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FatCamera/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Tue...

Randy Holmes via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Jessica Simpson has been sober for four years. The singer and entrepreneur penned an emotional Instagram post on Monday, in which she shared a photo of herse...

iStock/Prostock-Studio(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 746,000 Americans, according to real-t...

SeventyFour/iStock(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids ages 5 to 11 may be available as soon as next week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized ...

Vadym Terelyuk/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is launching a new effort with The Rockefeller Foundation to encourage schools to set up surveillance COVID testing for students and ...

MarinaLitvinova/iStock(NEW YORK) -- ABC News' Amy Robach was diagnosed with breast cancer eight years ago, on Oct. 30, 2013. Following a live mammogram on "Good Morn...

Ralers/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Some 911 call centers across the country say they are experiencing staffing shortages. Some centers are struggling with as much as 30% to 50% vacancies, according to re...

FamVeld/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With Halloween just days away, kids across the country are gearing up for candy and fun, while many parents are wondering how to keep their kids safe amid the coronavirus p...

VioletaStoimenova/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Children 5 to 11 may be able to start getting vaccines as early as Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 in the United States...

zimmytws/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has a real opportunity this year to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that made abortion a federally protected right, or otherwise lessen th...