(NEW YORK) -- The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading rapidly through Missouri and state officials are turning to wastewater for answers.

The delta variant, which first emerged in India last fall, now accounts for about 10% of new virus cases in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease and Prevention, and is hitting small, rural Missouri towns particular...

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- "Abdul" says he fears for his life, his wife's and his three children's, but that is exactly why he is speaking out.

"I am fighting for my family and for others who are left behind," said the Afghan interpreter, who worked for years with U.S. troops in some of the country's most dangerous territory.

Abdul, whose real name ABC News is not using to prote...

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in a major free speech case involving when schools can enforce rules of conduct on social media.

The case involves Brandi Levy, who didn't make the varsity cut as a freshman cheerleader for her school, posting a vulgar message to the social media app Snapchat, saying, "'F*** school, F*** cheer, F*** softball, F*** everything,'"...

(NEW YORK) -- The rapid rise in air travel has left U.S. airlines scrambling to meet the demand.

American Airlines canceled around 400 flights over the weekend, in part due to staffing issues. The airline is now warning hundreds of flights will be canceled in the coming weeks.

"It's not going well when you cancel flights," Dennis Tajer, Allied Pilots Association spokesperso...

Harrison Ford has suffered a shoulder injury while working on Indiana Jones 5.

The 78-year-old was reportedly hurt while rehearsing a fight scene, though the extent of his injury is not clear.

“In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder,” a Disney spokesperson told ABC News in a statement. “Production w...

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) -- Health care workers in southwest Missouri are sounding the alarm over a wave of young, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients who are now filling hospital beds.

Leanne Handle, an assistant nurse manager of a medical surgical COVID-19 unit at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri, said she and her staff have seen the patient population over the past year go from eld...