Bitterly cold temperatures have taken over the Midwest before taking aim on the Northeast.

Two men were arrested in England on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in the United States.

Wild volatility in the stock market this week has put heightened scrutiny on the Federal Reserve’s meeting Wednesday and whether the Fed will clarify just how fast it plans to tighten credit and potentially slow the economy

A California city has voted to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what's believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States

Authorities say a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a registration violation shot and wounded a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy while running away from the traffic stop

An explosion has left three people injured and seriously damaged an office block and smashed nearby storefronts in a busy part of central Athens

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees

Chipmaker Intel scored a decisive legal victory.

China says it has expressed serious concerns and dissatisfaction with the United States over reports of an internal request to the State Department to allow the departure of diplomats and their families from China amid tightening anti-pandemic measures

The Navy is making plans to salvage the F-35 that crashed into the Pacific while landing on an aircraft carrier.

France has a new law that bans so-called conversion therapies.

All over the U.S., state National Guard units are seeing dramatic reenlistment rates, even as their troops juggle near constant duties with COVID-19, natural disasters and other military deployments

BA.2 numbers around the world are rising.

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An anti-LGBTQ education bill has moved forward in the Florida state legislature.

If it's cold where you are, we hope you're staying as cozy as these twin polar bear cubs.

Tropical storm Ana caused widespread flooding in Madagascar, including in the capital city, raising the death toll from recent rains to 34 people and displacing tens of thousands, officials said.

Sandy beaches turn white as fierce snowstorm hits Greece.

Garcia, the bulldog, couldn’t wait to jump into the freshly fallen snow after a winter storm dropped nearly a foot of snow in Toronto.

A giraffe takes its first wobbly steps within an hour of being born at California’s Santa Barbara Zoo.

About 30,000 sunflowers planted in December are in full bloom at a city park in Bangkok, with visitors immersing themselves in a sea of yellow petals.

A 3-year-old boy held his brother’s hand and gave him a supportive thumbs up as his older sibling got a tooth pulled.

Esme must have had one dramatic dream.

Twenty panda cubs make their public debut at a breeding base in southwest China ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival.

Pita Taufatofua raised over $600,000 for Tonga after the archipelago was blanketed in an ash cloud and communication with the island was cut off.