South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired one mid-range or longer ballistic missile from near Pyongyang into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula at around 7:23 a.m. local time Thursday.
A former J-pop star trainee came forward with allegations Wednesday that he and multiple other young men were sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa, once a powerful figure in Japan's entertainment industry.
An elephant's trunk is a remarkable organ: a fusion of nose and upper lip, capable of movement via a dense network of muscles. It's strong enough to lift a log, and sensitive enough to perform delicate tasks like picking up a single tortilla chip without breaking it.
The European Space Agency is about to send a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer missior, or Juice, is expected to launch on Thursday at 8:15 a.m ET.
Warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet are conducting anti-submarine exercises in waters off the country's far eastern coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet press service said on Thursday morning.
As Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in China today, his visit marks Brazil's return to the diplomatic stage among the Global South -- but also reveals a growing distance from geopolitical questions preoccupying the West.
Japan's population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday.
A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns so they could be rented out for profit, federal prosecutors announced.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday night that she had asked to be "temporarily" replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee while she is recovering from shingles, but the California Democrat remained committed to returning to the Senate amid some pressure from her party to step down.
More than three years before a large blaze at an eastern Indiana recycling plant began spewing toxic smoke and prompting evacuations, potential fire hazards at the facility had been detailed at a meeting with local leaders.
The wildfire in New Jersey that has burned nearly 4,000 acres in is 75% contained are to reopen, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service tweeted Wednesday night.
Children born by assisted reproduction turn out just fine psychologically, especially if they are told their birth history at a young age, according to a new study.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday he "can't imagine" what the family of the man who killed five people, including a friend of the governor, in Louisville on Monday is feeling.
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday unveiled "Max," its high-stakes super-streamer that unites some of the company's most storied brands under one roof and aims to aggressively compete in the streaming marketplace as the traditional linear television business rapidly declines.
Minnesota Twins infielder Kyle Farmer will need surgery to "realign his teeth and to fix a major laceration of the lower jaw" after he was hit in the face by a pitch during Wednesday's game between the Twins and the Chicago White Sox, accordng to Twins manager Rocco Baldelli.
A man on death row in Florida for the 1989 killing of a couple was executed Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Corrections said in a news release.
