U.S. & World

Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida.

A growing number of areas without OB-GYN care could further drive up the number of preemie births in the U.S., experts say.

Steve Lee Hayes had carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said.

“I’d begin each conversation (with a potential date) by disclosing that I had a child. That way they could decide if they wanted to proceed.”

Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson’s first sanctioned professional fight in almost 20 years is set for Friday against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

The Rays will play their 2025 home games at the Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.

Adidas has signed high school basketball phenom Kaleena Smith.

Worn at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, the 300-carat diamond necklace sold Wednesday for more than twice its estimate at an auction in Geneva.

Chick-fil-A is bringing back a wintertime favorite that’s cool in more ways than one.

The research found beer consumers have lower-quality diets, are less active and are more likely to smoke cigarettes compared to those who drink wine, liquor or a combination. 

Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a statement Thursday that the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history. Only the fine Takata for faulty air bag...

A South Florida businessman accused in the February disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain is now facing a murder charge in the case.

Earl Albert’s family hopes he’ll heal in time to attend the lighting ceremony for the tree he donated to Rockefeller Center in honor of his late wife.