their 'protective' bubbles near Orlando. They get regular COVID-19 tests and quick results. But that's not the case for regular Floridians.

Doctors and other health care providers still prescribe highly addictive pain medications at rates widely considered unsafe. Critics say the practice exposes tens of millions of patients each year to unnecessary risk of addiction, overdose and death.

Doctors And Dentists Still Flooding U.S. With Opioid Prescriptions

Forty Americans die every day from overdoses linked to prescription opioids, but researchers say many doctors and dentists still have a "prescribe and forget" attitude toward the medications.

EU Leaders Meet To Discuss Economic Impact Of COVID-19

EU leaders, still divided on how to help European economies hit by the pandemic, hope German Chancellor Angela Merkel can forge an agreement when they meet in Brussels on Friday.

A one-horned rhinoceros and a calf wade through flood water at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India, Thursday. Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed dozens of people in this northeastern region. The floods also inundated most of Kaziranga National Park, home to a large concentration of the rare rhino species.

Floods Put Residents And Vulnerable Wildlife At Risk In India's Assam

Heavy rains in the northeastern region have caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 80 people. Workers are also rushing to save species including the greater one-horned rhino.

Fire officials walk past the Ghost Ship warehouse following the deadly 2016 fire in Oakland.

Ghost Ship Fire Victims To Receive $32.7 Million Settlement From City Of Oakland

The deadly fire at the warehouse-turned-arts space killed 36 people.

People wearing face masks ride past a busy street on Friday in Hyderabad, India. India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil.

India Surpasses 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

India has been breaking its own record for new cases almost every day. Only the United States and Brazil have more confirmed cases, and India is slowly climbing toward Brazil's figures.

The Rev. C.T. Vivian, seen in a 2012 portrait at his Atlanta home, has died at the age of 95.

C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Leader And Champion Of Nonviolent Action, Dies At 95

A key ally of Martin Luther King Jr., Vivian was one of the major organizers of the civil rights movement. His work took him across the South, and through it all, the minister preached nonviolence.

Carmen Garcia waits in line Friday to be tested for the coronavirus at a mobile testing truck in Miami Beach, Fla. The units were brought to the area as coronavirus cases spike in Florida.

Florida Sees Its 4th Day Running With More Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths

Florida's death count from COVID-19 continues to be in the triple digits as coronavirus cases surge in many parts of the state, especially the Miami area.

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, had abandoned a prosecution it already won after it came to light that prosecutors and agents had failed to turn over evidence that could have helped the defendant.

Judge Dismisses Troubled Sanctions Case, Could Probe Prosecutors' Credibility

Federal prosecutors in New York had failed to turn over evidence to defendant Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, accused of violating U.S. sanction laws against Iran.

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