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So far this year, flu infections are way down in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists want to know why — and what it means for the Northern Hemisphere as their flu season looms.

Hurricane Laura has rapidly intensified and is approaching the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane. Meteorologists are most concerned about a big storm surge with powerful winds.

The amphibious assault ship was in port at Navy Base San Diego when the fire broke out July 12, burning more than four days and sending smoke billowing through the city of San Diego.

Preparing for both in-person and virtual learning has families budgeting for new school supplies like masks and bleach wipes as well as bigger purchases like laptops, speakers, desks and chairs.

The maker of the popular Battle Royale game is being banned from Apple's App Store after skirting the tech giant's rule that it receive a 30% cut of every purchase.

The decision to imprison Brenton Tarrant for life marks the first time New Zealand has imposed such a sentence.

The 17-year-old accused of killing two was a police youth cadet in the Chicago suburbs. He said on social media that he went to Wisconsin to assist police.

When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!"

As of 12 p.m. ET Thursday, 578,911 customers were without power in Louisiana, and in Texas, 139,307 people were in the dark, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us.

The Federal Reserve is adjusting its long-range policy on inflation and employment. The central bank said it's now more concerned with prices that are too low than with runaway inflation.