Gradually improved nutrition standards for school meals will help promote the health of the nation's schoolchildren, the United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday called for an immediate cessation of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and breakaway Rapid Support Forces that endangers millions in Sudan.
Hamas Wednesday released a video of injured Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. The video showed him delivering a long statement written by Hamas.
Nearly 40% of Americans live where the air is polluted enough to harm them, a new report warns.
A broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout as a result of the demands of parenthood, a new survey found.
Sony Pictures Classics announced the release date for "Between the Temples" on Wednesday. The comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane comes to theaters Aug. 23.
Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who followed in the footsteps of his father by taking his Congressional seat in 2012, has died after being hospitalized for diabetes earlier in the month. He was 65.
The percentage of married American women under the age of 50 who are infertile rose between 2011 and 2019, new government statistics show.
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it's working with other agencies to protect the U.S. livestock industry from H5N1 bird flu. A federal order will develop critical information to limit the virus spread.
A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new KFF analysis says.
Disney+ released the trailer for the documentary "Jim Henson: Idea Man," premiering May 31, which features recollections from Jennifer Connelly and Rita Moreno.
K-pop group Seventeen teased its music video for "Maestro," a song from its greatest hits album "17 is Right Here."
Conservative German MEP Maximilian Krah said on Wednesday that he will not drop out of the European election race after one of his top aides was charged with spying for China.
A wildlife rescuer in South Carolina came to the rescue of an alligator found to have been trapped in a drainage pipe for nearly six months.
Firefighters called in a search and rescue team for help recovering a poodle who found himself trapped under the kitchen in a home "of non-standard construction."
The Detroit Lions and Amon-Ra St. Brown agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension that includes $77 million in guarantees, agent Joby Branion of Vanguard Sports Group told UPI on Wednesday.
The Cincinnati Bengals exercised the $21.8 million, fifth-year option on wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase's rookie contract, the team announced Wednesday.
"My Lady Jane," a new series based on the Cynthia Hand novel, is coming to Prime Video.
New Jersey native Lisa Pisano has gotten a new lease on life, thanks to a combined transplant of a mechanical heart pump and a gene-edited pig kidney.
Steve Carell and Tina Fey will star in "The Four Seasons," a Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 film.
Columbia University said Wednesday there's progress in talks with students about dismantling a protest camp. Student protesters say the university is threatening them with the police and national guard.
"Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense" is a Talking Heads tribute album featuring Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Girl in Red and other artists.
Germany said it plans to resume funding the UNRWA after joining more than a dozen other countries in suspending support amid allegations that employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
America's mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says. Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, equivalent to the average economic recession.
Sally Messham, Terence Rae, Sadhbh Malin and three others have joined the Starz series "Outlander: Blood of My Blood."
