Rahm Emanuel confirmed as ambassador to Japan in late-night Senate vote
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Rahm Emanuel as President Biden's pick to serve as ambassador to Japan.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Rahm Emanuel as President Biden's pick to serve as ambassador to Japan.
European leaders reacted to the quickly spreading Omicron variant on Saturday with a hard lockdown in the Netherlands, the declaration of a "major incident" emergency in London and other measures.
Harvard University has moved most of its classes and work online for the first three weeks in January in response to rising COVID-19 cases locally and nationally, as well as the Omicron variant of the virus.
Big holidays can be ruined by triggering heartburn, but experts say there are easy ways to prevent it.
Snow, ice and rain are expected to return across the northeastern United States this weekend, disrupting holiday travel and dampen last-minute holiday shopping.
Queen guitarist Brian May announced on Instagram Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
LL Cool J, Chloe, Journey and Karol G have been booked to perform in New York for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022, ABC announced.
A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccinate mandate for large employers, overturning a ruling from last month ruling blocking its implementation.
Police suspect a 61-year-old male psychiatric patient intentionally started a fire in the Japanese city of Osaka that killed least 24 people, multiple reports indicated Saturday.
After three months of arguments and witness testimony, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' criminal fraud trial is now in the jury's hands.
The death toll from Super Typhoon Rai, which left a trail of devastation across Philippines, has been raised to 31, emergency officials said Saturday.
A gas explosion at bank in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday killed multiple people and injured several others, officials said.
HBO Max has decided not to renew its "Head of the Class" sequel series for a second season.
Singer-songwriter Adele's "30" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.
Singer Billie Eilish turns 20 and filmmaker Steven Spielberg turns 75, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 18.
On Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, charging him with abusing the powers of the presidency and obstructing Congress.
Recovery from heart surgery can bring some pain. But a new study suggests patients don't need potentially addictive prescription opioids to control that post-op discomfort.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook was available for Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after he tested out of the NBA's health and safety protocols.
Paul Maurice stepped down as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets on Friday after nine seasons at the helm, saying he was no longer the person to lead the team.
Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. is set to be discharged from the hospital Friday after being diagnosed with a concussion, the team announced.
The Brooklyn Nets are bringing back All-NBA guard Kyrie Irving as a part-time player for road games outside of New York and Toronto, the team announced.
Defense attorneys rested their case Friday after British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell told the judge in her sex-trafficking case that she wouldn't testify because prosecutors failed to prove their case.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton will miss Sunday's road game against the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers after testing positive for COVID-19, the team announced.
Former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer Kim Potter testified Friday that the traffic stop in which she fatally shot Daunte Wright "just went chaotic."
A man whose wife won Green Bay Packers tickets from the Wisconsin Lottery said they were on their way home from the game when he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him $30,000.