Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim federal judge
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Zahid Quraishi to the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, making him the first Muslim federal judge in the United States.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Zahid Quraishi to the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, making him the first Muslim federal judge in the United States.
The Better Business Bureau said Thursday financial losses reported to U.S. and Canada agencies from prize scams rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The European Space Agency has approved a new mission to study Venus -- the third new mission to Venus to be announced in the past two weeks.
A Kansas Lottery player celebrating their birthday ended up with even more reason to celebrate when they scored a $124,600 Keno jackpot.
Employees at an Indiana library opened a package postmarked from New Mexico and made a surprising discovery: a book that was nearly 52 years overdue.
China flew more than a dozen military transport aircraft over islands in the South China Sea run by Malaysia. In response, Malaysia has sent a fighter jet to investigate.
Wildlife officials in Virginia were summoned to a manufacturing plant when a bear somehow ended up stranded in the ceiling rafters.
People with COVID-19 may experience hearing loss, either as a result of infection or due to treatments they are taking, hearing loss specialist Colleen Le Prell said during the Acoustical Society of America meeting.
The pandemic had a negative impact on U.S. industries that rely on highly skilled foreign workers, and continued travel restrictions and immigration policies may make it difficult for the U.S. economy to bounce back.
A pastel-colored Chicago home popularly known as the "Candy Land House" is up for sale, with the real estate agent comparing it to a life-sized "Barbie's dream home."
The United Nations ramped up their response Thursday to the famine in Ethiopia's Tigray, calling for unfettered humanitarian access and urgent funding.
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a new Atlantic Charter on Thursday ahead of Friday's G7 Summit in Britain.
China's top diplomat to South Korea said Seoul should take into consideration Beijing's views on the South China Sea and Taiwan.
The U.S. urged Venezuela on Thursday to turn away two Iranian navy ships crossing the Atlantic, claiming the ships may carry arms intended for transfer to Caracas.
Scientists in Japan have tweaked a pair of commercial earmuffs to non-invasively measure a person's blood alcohol level.
The FBI will "do better" in handling intelligence, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday during a congressional hearing about the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Spring college enrollment numbers were down across the board for undergraduates but nowhere so much as community colleges.
K-pop stars Loona released a track list for their forthcoming mini album, "[&]."
North Korea held a meeting of its Red Cross, state media said in a report that did not mention the country's response to COVID-19 or vaccines.
A shooting at a South Florida grocery store Thursday left three people dead, including a child, local sheriff's officials said.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of drug trafficking and money laundering in connection with her husband's operations.
"Masters of the Universe: Revelation," an animated series developed by Kevin Smith and featuring the voices of Chris Wood, Mark Hamill and Sarah Michelle Gellar, will premiere in July.
A woman visiting a Massachusetts lake with her dog captured video when the canine picked up an unexpected passenger in the water -- a hitchhiking woodchuck.
The United States this week announced plans to build a new regional Arctic center with the goal of collaborating with seven other Arctic nations, including Russia.
Sheriff's deputies and a wildlife trapper were summoned to a Florida post office when a customer who came in to mail a package discovered a 7-foot alligator in the lobby.