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Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican city of Acapulco, after rapidly intensifying over abnormally warm ocean water. A new study finds it is unlikely that humans will successfully limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the lower target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

Humans are still pumping enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That puts this decade's climate goals further out of reach.

Digging In To Democrats' Health Care Arguments In 1st Night Of Debate

Divisions among the 10 Democratic presidential candidates onstage Tuesday night were perhaps nowhere clearer than in their approaches to health care — and whether to pursue "Medicare for All."

More than a million people diagnosed with COVID-19 have now recovered from the disease. Health workers hold signs beside a 16-day-old baby who recovered from COVID-19, as he is discharged from the National Children's Hospital in Quezon City, Philippines, earlier this week. Nicknamed "Kobe," the infant was the first COVID-19 patient to be discharged at the children's hospital.

More Than 1 Million People Have Recovered From COVID-19 Worldwide

Of more than 3.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, more than a million people have recovered — including some 154,000 in the U.S.

5,000 People Leave Unemployment Rolls As Employers Add 1,600 Jobs

Ohio's unemployment rate is continuing to inch downward. The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services said Friday that the state's seasonally adjusted…

A survey of women ages 18 to 44 found that for an estimated 3.3 million women in that age group, were raped before they ever had a sexual encounter. Researchers say if the numbers included all women they'd be much higher.

'Tip Of The Iceberg' — 1 In 16 Women Reports First Sexual Encounter As Rape

The average age of those who were raped was around 15, and their assailants were typically older partners. Women who were raped had a greater likelihood of long-term health problems.

The preliminary results described Wednesday come from two patients with multiple myeloma and one with sarcoma. This was just a first safety test, the scientists say, and was not designed to measure whether such a treatment would work.

CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test

Attempts to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop a treatment for cancer seem safe and feasible in the earliest findings from the first three patients. "So far, so good," scientists say.

'Saturday Night Live' Skips A Census Sketch For 1st Time In History

For the first time since Saturday Night Live's debut in 1975, the show ended its season during a census year without doing a sketch about the national head count.

An employee walks along a path at the Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Synergy Park campus in Hyderabad, India, in 2016. Some in-house PG&E employees will be replaced by workers from TCS.

Using H-1B Visas To Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny

A number of companies and universities are cutting IT jobs and shipping them off to India. The practice has drawn scrutiny amid the debate over how H1-B visas for high-skilled workers are used.

Supporters of Issue 1, the constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion and reproductive rights into Ohio's constitution, hug as the race is called for the "yes" side.

Starting Thursday, Ohioans have a constitutional right to an abortion as Issue 1 takes effect

The abortion access and reproductive rights amendment Ohio voters approved with Issue 1 last month goes into effect today.

Alice and Dolores Torres sit in their stripped-down Houston home.

1A Across America: Hurricane Harvey Recovery Tests Faith In Government

We visit Houston to talk to people still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

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