The USS John McCain transited through the Taiwan Strait Thursday, the Navy confirmed, the first vessel to cross the waterway in 2021 and a continuation of regular freedom of navigation operations there.
Forces with the U.S. Navy, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and U.K. Maritime Component Command conducted tri-lateral maritime exercise Nautical Defender 21 at the end of January, the Navy announced.
Animal rescuers in North Carolina said they had to partially disassemble the dashboard of a car to rescue a pet boa constrictor that slithered up into the vehicle's inner workings.
It turns out that the sperm that win the race to the egg use variants of genetic factors, called distorters, to poison their competitors, according to research published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics.
A North Korean entity denounced "cultural and ideological infiltration" during a committee meeting.
President Joe Biden supports NASA's plan to return Americans to the surface of the moon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, relieving some doubt as to the fate of the Trump-era Artemis program.
K-pop star Kang Daniel, a former member of Wanna One, shared a teaser for his forthcoming release, "Paranoia."
President Joe Biden will make his first visit to the State Department as commander in chief on Thursday, where he is expected announce the end of U.S. support for offensive military operations in Yemen.
"Behind Her Eyes," a new miniseries based on the Sarah Pinborough novel and starring Simona Brown, Eve Hewson and Tom Bateman, will premiere Feb. 17.
The USS Rafael Peralta arrived at its new forward deployed location in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday.
The Weeknd said he will tone down his Super Bowl LV halftime show on Sunday in order to keep it acceptable for all audiences.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his trip to the United Arab Emirates a third time Thursday, citing COVID-19 flight restrictions.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Brandy in the title role is coming to Disney+ on Feb. 12, Disney announced on Thursday.
"How I Met Your Mother" alum Neil Patrick Harris gave a health update on his husband, David Burtka, after an "intensive" surgery.
An Arizona athlete broke a Guinness World Record by completing 30 pull-ups in one minute while wearing a 60-pound pack.
China said it has "successfully" conducted the test of a land-based mid-range missile interceptor within its territorial borders.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults are more likely to suffer from several chronic health conditions that place them at increased risk for severe COVID-19, according to data released Thursday by the CDC.
"Riverdale" stars KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse appear as older versions of their characters in a Season 5 poster.
Microsoft announced Thursday an employee experience platform called Viva to improve work.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified in Congress on Thursday about the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policy, which separated parents and children at the Mexico border.
Gigi Hadid discussed how she gave birth to her daughter, Khai, at home with her partner, Zayn Malik, by her side.
A leopard that spent a night and most of a day locked in a bathroom with a dog at a home in India escaped through the ceiling without harming the canine.
In his first appearance as commander in chief at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Joe Biden denounced extremism and said faith will help the United States heal many of its divisions within.
China said it administered more than 31 million doses of domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines since mid-December.
The late actor Chadwick Boseman, TV comedy "Schitt's Creek" and period drama "The Crown" led the field when nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Thursday morning.