Authorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections.

France is stepping up efforts to root out hidden clusters of coronavirus infections by offering tests to nearly 1.3 million people in the Paris region.

The Nevada Seismological Laboratory has been tracking a series of small quakes rattling north Reno over the last two weeks.

For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star - and these new worlds could hold life.