The United States reported more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since the pandemic began, and Navajo Nation officials have placed the reservation under a weekend lockdown.
Japan reported a record number of single-day COVID-19 cases for the fourth-straight day Saturday.
A winter storm descended on the Iberian Peninsula dumping a foot and a half of snow in some areas and killing at least three people by Saturday, Spanish officials said.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said that if the House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, the earliest his chamber could take up the issue is one day before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
The man seen in a viral photo carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested.
A federal judge has blocked a new Trump administration rule that tightens standards by which immigration judges are allowed to grant asylum.
An Indonesian plane carrying more than 60 people crashed Saturday shortly after takeoff.
Rapper Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is the No. 1 album in the United States.
The final new episode of "Jeopardy!" that Alex Trebek hosted before he died has aired.
On Jan. 9, 2005, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip elected Mahmoud Abbas their new president. He succeeded the late Yasser Arafat.
Singer Joan Baez turns 80 and musician Dave Matthews turns 54, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 9.
Clemson's next two men's basketball games have been postponed after a positive COVID-19 test within the Tigers' program.
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will be out indefinitely as he continues to work his way through the NBA's health and safety protocol.
Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair acknowledged he has yet to speak with franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson since the hiring of Nick Caserio as general manager but said he hopes to talk with him soon.
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will not return to the team for the 2021 season.
A Mississippi court has dropped the murder charges for a man who spent 23 years on death row for a conviction based on discredited bite-mark evidence.
The Michigan Wolverines have reached a four-year contract extension with head football coach Jim Harbaugh that will run through the 2025 season.
Federal death row inmate Corey Johnson on Friday asked an appeals court to issue a stay of execution allowing his attorneys to argue in court that he's intellectually disabled and thus shouldn't be put to death.
Many studies have documented long-term health complications following COVID-19 infection. But new research suggests these problems may last for months, and affect even those who suffer less serious forms of the disease.
Stocks closed at record highs Friday amid hopes for another round of stimulus funds even as the U.S. Labor Department posted disappointing jobs data.
Within the next year, carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth's atmosphere will surpass levels 50 percent greater than preindustrial levels during the 18th century, according to predictions by Britain's Met Office.
A member of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division died this week when his vehicle overturned during training in South Korea, the Army reported.
Biological clocks aren't exclusive to multicellular organisms -- new research suggests bacteria can tell time, too.
A North Carolina man said a quick stop to grab a salad and an energy drink for a long night at work led to his winning a $100,000 lottery jackpot.
The new U.S. Naval Community College announced on Friday that it will partner with five U.S. universities on in launching a pilot program of education.