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According to reporting by CNBC, Cubeyou collected data from Facebook users through personality quizzes "for non-profit academic research" developed with Cambridge University, and then sold the data to advertisers.

Report: Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens

As the company prepares to notify 87 million users whose data was misused by Cambridge Analytica, CNBC reports that Facebook is suspending Cubeyou over similar allegations.

A former University of Southern California gynecologist has been accused of sexual harassment or abuse by hundreds of women.

USC Reaches $215 Million Settlement Over Gynecologist Abuse Allegations

The tentative deal would compensate current and former female students who were patients of former USC gynecologist George Tyndall. He has been accused by about 500 women of sexual misconduct.

Health care workers bring a patient into an ambulance at Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. Two deceased residents of the eldercare facility had posthumous diagnoses of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Here's Who Faces The Greatest Risk Of Severe Illness From Coronavirus

The data from China offer insights into the way different age groups are affected after being infected.

Former Vice President Joe Biden focuses on the coronavirus in an address Friday in Wilmington, Del.

With Debates Behind Them, Biden And Trump Enter The Final Stretch Before Election Day

The Biden campaign sought to keep the president's handling of the coronavirus front and center on Friday, while the Trump campaign looked to shift attention toward energy policy.

Older adults and first responders wait in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine late last month at the Lakes Regional Library in Fort Myers, Fla.

Math Problem: What's The Best Strategy For COVID-19 Vaccination?

Even if the Biden administration releases all available doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supplies will remain limited. How best to use that limited supply is a question mathematicians can help answer.

A health care worker from the Medical University of South Carolina administers a coronavirus test this month in Charleston, S.C. U.S. health authorities said Thursday that the first U.S. cases of the variant that emerged from South Africa were detected in South Carolina.

South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

"At this time, we have no evidence that infections by this variant cause more severe disease," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

The 2020 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three scientists for their work on black holes. This artist's concept illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of Earth's sun.

3 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize In Physics For Discoveries Related To Black Holes

The prize goes to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez. Ghez says she hopes it will inspire young people, and particularly women, to pursue careers in science.

Advisers To CDC Discuss Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met virtually Friday to review what's known about potential coronavirus vaccines. The main issue is who should get a vaccine first.

CDC Discusses Plan For Distribution Of A Future Coronavirus Vaccine

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussed on Tuesday who will get the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine when it is available.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 12-0, with one recusal, to recommend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for people aged 18 and older.

CDC Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson's One-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to endorse the emergency use of a single dose of a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson. A study showed it was 66% effective in the U.S.

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