A new survey of archaeological materials suggests humans were enduring frigid conditions -- like those typical of present-day northern Scandinavia -- much earlier than previously thought.
Authorities in a Greenbelt, Md., wrangled a 4-foot ball python spotted near a children's play area.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held steady on its benchmark lending rate, leaving it near zero and warning that an increase could be coming as the economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A South Carolina beachgoer had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter when she picked up a shell and found an octopus nestled inside.
U.S. fighter jets escorted a small plane flown by a U.S. Army soldier out of restricted air space over New York City during the United Nations General Assembly.
It's known that sexual assault affects a woman's physical and mental health. Now, researchers say these traumatic incidents may also harm her brain health.
Engineers at Northwestern University have shrunk a microchip to roughly the size of a grain of sand and given it the power of flight.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee met Wednesday to consider a possible recommendation of a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The U.S. Space Force will take over satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility from the U.S. Army and Navy, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
Six former Treasury secretaries wrote Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urging her and Congress to "move swiftly" on raising the debt ceiling.
During Microsoft's live event on Wednesday, Chief Product Officer Panos Panay showcased new Surface products.
Jacoby Brissett and Justin Fields will start for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears, respectively, on Sunday after starters Tua Tagovalioa and Andy Dalton were ruled out because of injuries, their coaches said.
K-pop stars Itzy released a new preview of their video for "Loco," the title track from their album "Crazy in Love."
"The Sex Lives of College Girls," a teen comedy-drama series created by Mindy Kaling, will premiere on HBO Max in November.
Roughly half of adults worldwide experienced declines in quality of life in 2020 because of restrictions intended to limit COVID-19 spread, a survey published Wednesday by the Journal of Sleep Research found.
Suriname Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk, 60, became the oldest player in history to play in an international club soccer game when he appeared in a CONCACAF League match in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Eddie Murphy signed a three-picture and first-look deal with Amazon Studios following the release of "Coming 2 America" on Amazon Prime Video.
Federal prosecutors and San Jose State University in Northern California have agreed to a $1.6 million settlement for more than a dozen female student-athletes who said they were sexually harassed by a former trainer.
"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen, is coming to theaters in 2022.
Darren Waller of the Las Vegas Raiders and Rob Gronkowski of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's top 20 fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 3.
"Adventure Beast," an animated educational-comedy series featuring Bradley Trevor Greive, is coming to Netflix in October.
"Sexy Beasts," a dating reality series featuring contestants in elaborate makeup, will return for a second season in October.
A Russian military plane disappeared Wednesday over the Khabarovsk region and is believed to have crashed in the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve, officials said.
Drug overdose deaths linked with illegal stimulants other than cocaine -- mostly methamphetamine -- nearly tripled between 2015 and 2019, an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found.
"Young Royals," a teen drama series starring Edvin Ryding and Omar Rudberg, will return for a second season on Netflix.