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Researchers at the University of Michigan have conducted an experiment to discover how well people could detect people with illnesses from healthy people by the sound of coughs and sneezes.

While demand has spiked, puzzlemakers are having a hard time keeping up, especially as social distancing and business closures hobble production. Plus: tips for puzzlers.

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who went by Christo, was a conceptual artist known for wrapping buildings and other large landmarks in fabric. He died Sunday at his home in New York City.

Fallout continues over the Trump administration's policy that separates parents and their children at the U.S.-Mexico border. High-level cabinet members are forcefully defending the administration's actions.

Ellie Mannette, the father of the modern steel drum, has died at 90. While most people only hear a racket if you bang on a metal trash can, Mannette heard so much more.

Initial reports suggest the trailer was headed east on I-40 when one of its tires blew out, causing the driver to lose control and sending the truck careening across the median into oncoming traffic.

Agents apprehended some 60,000 people last month — about 12,000 more immigrants than they picked up in January. The majority arrested are families, and children traveling alone or without a parent.

Mayhew was more than 7-feet tall, yet he said his furry Wookiee was a comforting "teddy bear" presence. Mayhew died at his home in Texas on Tuesday, according to a family statement released Thursday.

The National Park Service announced Wednesday that it has found a permanent home for the cremains that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has arranged for a veterans group to have them interred at a cemetery in Virginia.

Oliver Mtukudzi, a giant of Zimbabwean music, was also popular around the world for his distinctive voice and his blending of many styles of music. Mtukudzi released more than 60 albums