A 60-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg this week while walking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
A Kentucky judge was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers on Thursday, according to authorities, who said a county sheriff has been arrested and charged with murder.
Legendary music icon Stevie Wonder, whose career has spanned half a century, announced Thursday a 10-stop U.S. tour timed to end just before election day.
The White House has proclaimed to be Friday National Service Dog Day, saying the animals offer an important source of comfort and an essential resource to help with everyday life.
An initial DNA test of a body believed to belong to Joseph Couch, the suspected gunman behind southern Kentucky's Sept. 7 mass shooting that left five people injured, was inconclusive, officials said Thursday.
Authorities in Hawaii announced Thursday the arrest of a second man in connection to improvised explosive devices found planted around the resort island of Maui this summer.
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have announced.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 or more homers and steal 50 or more bases during a single season in Major League Baseball history on Thursday.
South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens will die as scheduled on Friday despite the introduction of an affidavit by his co-defendant proclaiming Owens' innocence, the state's high court has ruled.
The scientific director of the Titan testified Thursday that the sub malfunctioned days before the failed mission that ended in an implosion, claiming the lives of the crew and prompting an international rescue effort.
North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, called himself a "Black Nazi" and supported reinstating slavery in comments made on a pornographic website, CNN reported Thursday.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with United Arab Emirates leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Washington next week as Israel's war in Gaza shows no signs of slackening.
A pair of pigs on the loose for two days in a British Columbia city were wrangled after a prolonged chase before an audience of cheering elementary school students.
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up -- but only in areas populated by farm animals.
A train to Britain's Gatwick Airport was canceled when a pair of mischievous squirrels boarded without tickets and proceeded to cause chaos for paying passengers.
A new study supports the theory that the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic originated from Hunan Seafood Wholesale wet market in Wuhan, China.
The Senate will advance a bipartisan stopgap government funding bill on Thursday after efforts to pass a similar measure in the Republican-controlled House fell apart, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
Breastfeeding through the first year of infants' lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds.
People in the United States die the earliest and live the sickest lives out of 10 developed countries, even though the United States spends the most on healthcare, a new report says.
There are so many versions of "RuPaul's Drag Race" going on, it can be challenging for fans to keep up. UPI has created this guide to the current and upcoming iterations of the beloved Emmy-winning series.
The Justice Department Thursday reported the arrest of an Alaska man Wednesday for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members.
Shares of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's majority-owned media company slumped an additional 4% Thursday as a six-month lockup period was set to expire.