The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that the so-called U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus has become the most dominant strain of the virus in the United States.
A 1938 comic book featuring the first appearance of Superman sold for a record-breaking $3.25 million in an auction.
Scientists found rat poison in the systems of 82% of the few hundred dead eagles examined for a multiyear survey between 2014 and 2018.
Older adults who experience both hearing and vision loss are more than twice as likely to develop dementia as they age, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal Neurology.
Two people in the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it's highly doubtful the vaccine is to blame, according to a just-published case study.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group completed exercises in the South China Sea with Malaysia's air force, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended his plan to raise the corporate tax to help pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure package but said he's willing to compromise with Republicans on how high.
A Taiwanese man who dropped his iPhone into a lake while paddleboarding said the phone was recovered when a drought caused the water to recede a year later -- and it still works.
The University of Arizona has fired men's basketball coach Sean Miller, the school announced Wednesday.
The F-15EX variant of the F-15 series of U.S. Air Force fighter planes, was renamed the Eagle II in a ceremony on Wednesday at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Joel Hodgson, creator of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," launched a Kickstarter Wednesday to fund a new season, following Netflix's cancellation of the revival seasons.
Sheriff's deputies and wildlife officers were summoned to a Florida apartment complex where a massive 10-foot alligator was found resting under a parked car.
The U.S. Marine Corps announced Wednesday the upcoming rollout of maternity uniforms, with some to be available this month.
SpaceX launched 60 more of the company's Starlink Internet communications satellites into orbit from Florida on Wednesday.
A donkey that has been running loose in Indiana for more than a week is believed to have been captured, animal control officials said.
An ethnic Korean man who served in the Imperial Japanese army during World War II died without receiving any form of compensation.
A police expert on use of force testified Wednesday in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, and said no force should've been used against George Floyd when he was handcuffed during his arrest last May.
A Texas man has become the first person to run from Disneyland in California to Walt Disney World in Florida, a journey of about 2,761 miles.
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities of color more profoundly, with higher infection and death rates than white communities, so too have lockdown measures designed to contain the virus.
Horror steaming service Shudder announced on Wednesday that it has acquired and renewed drag competition series "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" for a fourth season.
K-pop star Wheein shared a preview of her video for "Water Color," the title track from her debut solo EP, "Redd."
"The Tomorrow War," a new sci-fi film starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski and Betty Gilpin, will premiere July 2 on Amazon Prime Video.
Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Maggie Rogers and more are set to perform during National Geographic's virtual Earth Day Eve 2021 event on April 21.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday that excessive speed was the chief cause of the wreck that injured pro golf star Tiger Woods in February.
Warner Bros. released the trailer for "Those Who Wish Me Dead" on Wednesday. The Taylor Sheridan film stars Angelina Jolie as a survival expert protecting child witnesses from killers during a forest fire.