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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Jan. 6 panel.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans blocked the voting rights bill from proceeding, setting up a doomed Democratic fight to change the filibuster rule.

Pope Benedict XVI failed to stop multiple instances of sexual abuse against children while he was archbishop, an investigation by a law firm has found.

Jury selection begins today in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis cops accused of violating George Floyd's civil rights.

The Natural History Museum in New York City quietly began removing its controversial statue depicting former President Theodore Roosevelt on horseback — flanked by two shirtless, unnamed men of Indigenous and African descent.

McDonald's is expanding its plant-based burger, developed in partnership with BeyondMeat, to 600 locations in the San Francisco Bay and Dallas-Forth Worth areas starting Feb. 14.

Meat Loaf, the American singer and actor, has died at the age of 74. He also appeared in over 65 movies, with iconic roles in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Fight Club," among others.