The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency ...

A man who was wounded in a mass shooting on New Year's Day in Montenegro died on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 13.

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and common sense.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state.

Weekly reports of COVID-19 and influenza show rising activity, but its the combination of multiple infectious disease at once ...

Newly in the minority, Democrats say they will vote with Republicans to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation's capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown ...

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday.

The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday, just a year after he was hired. HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday, just a year ...

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Tom Telesco.

Ski great Lindsey Vonn was 10th fastest in a training run on Thursday for her first World Cup downhill in six years.

Police were out in force in Venezuela 's capital Thursday ahead of what the opposition hoped would be major protests against Friday's swearing-in of President Nicolás Maduro for a third term following ...