U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over an order requiring state troopers to pull over drivers transporting migrants who may carry COVID-19.
Augusts boasts several big astronomical happenings, including the best meteor shower of the entire year.
At least three people died and more than 60 were hospitalized after a rash of forest fires erupted in Turkey, officials said Thursday.
New York City's the Vessel landmark was shuttered in response to a visitor who died by suicide Thursday, about two months after reopening in the wake of other deaths.
The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal to acquire nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards.
Rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been surging throughout the United States, particularly in states that have fully vaccinated less than 50% of their residents.
Big data analysis techniques have offered archaeologists new insights into the transformation of burial practices across medieval Europe.
Actor Scarlett Johansson sued Disney on Thursday, saying the company's decision to simultaneously release "Black Widow" in theaters and on the Disney+ was a breach of contract that cost her millions of dollars.
The new Russian Nauka module for the International Space Station unexpectedly fired thrusters Thursday, temporarily knocking the space station out of its normal position, NASA announced.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he will require all federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face restrictions, while also encouraging states and employers to offer incentives.
Israel will give people age 60 and over a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster as the Delta variant spreads.
U.S. markets posted gains on Thursday despite a Commerce Department report that second-quarter economic growth numbers fell short of analysts' expectations.
A police officer in New York had to chase down a panicking raccoon so he could rescue the animal from a can stuck over its head.