Justice Department clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division said it cleared Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it ​was unlikely to harm the market.

New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and object shaped like a potato

Seventy-two more files on UFOs were released on Friday, the third tranche to give the public full disclosure around what the government knows about alien life and mysterious objects in the sky.

Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic with bushy hair, massive mustache, dies at 100

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the "Today" show, known for his puffy hair, handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, died at the age of 100.

US to provide $50M more in funding to counter Ebola outbreak

The U.S. plans to provide $50 million in funding to the Coalition for ​Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to target the rare strain of Ebola causing the current outbreak in Africa.

Alaska trial begins for man accused of killing 21-year-old Utah wife

A jury trial began in Alaska on Wednesday for a man accused of killing his wife, who grew up in Utah.

If World Cup participants are denied entry to the US, what does that mean for the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee remains confident that the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles won't run into the same political issues that have impacted the FIFA World Cup.

Taylor Swift now the youngest woman inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36

Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36. Steven Spielberg introduced Swift on Thursday night with a speech about the power of songwriting.

Suspect dead after Texas shooting kills 1, leaves 9 in the hospital, police say

Police say the suspect in a West Texas shooting that killed one person and injured nine others is dead. The shooter had been locked in a standoff Friday morning with police in Midland, Texas.

Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. This study says it's a direct cause

The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, leaving researchers and policymakers searching for causes that may help pinpoint solutions, and there have been theories of all kinds.

SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder a sort of miracle man whom they may help Friday when he takes the rocket company public.

Mike Lee says it's time to rethink the Roadless Rule

A wildfire prevention bill, which includes a repeal of the "Roadless Rule," moved favorably out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday.