(CNN)For the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass' descendants read excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Douglass, an abolitionist who fought for social reform in …

Texas reported 8,258 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, setting a record for the second time this week and bringing its total number of cases to 191,790. The state also reported 33 additional deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing its death toll to 2,608.Texas has also reported a rise in hospitalizations, with 7,890 people in hospitals for COVID-19-related ailments, an…

(CNN)The British royal family has been dragged once again into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as a photograph emerged showing the late financier's alleged accomplice posing on a throne at Buckingham Pal…

The United States marked a subdued Fourth of July holiday with social distancing and restrictions on crowds preventing the typical gatherings and firework displays amid a surge in coronavirus infections in southern and western states.  Racial justice protests were also planned in the US capital on Saturday, where President Donald Trump is set to deliver…

New information released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows future prioritization for a potential coronavirus vaccine could be fraught with peril.As the discussion of priority groups entered the spotlight on Thursday, the coronavirus continues to present a challenge, as studies show pregnant women infected with the virus might be at…