The newest visitor is 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from the sun, out near Jupiter. NASA said the comet will make its closest approach to the sun in October, scooting between the orbits ...

David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa from the African National Congress party, died Thursday at age 64, the party said.

Minnesotans should be mindful of the dangerous heat as festivities abound this Fourth of July. A heat advisory will be in ...

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary leave on Thursday due to an investigation by Major League Baseball.

Runners sporting heels of at least 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) competed in Madrid's annual high heel race during Pride Week. Despite the heat, supporters came out to cheer them on, some dressed in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a ''declaration of dissent'' with its policies, accusing them of ''unlawfully undermining'' the ...

Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering US illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday.

Three men remained hospitalized in critical condition and five others were listed as serious Thursday, the morning after a skydiving plane with 15 people aboard crashed into a wooded area near a small ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments' human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change — ...

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested for entering US illegally and will be deported, officials say.

Cameroon's longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from two of his closest allies after they both resigned from his government and announced their candidacy in the ...

Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run home run, Xavier Edwards singled twice and the Miami Marlins won their fourth straight series with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.