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"Our best estimate right now is that for every case that was reported, there actually were 10 other infections," Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a conference call Thursday. Redfield is pictured during a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Tuesday.

CDC: At Least 20 Million Americans Have Had Coronavirus. Here's Who's At Highest Risk

The U.S. has had about 10 times more coronavirus cases than were captured by testing, according to new estimates released by the federal government.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is arriving along the U.S. Gulf Coast this week after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust will move over the Southeastern United States after reaching the U.S. shore.

Saharan Dust Cloud Arrives At The U.S. Gulf Coast, Bringing Haze

The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing, experts say.

The city of Wilmington, N.C. has fired officers James Gilmore and Kevin Piner and Corporal Jesse Moore after a review of footage from one of their control cars showed them making racist and disparaging remarks.

North Carolina Police Chief Fires Three Officers Over Racist Comments Caught On Tape

Video is said to show the Wilmington officers exchanging racist and sometimes threatening remarks. The county's district attorney has thrown out cases involving the former officers amid a bias review.

Tucson Police Chief Offers To Resign Over Man's Death In Officers' Custody

In response to Police Chief Chris Magnus' offer to quit, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero issued a statement saying, "I do not believe the Chief should resign."

Americana Singer Amy Helm Offers Curbside Delivery Of Songs

Amy Helm, an acclaimed Americana singer and the daughter of famed drummer and singer Levon Helm of The Band, has decided during the lockdown to do a kind of curbside delivery of her own — songs.

<p>Special housing cells at an Oregon Department of Corrections prison.</p>

Oregon Governor Commutes Sentences Of 57 Inmates Vulnerable To COVID-19

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will commute the sentences of 57 prison inmates who she says are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate on Feb. 4.

Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses three crises gripping his state: rising cases of COVID-19, voting issues during a recent primary, and the killings of two Black men, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks.

Another COVID-19 Cluster Reported In Lane County

For the second time this week, a COVID-19 case cluster has been identified in the Eugene/Springfield area. Transmission of the virus appears to have…

The Cold Creek Fire burned nearly 42,000 acres of sagebrush and grass land near Hanford in July -- including on Rattlesnake Mountain.

Washington Has Seen A Significant Rise In Wildfire Starts So Far This Year

After two years of seeing a steady rise in the number of wildfires burning across Washington, the 2020 core fire season is looking to pull way ahead in...

In a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, the Trump administration reaffirmed its position that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.

Obamacare Must 'Fall,' Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court

Later this year, the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration fully supported the move.

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