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The US Postal Service is honoring the late author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison with her own Forever stamp.

Fox News conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson began airing footage this week of the January 6th insurrection, which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gifted to him exclusively. And just as I anticipated, the footage was manipulated and selectively edited to fit an extreme MAGA narrative espoused by Carlson, former President Donald Trump and the leaders of the new Republican House majority.

Late night hosts roasted Fox News' Tucker Carlson for claiming the January 6 Capitol rioters were just "sightseers" in newly released footage.

Steve Carell's final days as Dunder Mifflin's branch manager spanned a spectrum of emotions for the actor.

The kidnapping and killing of US travelers recently in the Mexican city of Matamoros, just over the border from Brownsville, Texas, has put a glaring spotlight on violence in a country that millions of international visitors flock to each year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is inviting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine to see the situation on the ground first hand -- an invitation that comes as the Republican Party faces a divide over whether the United States should continue to provide aid to the country under attack from Russia.

Last summer, I became a somewhat infamous figure on TikTok when a video I posted pitching myself to be on "Saturday Night Live" went viral — but not in the way I'd hoped. At first I was mocked en masse and parodied, but the conversation quickly veered into vitriol and outright venom, resulting in a lengthy bullying campaign that included calls for me to kill myself.

A CSX freight train derailed and caught fire Wednesday after striking a rockslide in Sandstone, West Virginia, injuring three crew members and spilling diesel fuel into a nearby river, according to a company press release.

Raquel Leviss is speaking out about her entanglement with two of her "Vanderpump Rules" castmates.

The Louisville Metro Police Department routinely uses excessive force and practices "an aggressive style of policing" against Black people, the Justice Department said Wednesday after an investigation launched following the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

In her sunlit portrait of the pole dancing instructor Nusaiba Al Maskari, the UK-born Omani photographer Eman Ali creates an arresting visual simile between the strength of Al Maskari's body and the Hajar Mountains in the background. Gracefully extending herself horizontally from her pole, she aligns with the peaks above Muscat, a single fluid line across the picture plane.

The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars.

The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the short-form video app to shape public opinion should China invade Taiwan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday.

The world's oceans are polluted by a "plastic smog" made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study.

• DOJ report says Louisville police routinely discriminate, calling Black people 'monkeys,' 'animal' and 'boy' • Planned release of additional Tyre Nichols video delayed by court order

When it comes to "Ted Lasso," the show is often all-consuming for Jason Sudeikis.

As soon as some members of the Islamic Center of Muncie saw the man coming toward them, they knew he was trouble.

Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla's Model Y SUV after at least two instances in which owners said their steering wheels became detached while the vehicle was being driven.