Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.
Heavy snow in Denmark forced people to spend the night in IKEA
At least 25 staff and six customers were stuck — luckily there was plenty of room to spread out. So many beds to choose from. The stranded also dined on the store's food and watched television.
As Oakland's murders rise, the mayor wants planned cuts to the police reversed
Homicides in many U.S. cities are up again this year after rising nearly 30% last year. We look at the impact of the spike in homicides and shootings on one family in Oakland, Calif.
The billionaire owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks buys a town
Mark Cuban last month purchased Mustang, Texas, all 77 acres, with a population of 23 people. He told the Dallas Morning News that he bought the town because "a friend needed to sell it."
The U.S. is one of 2 dozen nations that have confirmed cases of the omicron variant
The first case of the omicron COVID variant has been identified in the U.S. Health officials found it in a traveler who had returned from South Africa just before Thanksgiving.
The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to end the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion in the United States is now very much in doubt after Wednesday's historic arguments before the Supreme Court.
Inflation means recreating 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' for 2021 will cost more
Partridge prices are flat this year, but a pear tree will cost you more. Compared to overall inflation, though, the gifts in the song could be a relative bargain.
New Mexico State University students may use peanut butter to pay parking tickets
For this week only, students can pay the $35 fine in currency or in peanut butter. It has to be at least 80 ounces of peanut butter, and donations will go to Aggie Cupboard, a campus food pantry.
Report says fixing plastics' pollution in the oceans requires a new approach
Millions of tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean every year. Scientists are calling on the federal government to come up with a comprehensive policy to stop it.
Ian Fishback's death spotlights the mental illness crisis suffered by veterans
Ian Fishback was a green beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a PhD in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home at 42.
Latest Texas abortion law clamps down on abortions administered through pills
A new Texas law, in effect on Dec. 2, imposes new criminal penalties on prescribing the pills used in medication abortions via telehealth, and sending them to patients through the mail.