Cases, hospitalizations and deaths across much of the country are the highest they have been during the pandemic.

At a time when interacting safely with other humans can no longer be taken for granted, the appetite for digital spokespeople is accelerating. Developed by creative agencies, the biggest virtual influencers can attract lucrative deals.

Christmas is coming early and JoBros superfan Sophie Turner is here for it.

It’s complicated. Be patient.

The retailer said in an email that the decision was prompted by protests and looting in Philadelphia sparked by the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man with mental health issues who approached them while carrying a knife. While guns and ammunition won't be stocked on shelves, they will still be available for sale.

President Trump has canceled his plan to appear at the Trump International Hotel for his election night party. He says he will likely be at the White House. The president cited city restrictions due to COVID-19. Washington DC is in Phase II of reopening, which allows gatherings of up to 50 people.

Khloé Kardashian is defending her sister Kim Kardashian, whose private-island birthday party amid the COVID-19 pandemic was heavily criticized.

The movie imagines a dystopian future in which COVID-19 has mutated, keeping the world in lockdown for a fourth year. The film has an all-star cast, but not everyone seems ready for a pandemic-themed thriller.

Daily death rates attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic have seen a resurgence in recent weeks, according to The Associated Press, and approximately 1,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the US on Thursday, according to CBS News, NBC News and CNN. On Thursday, President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., made an unsubstantiated claim during an interview on Fox News that COVID-19 deaths in the US are “almost nothing,” citing incomplete data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Through Thursday, 9,009,850 Texans have voted so far this year, with one day of early voting left. In 2016, 8,969,226 Texans cast a ballot in the presidential race. The state has added 1.8 million registered voters since the 2016 election.

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At least 140 people have drowned in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, United Nations International Organization for Migration said in a statement on Thursday. The migrants were believed to be heading to the Canary Islands in Spain.

@FireEye's @JohnHultquist warned @FacetheNation's @margbrennan of the very real threats foreign actors like #Russia and #Iran still pose to the U.S. election process. He says cyber security experts are still "most concerned" about Russia's capability

BuzzFeed News has obtained thousands of pages of documents from internal investigations of deaths of immigrants held in ICE custody.

The storm, which is the fourth to hit the country in recent weeks, brought in strong waves, winds and flooding. Typhoon Molave struck the Philippines on Sunday, causing fatalities, power grid failure and inundation in low-lying areas.

Four years ago, America elected its first billionaire president. Since then, the nation’s 200-or-so wealthiest people -- a cohort representing 0.00006% of the population -- have increased their combined wealth by a staggering $1 trillion.

We put together a guide explaining which states you should pay attention to on November 3, which will report results on the day of the election, and which demographic groups to keep an eye on.