At the 16th annual Governors Awards, held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave Honorary Oscars to Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas.

As flu season gets underway, global health experts are increasingly worried about a new strain of the virus that popped up in June — four months after the makeup of this year’s flu shots had been ...

The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Now, with ...

Flu season isn't in full swing yet in the United States, but a mutated strain of the virus that caused severe outbreaks abroad is sparking concern about the winter ahead. A new version of influenza A ...

Six people have been killed and hundreds injured after a severe tornado ripped through southern Brazil, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Powerful winds of up to 155mph tore through the ...

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