narvikk/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 716,000 people worldwide.

More than 19.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkin...

2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.(LOS ANGELES) -- While the box office track record of Warner Bros. DC Comics universe has been uneven at best, a brand-new tease of its 24-hour virtual convention called DC Fandome is generating a lot of buzz.

The tease was introduced in atweetfromMatt Reeves, the director of the upcomingThe Batman, and he promised to share details about the upcoming ...

Gwengoat/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN and KARSON YIU, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. has sanctioned Hong Kongs chief executive, its police commissioner, mainland Chinas top official for the territory and other senior leaders for "undermining Hong Kongs autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly," the U.S. Treasury announced Friday.

Like the administrations other sanctions, t...

juankphoto/iStockBy DR. MOLLY STOUT, ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- It has long been known that alcohol and pregnancy can be a dangerous combination. Now, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds one in nine women reported drinking while pregnant.

Drinking patterns were broken down by trimester of pregnancy, with the study finding that nearly 20% of women drank in their first ...

Kameleon007/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 10.2% in July, falling slightly below Junes 11.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 1.8 million jobs added in the month as the country continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

While the numbers are better than expected, they show a slow climb for job...

uschools/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that House Democrats can sue to enforce a congressional subpoena demanding testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.

Fridays ruling did not address what kind of questions McGahn would be required to answer from the House Judiciary Committee and kicked back other legal issues in the case ...